junior doctor

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːniə ˈdɒktə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuniɚ ˈdɑktɚ/

Noun

junior doctor (plural junior doctors)

1. (UK) A qualified, practicing doctor who has completed graduate medical education and is undergoing postgraduate training.

   I was attended to by a junior doctor.

Usage notes

Due to misusage of the term, the British Medical Association, the UK's body for medical professionals, has voted to deprecate the term "junior doctor" in favour of "resident doctor" in the future.