teaching hospital

American

noun

a hospital associated with a medical college and offering clinical and other facilities to those in various areas of medical study, as students, interns, and residents.

teaching hospital British

noun

a hospital that is affiliated to a medical school and provides the students with teaching and supervised practical experience

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The Pitt is a teaching hospital where the residents learn lessons medical schools don’t teach.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2025

The Gemelli, which is a Catholic teaching hospital, opened in the 1960s.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

The Seattle Times this month published a story in Pacific NW magazine about WSU-CVM’s teaching hospital.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Because I had given birth in a teaching hospital, a resident tried the procedure to stop the bleeding first.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2023

The Brigham was part of a “medical mall” that included a teaching hospital, a full-service hospital, secondary-care facilities, and numerous physicians in private practice.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

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