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sub·spe·cial·ize

(sŭb′spĕsh′ə-līz′)
intr.v. sub·spe·cial·ized, sub·spe·cial·iz·ing, sub·spe·cial·iz·es
To have or pursue a subspecialty: subspecialize in cosmetic surgery.

sub·spe′cial·ist (-spĕsh′ə-lĭst) n.
sub·spe′cial·i·za′tion (-spĕsh′ə-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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subspecialize

(ˈsʌbspɛʃəˌlaɪz) or

subspecialise

vb (tr)
to specialize in a particular area of expertise within a specialism
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Within radiology, not only has the technology changed, but the expectations of the public in response to those changes have changed as well, in part, leading to the increased subspecialization of radiologists along systems- and disease-related specialties.
The title specialist is conferred in line with the completed specialization and the title subspecialist in line with the completed subspecialization field.
Considering subspecialization in clinical medicine would place highly varied demands on our AP laboratory, we had to ensure high levels of diagnostic expertise with similar levels of subspecialization.
I would say encourage multi-sport participation, discourage super subspecialization at young ages, and have fun.
The operative mortality after D2 gastrectomy can be reduced via surgical subspecialization, and D2-LND is already being performed safely by many Western surgical teams.
Which brings me to my final point, recently emphasized in a meeting with our incoming department chairman, Michael Recht, MD: increased radiologist subspecialization may help to hold back the threat of artificial intelligence (AI) as our imminent replacement.
From a theoretical point of view, the UL rehabilitation program should include motor rehabilitation, multisensory interaction, hemispheric subspecialization in motor activity, and electrical brain stimulation [59].
Subspecialization, which first emerged in internal medicine and general surgery, originated in the 1960s in Turkey (2).
We are faced not only with decreasing surgical volume but also with increasing complexity of surgical procedures, subspecialization of care, emphasis on and accountability for quality and safety, decentralization of care (surgery is no longer done at a single academic site), and duty hour limitations.
As medicine and each of its specialties evolve, even in a field like urology, where subspecialization is becoming more commonplace, we seem to be learning more and more about less and less.
The incidence is rising due to increasing surgeons experience and surgical subspecialization in our subregion [1].
Patel, "The degree of abdominal imaging (AI) subspecialization of the reviewing radiologist significantly impacts the number of clinically relevant and incidental discrepancies identified during peer review of emergency afterhours body CT studies," Abdominal Imaging, vol.

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