private practice

American  

noun

1. the practice of one's profession as an independent rather than as an employee.

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private practice British  

noun

1. medical practice that is not part of the National Health Service

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Example Sentences

A graduate of Columbia University law school, he served as a lawyer in the US Army from 1957 to 1960 before entering private practice.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

In addition to having a private practice, she worked part time at Amae Health, a Los Angeles clinic providing mental health and psychiatric care, the outlet said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Hellerstein was raised in the Bronx and earned his law degree at Columbia University, before spending nearly four decades in private practice at now-defunct Wall Street law firm Stroock & Stroock & Lavan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Seven years later, Aiken moved back to Australia and set up his own private practice "seeing couples, singles, and minding my own business".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

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