Physician

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A Physician is a health science professional who practices Medicine. The term physician has ancient roots, and has been used with varying shades of meaning in different cultures and eras, but currently, in most countries of the world, Physicians are those professionals who are fully licensed to practice medicine and surgery. The qualifications required to be a physician are not uniform throughout the world, but, generally involve formal academic training in science and supervised clinical experience with patients.

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United States of America