"Physician's Role" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The expected function of a member of the medical profession.
| Descriptor ID |
D010819
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.829.316.616.625.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Physician's Role- Physician's Role
- Physician Role
- Physician's Roles
- Physicians Role
- Role, Physician's
- Roles, Physician's
- Physicians' Role
- Physicians' Roles
- Role, Physicians'
- Roles, Physicians'
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Physician's Role" by people in this website by year, and whether "Physician's Role" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2014 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Physician's Role" by people in Profiles.
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The Role of the Physician in Caring for Patients Pursuing VSED: Challenging the Conventional Approach. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2025 12; 73(12):3844-3848.
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The role of pediatric surgeons in advocating against hazardous consumer products. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2025 Aug; 35:151519.
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Surgeon as advocate: A widening lane. Surgery. 2025 Sep; 185:109515.
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Bridging Gaps in Radiology Education: Insights From Clinical-year Medical Students and the Risk of Diminishing the Radiologist's Role in Patient Care. Acad Radiol. 2025 06; 32(6):3752-3757.
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Promoting Firearm Injury Prevention and Advocacy as Pediatric Surgeons: A Call to Action From the APSA/AAP Advocacy Committee. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Jun; 59(6):1135-1141.
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Moral Elevation, Physician Role Models, and Selected Markers of Professional Identity Formation and Well-Being: A Secondary Analysis from Two National Surveys. South Med J. 2022 02; 115(2):129-135.
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Promoting the Participation of Children and Adolescents With Disabilities in Sports, Recreation, and Physical Activity. Pediatrics. 2021 12 01; 148(6).
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Advocacy Curricula in U.S. Medical Schools. Acad Med. 2021 11 01; 96(11):1586-1591.
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Health systems science education: The new post-Flexner professionalism for the 21st century. Med Teach. 2021 07; 43(sup2):S25-S31.
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Sudden Death in the Young: Information for the Primary Care Provider. Pediatrics. 2021 07; 148(1).