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Health Careers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Individual specializing in diagnosis and treatment of hearing disorders | Audiologist |
| A licensed individual who works with a dentist to provide care and treatment for the teeth and gums | Dental Hygienist |
| Doctors who specialize in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases of the teeth and gums. | Dentist |
| Classification of physicians who diagnoses, treats, and prevents diseases or disorders. | Doctor of Medicine |
| An individual who can perform all of the basic emergency medical technician duties in addition to in-depth patient assessment and care; the highest level of an emergency medical technician. | Paramedic |
| Individuals who identify, evaluate, and treat patients with speech and language disorders. | Speech Language Pathologist |
| Individuals who identify and track diseases as they occur in a group of people | Epidemiologists |
| Individuals who study genes and how they are inherited, mutated, and activated or inactivated. | Geneticists |
| Individual who specializes in the care of the elderly. | Gerontologists |
| Individuals who identify and analyze workplace hazards. | Industrial Hygienists |
| Individuals who work under the supervision of physicians or registered nurses and provide patient care requiring basic technical knowledge. | Licensed Practical Nurse |
| Individuals who use massage, bodywork, and therapeutic touch to provide pain relief, improve circulation, and relieve stress and tension. | Massage Therapist |
| Individuals who identify diagnoses, procedures, and services shown in a patient's health care record and assign specific codes to each. | Medical Coders |
| Individuals who use their artistic and creative talents to produce illustrations, charts, graphs, and diagrams for health textbooks, journals, magazines, and exhibits. | Medical Illustrator |
| Individuals who use a computer and word-processing software to enter data that has been dictated on a recorder by physicians or other health care professionals. | Medical Transcriptionists |
| Individuals who work under the supervision of registered or licensed practical nurses to provide basic patient care. | Nursing Assistant |
| Individuals who help people who have physical, developmental, mental, or emotional disabilities overcome, correct, or adjust to their particular problems. Focuses on therapy/exercises related to activities of daily living. | Occupational Therapists |
| Individuals who provide treatment to improve mobility and prevent or limit permanent disability of patients who have disabling joints, bone, muscle, and/or nerve injuries or diseases; often work under the directions of a physiatrist. | Physical Therapist |
| A licensed, medical practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of vision defects. | Optometrist |
| Medical doctors specializing in diseases, disorders, and injuries of the eye. | Ophthalmologist |
| Individuals who specialize in the science of diet and nutrition. | Dietitian |
| Individuals who, under physician's orders, treat patients with heart and lung diseases by administering oxygen, gases, or medications; using exercise to improve breathing; monitoring ventilators; and performing diagnostic respiratory function tests. | Respiratory Therapist |
| Individuals who plan, direct, coordinate, and supervise the delivery of health care in a health care facility | Health Care Administrator |
| Scientist who studies microscopic life forms (bacteria, algae, fungi, and parasites), and their processes. | Microbiologists. |
| Individuals who provide comprehensive evaluation and treatment of sleep disorders to include sleep apnea, night terrors, narcolepsy, and sleep paralysis. | Polysomnographic Technologist |
| Individuals who prepare and give small doses of radioactive drugs to patients, then use high-level imaging equipment to record images of the radioactive material in the body. Physicians interpret the images to study and diagnose an infection or disorder. | Nuclear Medicine Technologists |
| A healthcare professional who makes and fits artificial limbs for people with disabilities. This includes artificial legs and arms for people who have had amputations due to conditions such as cancer, diabetes, or injury. | Prosthetist |
| A physician who diagnoses and treats patients whose health problems are associated with the body's muscular, nervous, and skeletal systems, especially the spine. | Chiropractor |
| A branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. | Sports Medicine |
| A specialist in the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system. | Neurologist |
| A medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat skin disorders. | Dermatologist |
| A physician who specializes in the ear, nose, and throat. | Otolaryngologist |
| A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of the function and disorders of the urinary system | Urologist |
| A doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations. | Surgeon |
| A doctor who has special training in diagnosing and treating diseases of the lungs | Pulmonologist |
| A doctor who is specially trained to deal with pregnancy and birth. | Obstetrician |
| A specialist within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. | Family Physician |
| A medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat disorders of the glands and hormones. | Endocrinologists |
| A surgeon that specializes in treating disorders of the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels in the chest. | Thoracic Surgeon |
| Doctors who specialize in the surgery of bones, joints, and muscles | Orthopedic Surgeons |
| A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities. | Cardiologist |
| A doctor devoted to the study, diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. | Podiatrist |
| A person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried, and to arrange and manage funerals. A funeral director or undertaker. | Mortician |
| A dentist who has special training in surgery to correct problems of the mouth and jaw. | Oral Surgeon |
| A type of dentist who specializes in straightening crooked teeth | Orthodontist |
| A certified medical technician responsible for extracorporeal oxygenation of the blood during open-heart surgery, and for the operation and maintenance of equipment (such as a heart-lung machine) controlling it. | Perfusionist |
| A doctor who is licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines. | Pharmacist |
| A individual who specializes in the study of the effects of drugs and other chemical substances on cells, animals, humans and the environment. | Pharmacologist |
| A person who is trained to draw blood for analysis or transfusion. | Phlebotomists |
| Health care professionals licensed to practice medicine with physician supervision. | Physician Assistants |
| A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. | Psychiatrist |
| A medical professional who specializes in the treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. | Psychologists |
| A doctor who detects and treats conditions using medical imaging. | Radiologists |
| A licensed medical professional who provides hands-on care in different medical and community settings. | Registered Nurse |
| A healthcare provider who uses leisure activities and other activity based interventions to help a patient reach their goals. | Recreational Therapist |
| A professional concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance the patient's individual and collective well-being. | Social Worker |
| Individuals who specialize in preparing the operating room and assisting during surgery. | Surgical Technologists |
| Scientists who study and conduct research about poisons and their effects on the human body. | Toxicologists |
| A doctor that specializes in the treatments, cures, and prevention of diseases in animals. | Veterinarian |
| An individual that feeds, bathes, and exercises animals. | Veterinarian Assistant |
| A physician who specializes in conditions that affect the organs and structures of the digestive system. | Gastroenterologist |
| A doctor that specializes in administering pain relief before, during, and after medical procedures. | Anesthesiologist |
| A medical practitioner who performs surgery to reconstruct or repair parts of the body by the transfer of tissue. | Plastic Surgeon |
| Doctors who specialize in colon and rectal issues. | Proctologists |
| A physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes caused by disease in tissues. | Pathologists |
| Doctors that specialize in immediate medical care for people who are seriously ill or injured. | Emergency Physician |
| A doctor that treats illnesses that are caused by microorganisms (e.g. bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites). | Infectious Disease Physician |
| A doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating tumors. | Oncologists |
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