diplomate
noun
dip·lo·mate
ˈdi-plə-ˌmāt 
: a person who holds a diploma
especially
: a physician qualified to practice in a medical specialty by advanced training and experience in the specialty followed by passing an intensive examination by a national board of senior specialists
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He was board-certified as an obstetrician/gynecologist and later became a diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
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Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2020
Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which may be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 26 Apr. 2022
Doctors don’t know why some people get dyshidrotic eczema and others don’t, Cynthia Bailey, M.D., a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and president and CEO of Advanced Skin Care and Dermatology Inc., tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 22 June 2018
Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which can be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, M.D., a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Apr. 2018
Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2020
Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which may be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 26 Apr. 2022
Doctors don’t know why some people get dyshidrotic eczema and others don’t, Cynthia Bailey, M.D., a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and president and CEO of Advanced Skin Care and Dermatology Inc., tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 22 June 2018
Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which can be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, M.D., a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 25 Apr. 2018
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First Known Use
1879, in the meaning defined above
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diplomate
noun
dip·lo·mate
ˈdip-lə-ˌmāt
: one who holds a diploma
especially
: a physician qualified to practice in a medical specialty by advanced training and experience in the specialty followed by passing an intensive examination by a national board of senior specialists
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