mir

/ˈmiɾ/ · B1 · noun · mf

house physician

🩺 MIR = Médico Interno Residente: the Spanish acronym for a medical resident

MIR began as an acronym, from Médico Interno Residente (resident intern doctor). It is also the name of the national exam Spanish doctors take to get a residency. You will often see it written in capitals, as in un MIR de cardiología.

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