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A professional doctoral degree for naturopathic practitioners in the United States. Holders of the ND or NMD degree are known as naturopathic physicians in states where they may be licensed. The designation NMD is used in Arizona. Doctor of Business Administration. DBA or DrBA. Doctor of Education.
Abbreviation. Organization or personnel. LA. Laboratory aide or assistant. LMSSA. Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries. LMT. Licensed massage therapist. LPN.
An emergency medical technician (often, more simply, EMT) is a medical professional that provides emergency medical services. [1][2] EMTs are most commonly found serving on ambulances and in fire departments in the US and Canada, as full-time and some part-time departments require their firefighters to be EMT certified.
CCP-C Certified Critical Care Paramedic [7] CCP-F - Critical Care Paramedic - Flight (Canada) CEMSO - Chief Emergency Medical Service Officer. CFR - Certified First Responder. CIC - Certified Instructor Coordinator. CLI - Certified Lab Instructor. C-NPT - Certified Neonatal & Pediatric Transport.
A healthcare technician is a health professional that provides care to patients. [1] Healthcare technicians' primary position is to assist medical staff complete tasks around their assigned unit or clinic's and accommodate patient needs. Healthcare technicians are typically found in specialty clinics, intensive care, emergency departments, or ...
The United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) consists of the five distinct medical corps of the Air Force and enlisted medical technicians. The AFMS was created in 1949 after the newly independent Air Force's first Surgeon General, Maj. General Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), convinced the United States Army and President Harry S. Truman ...
Allied health professions (AHPs) are a group of health care professions that provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and support services in connection with health care, and which are distinct from the fields of dentistry, optometry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy. In providing care as an AHP, their work may support non-AHP ...
Emergency Medical Technician II (EMT-II) (Analogous to EMT-I/85) Emergency Medical Technician III (EMT-III) (Analogous to AEMT/85) Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) (Established in 2015, follows and is certified via the NREMT testing process) Mobile Intensive Care Paramedic (MICP) (Analogous to Paramedic via NREMT)