noun
medical resident
Refers specifically to a doctor undergoing postgraduate clinical training, equivalent to 研修医 (けんしゅうい).
See also: 研修医 (けんしゅうい)
彼は大学病院でレジデントとして働いている。
He works as a resident at the university hospital.
研修医 is the native Japanese term for a medical resident, while レジデント is a loanword used in similar contexts, often in more modern or international settings.
Borrowed from English 'resident', used in the medical field.