group practice

[ groop prak-tis ]

noun

1. Also called group med·i·cine [groop, , med, -, uh, -sin]. the practice of medicine by an association of physicians and other health professionals who work together, usually in one suite of offices.
2. any similar practice by an association of professional persons.
3. Law. a system in which legal services are provided by a corporation retaining and paying a number of lawyers.

group practice

noun

1. a medical practice undertaken by a group of associated doctors who work together as partners or as specialists in different areas

Word History and Origins

Origin of group practice¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But Dr. Stringer said the key to making family medicine more attractive will be a further shift toward a model where patients deal with a group practice of physicians rather than a single doctor.

From New York Times

My father got a sense of this when, at one point, he joined a group practice near downtown Buffalo.

From New York Times

To that end, Sera and Dash have a session with Family Constellations facilitator Katarina Wittich, who performs that particular therapy, "a group practice that helps investigate what it is that's stuck in an individual's life."

From Salon

And doctors joining a group practice may find that others are opposed to providing abortions at the site or don’t want the stigma and risks of doing so.

From Los Angeles Times

Mary Alvord, a psychologist who runs a large group practice in Maryland serving adolescents, said that many adolescents have suffered during the pandemic.

From New York Times