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A '''medical specialty''' is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or [[philosophy]]. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children ([[pediatrics|paediatrics]]), cancer ([[oncology]]), laboratory medicine ([[pathology]]), or primary care ([[family medicine]]). After completing [[medical school]] or other basic training, [[physician]]s or [[surgeon]]s and other [[Clinician|clinicians]] usually further their [[medical education]] in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple-year [[residency (medicine)|residency]] to become a specialist. | A '''medical specialty''' is a branch of medical practice that is focused on a defined group of patients, diseases, skills, or [[philosophy]]. Examples include those branches of medicine that deal exclusively with children ([[pediatrics|paediatrics]]), cancer ([[oncology]]), laboratory medicine ([[pathology]]), or primary care ([[family medicine]]). After completing [[medical school]] or other basic training, [[physician]]s or [[surgeon]]s and other [[Clinician|clinicians]] usually further their [[medical education]] in a specific specialty of medicine by completing a multiple-year [[residency (medicine)|residency]] to become a specialist. | ||