Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2021 Version 1.0
51.1201 - Medicine (MD)
This instructional program class comprises any program that prepares individuals for the independent professional practice of medicine, involving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of illnesses, injuries, and other disorders of the human body. These programs include courses in the basic medical sciences, clinical medicine, examination and diagnosis, patient communications, medical ethics and laws, professional standards, and rotations in specialties such as internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopedics, neurology, ophthalmology, radiology, clinical pathology, anesthesiology, family medicine, and psychiatry.
Illustrative example(s)
- allopathic medicine
- allopathic physician
- doctor
- general medicine
- general practice
- general practitioner
- MD
- medical doctor
- medicine
- physician
Exclusion(s)
- family medicine - residency(61.0701)
- homeopathic medicine(51.3304)
- internal medicine - residency(61.0801)
- medical biology(26.0102)
- medical science (MS, MSc, PhD)(51.1401)
- naturopathic medicine(51.3303)
- osteopathic medicine(51.1202)
- podiatric medicine(51.1203)
- pre-medicine(51.1102)
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