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Term | Definition |
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Certification | an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement. |
A nurse with a(n) associate’s/master’s degree would not have their.. | LPN license |
Careers under diagnostic diagnostic services | Cardiovascular Tech Clinical Laboratory Tech Dental Laboratory Techni Diagnostic Medical Sonographer Diagnostic Molecular sci EKG Tech MRI Techno Nuclear Medicine Techno Pathologist Pathologist As Phlebotomist Radiology Techni |
Careers under health information and communication services | Allied Health Manager Cancer Registrar Health Care Administrator Health Educator Health Information Specialist Health Information Technician Health Services Manager Medical Office Manager Medical Transcriptionist Nurse Manager Social Worker |
Specialty areas in dentistry | Endodontist: Root canal specialist Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon: Oral surgery specialist Orthodontist: Alignment specialist Pediatric Dentist: Kid dental specialist Periodontist: Gum specialist Prosthodontist: Replacement specialist |
Who requires the least education? | An aid or assistant |
Careers dealing with mental & social services | Health Educators. Mental Health Counselors Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists. Recreational Therapists. Rehabilitation Counselors. Social and Community Service Managers. Social and Human Services Assistants. Social Workers |
EEG Technologist role | a trained medical professional who uses specialized equipment to locate brain abnormalities. He or she works under the supervision of doctors and neurologists. |
EKG | Electrocardiograph/electrocardiogram that measures heart activity. |
Physical Therapist | PTs, help injured or ill people improve their movement and manage their pain |
Optician | technical practitioner who designs, fits and dispenses corrective lenses for the correction of a person's vision |
Do requirements vary from state to state? | Yes, they do vary. |
Health Care Administrators | direct the operation of hospitals, health systems and other types of organizations. ... Unlike clinicians, health administrators or managers do not deal directly with patients on a day-to-day basis |
CEU’s | Continuing education units focus maintain license |
CME | Certified med educational units for doctors |
Pharmacists | professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use |
Entrepreneur | a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so. |
Cardiologists | a doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities |
Dermatologists | a medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat skin disorders. |
Obstetricians | OB An obstetrician is a doctor who specializes in pregnancy, childbirth, and a woman's reproductive system |
Pediatricians | a medical practitioner specializing in children and their diseases |
Orthopedist | the branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles |
Veterinarians | person qualified to treat diseased or injured animals. |
Athletic Trainers | certified and licensed health care professional who practices in the field of sports medicine |
Registered Nurse | RN a nurse who has graduated from a college's nursing program or from a school of nursing and has passed a national licensing exam |
Emergency Medical Tech | EMT Ex. Paramedics EMTs are clinicians, trained to respond quickly to emergency situations regarding medical issues, traumatic injuries and accident scenes |