teaching hospital

noun

: a hospital that is affiliated with a medical school and provides means for medical education

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London, with its concentration of teaching hospitals, universities and research institutions, all sitting in close proximity to local and global VC firm headquarters, may be well placed to nurture the next generation of health innovators. Trevor Clawson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Still, like other Miami-area hospitals, the teaching hospital has seen a decline in deliveries. Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2025 The Association of American Medical Colleges — a not-for-profit organization representing medical schools and teaching hospitals — projects the United States will have a shortage of between 13,500 and 86,000 physicians by 2036. Arkansas Online, 24 July 2025 That partnership includes employing college faculty and medical students for on-the-job learning at the teaching hospital. Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for teaching hospital

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First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of teaching hospital was in 1933

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Medical Definition

teaching hospital

noun
teach·​ing hospital ˈtē-chiŋ- How to pronounce teaching hospital (audio)
: a hospital that is affiliated with a medical school and provides the means for medical education to students, interns, residents, and sometimes postgraduates
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