"Medicine" 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 art and science of studying, performing research on, preventing, diagnosing, and treating disease, as well as the maintenance of health.
| Descriptor ID |
D008511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
H02.403
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| Concept/Terms |
Specialties, Medical- Specialties, Medical
- Specialty, Medical
- Medical Specialty
- Specialities, Medical
- Medical Specialities
- Medical Speciality
- Speciality, Medical
- Medical Specialties
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Medicine" by people in this website by year, and whether "Medicine" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Application in Parallel to U.S. Residency Training Programs in Multiple Specialties: Trends and Differences by Applicant Educational Background, 2009-2021. Acad Med. 2025 02 01; 100(2):170-178.
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Promises, Pitfalls, and Clinical Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatrics. J Med Internet Res. 2024 02 29; 26:e49022.
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Missing Voices: What Early Career Hospitalists View as Essential in Hospital Medicine-Focused Education. South Med J. 2023 09; 116(9):739-744.
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Historical Accounts of Congenital Heart Surgery. World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2023 09; 14(5):626-641.
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The Enhancing Life Research Laboratory: Tools for Addressing Orientational Distress in the Medical Profession. Acad Med. 2023 06 01; 98(6S):S9-S14.
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Beyond Compliance: Growth as the Guiding Value in Undergraduate Medical Education. Acad Med. 2023 06 01; 98(6S):S39-S45.
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Fixing Flexner: Disrupting and Rebuilding Academic Medicine for Women of Color to Lead. J Med Internet Res. 2023 05 10; 25:e47773.
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Medical School Rankings-Bad for the Health of the Profession and the Public. JAMA. 2023 04 25; 329(16):1343-1344.
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Residency Program Directors' Views on Research Conducted During Medical School: A National Survey. Acad Med. 2023 10 01; 98(10):1185-1195.
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Diversity in the Dermatology Workforce and in Academic Medicine. Dermatol Clin. 2023 Apr; 41(2):249-256.