主任医师 (zhǔ rén) — chief physician (a senior medical title in China's professional rank system)

Definition

Chief physician — the highest clinical rank in China's hospital title system (above 副主任医师 and 主治医师), earned through promotion exams. Not a generic synonym for 'doctor'.

idiom
chief physician (a senior medical title in China's professional rank system)

Examples

  • 主任医师
    Zhè wèi zhǔ rén yǒu sān shí nián de lín chuáng jīng yàn.
    This chief physician has 30 years of clinical experience.
  • Tā tōng guò kǎo shì jìn shēng wéi zhǔ rén.
    He was promoted to chief physician after passing the exam.
  • 主任医师
    zhǔ rén Měi tiān dōu yào chá fáng sān cì.
    The chief physician makes rounds three times every day.

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