Rethinking the terminology: transitioning from 'junior doctors' to 'postgraduate doctors' for enhanced representation in modern medical practice

BJGP Open. 2023 Dec 19;7(4):BJGPO.2023.0178. doi: 10.3399/BJGPO.2023.0178. Print 2023 Dec.

Sai Ram Pillarisetti^{1

2

3}, Chandra Kanneganti^{4

3}, Azeem Majeed^{5

6}, Kaveh Asanati^{5

6}

¹ British International Doctors Association, Stockport, UK [email protected].
² University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Foundation Trust, Stafford, UK.
³ Institute of Medicine, University of Bolton, Bolton, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom.
⁴ British International Doctors Association, Stockport, UK.
⁵ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
⁶ National Institute for Health Research Applied Research Collaboration Northwest London, Imperial College, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: Postgraduate education; junior doctor; postgraduate doctor; resident doctors.