What is 老人科 in English? Geriatric Medicine (Medical Council specialty code S18)

What are the English name and specialty code for 老人科?

The specialty listed on the Medical Council's Specialist Register is ‘老人科’, English name Geriatric Medicine, specialty code S18.

How do I check whether a doctor is a specialist in Geriatric Medicine?

On the Specialist Registration page of the Medical Council's website, click ‘Geriatric Medicine’ to open the list of doctors registered in that specialty (registration numbers beginning with S18); for how to search by a doctor's name, see how to check a doctor's registration and specialty.

Section 7 of the Medical Council's Code of Professional Conduct for the Guidance of Registered Medical Practitioners (revised October 2022) provides that doctors can present themselves as specialists only if they are on the Specialist Register, and can use only the title of the specialty in which they are registered.

What are other specialties called?

For the Chinese and English names and codes of all specialties on the Council's register, see the Chinese–English list of medical specialty names.

Related pages on this site — choosing a doctor: How to choose a geriatrician.

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