The Lowdown on Internists: Don’t All Doctors Treat What’s Inside?
‘What’s an internist’ is perhaps one of the most common questions that Dr Kavita Rao and her team get asked! Firstly, an internist is not to be confused with an ‘intern’. Unlike interns, who are trainee doctors in their first year of study, an internist has years of extensive training and knowledge. Internist: What is […]
Who Trained Your Doctor? The Importance of Board Certification
Most people, when searching for a doctor, know how important it is to find a practitioner who is licensed. However, the word ‘license’ is somewhat misleading. Just because a doctor holds a license doesn’t actually mean that they are necessarily qualified to practice certain medical specialties. What does this mean exactly? It means, in its […]