specialist registrar

In medicine, a registrar is a doctor, dentist, or public health practitioner who is working towards certification in a medical specialty, usually as part of a structured training programme. The term is most commonly used in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Registrars have full medical registration and deliver medical care to patients while supervised by a senior doctor such as a Consultant as part of a structured training experience that leads to being able to undertake independent practice in a hospital specialty or working as a general practitioner.