diplomate
noun
dip·lo·mate
ˈdi-plə-ˌmāt 
: a person who holds a diploma
especially
: a physician qualified to practice in a medical specialty by advanced training and experience in the specialty followed by passing an intensive examination by a national board of senior specialists
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Her background includes earning a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Mississippi State University, completing advanced training through internships and residency programs and achieving diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Chelsea Perry is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and
the owner of Sleep Solutions, a company offering alternatives to continuous positive airway pressure solutions for snoring and sleep apnea.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which may be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 26 Apr. 2022
He was board-certified as an obstetrician/gynecologist and later became a diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2020
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Chelsea Perry is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and
the owner of Sleep Solutions, a company offering alternatives to continuous positive airway pressure solutions for snoring and sleep apnea.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which may be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF.
—Stephanie Watson, SELF, 26 Apr. 2022
He was board-certified as an obstetrician/gynecologist and later became a diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
—Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2020
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diplomate
noun
dip·lo·mate
ˈdip-lə-ˌmāt
: one who holds a diploma
especially
: a physician qualified to practice in a medical specialty by advanced training and experience in the specialty followed by passing an intensive examination by a national board of senior specialists
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