attending doctors

Type: Concept

As of November 2026, attending doctors has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Table Read Tuesdays (Sep 2025).

In the United States and Canada, an attending physician is a physician who has completed residency and practices medicine in a clinic or hospital, in the specialty learned during residency. An attending physician typically supervises fellows, residents, and medical students. Attending physicians may also maintain professorships at an affiliated medical school. This is common if the supervision of trainees is a significant part of the physician's work. Attending physicians have final responsibili