“指导医师”常见的英文表达是 “supervising physician” 或 “attending physician”(不过“attending physician”更侧重于“主治医生;主诊医生”,在表示“指导”的语境下“supervising physician”更为贴切准确 ) 。
supervising physician:强调对其他医生、医学生或实习医生等进行业务指导、监督的医师角色。例如:The supervising physician is responsible for overseeing the work of the residents.(指导医师负责监督住院医师的工作。)
attending physician:侧重于表示在患者治疗过程中起主导作用、负责全面诊疗的主治医生。例如:The attending physician made the final decision about the patient's treatment plan.(主治医生对患者的治疗方案做出了最终决定。 )