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

“This is California,” said an attorney in private practice who, despite his high profile, spoke on condition of anonymity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

Not long after opening his private practice in 1965, Gilberg was contacted by a prominent Beverly Hills couple seeking care for their son.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 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

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