Medical practice

A medical practice or practice of medicine is the practice of medicine, as performed by a medical practitioner—a physician (medical doctor). Typically, practicing medicine involves giving a diagnosis and prescribing a treatment for medical condition.

In developed countries, only qualified persons—those with the appropriate licensure, certification, or registration with a relevant body, often governmental—are legally permitted to practice medicine. Such licensure usually requires a medical degree, such as the Doctor of Medicine. Use of terms and titles such as "Medical Practitioner," and the representations of oneself as a medical doctor, is often protected by the law. For example, in the United States, unauthorized practice of medicine, like unauthorized practice of law, is a crime.

The term medical practitioner implies the ability to practice medicine independently of supervision. The term health care professional (or health care provider), by contrast, is a much broader term including professionals who practice independently under an alternate profession, such as nurses, or who practice medicine under the supervision of a medical doctor, such as physician assistants.

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