Health care occupations

professional who practices medicine

A midwife (: midwives) is a health professional who cares for mothers and newborns around childbirth, a specialisation known as midwifery.

academic discipline and profession

In medicine, a surgeon is a medical doctor who performs surgery. Even though there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon is a licensed physician and received the same medical training as physicians before specializing in surgery.

A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in Commonwealth English (excluding Canada), is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in order to dispense them safely to the public and to provide consultancy services. A pharmacist also often serves as a primary care provider in the community and offers services, such as health screenings and immunizations.

integration of science and clinical knowledge for the purpose of relieving psychologically based dysfunction

the study and treatment of speech and language problems

medical doctor specialising as a generalist, usually working in primary care setting

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A paramedic is a healthcare professional trained in the medical model, whose main role has historically been to respond to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital. Paramedics work as part of the emergency medical services (EMS), most often in ambulances. They also have roles in emergency medicine, primary care, transfer medicine and remote/offshore medicine. The scope of practice of a paramedic varies between countries, but generally includes autonomous decision making around the emergency care of patients.

individual who provides medical treatments and health advice

300px|thumb|A US Navy optician adjusting a customer's glasses An optician is an individual who fits glasses or contact lenses by filling a refractive prescription from an optometrist or ophthalmologist. They are able to translate and adapt ophthalmic prescriptions, dispense products, and work with accessories. There are several specialties within the field.

application of organized knowledge and skills in the form of devices, medicines, vaccines, procedures and systems developed to solve a health problem

paraprofessionals who assist with bedside care under the supervision of a registered nurse

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healthcare professional

physician in a senior management position

healthcare providers who underwent basic medical training and worked in rural villages in China

profession

person medically trained working with investigating deaths and injuries that occur under unusual or suspicious circumstances

A cardiovascular perfusionist is a healthcare professional, theoretically trained in general, pediatric, cardiac and thoracic surgery who operates the cardiopulmonary bypass during cardiac surgery and other surgeries that require cardiopulmonary bypass to manage the patient's physiological status. As an extremely crucial member of the cardiovascular surgical team, the perfusionist helps maintain blood flow to the body's tissues as well as regulate levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood, using a heart–lung machine.

nurse who graduated from a nursing program and passed a national licensing exam

Phlebology is a medical speciality that is concerned with venous issues including the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the veins. A medical specialist in this field is known as a phlebologist. The specialty of phlebology has developed to enable physicians sharing an interest in venous disease and health to share knowledge and experience despite being trained in a variety of backgrounds such as dermatology, vascular surgery, haematology, interventional radiology or general medicine. Diagnostic techniques used include the patient's history and physical examination, venous imaging techniqu

allied health professional who specializes in the clinical management of breastfeeding

medical specialty concerned with the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients

set of applied sciences applying portions of natural science or formal science, or both, to knowledge, interventions, or technology that are of use in healthcare or public health

person responsible for the health of the people aboard a ship at sea

category of nurse in some countries

medical profession

profession

documentation of patient medical records

profession

Heilpraktiker ("healing practitioner") is a naturopathic profession in Germany. It is recognized as an alternative and complementary health care profession by German law.

healthcare profession

healthcare professional who works with physicians and other medical professionals to provide preventative care, emergency response, and rehabilitative care for patients who receive injuries as athletes or while engaging in athletic activities

thumb|right|250px|A psychologist, David Lewis, in the 1980s. Psychologists are clinicians.

sub-discipline of social work

person who assists in the dying process by providing services to help families cope with death

An intensivist, also known as a critical care doctor, is a medical practitioner who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the intensive care unit (ICU). Intensivists can be internists or internal medicine sub-specialists (most often pulmonologists), anaesthesiologists, emergency medicine physicians, paediatricians (including neonatologists), or surgeons who have completed a fellowship in critical care medicine. The intensivist must be competent in the diagnosis and management of a broad spectrum of medical and surgical conditions among critically ill patients and al

health care professional who performs routine clinical and administrative duties

individual responsible for protecting public health

thumb|Cutman Jacob "Stitch" Duran administers treatment to fighter Wladimir Klitschko.A cutman is a person responsible for preventing and treating physical damage to a fighter during the breaks between rounds of a full contact match such as a boxing, kickboxing or a mixed martial arts bout. Cutmen typically handle swelling, nosebleeds and lacerations. In addition to degrading a fighter's performance, the rules of combat sports stipulate that these injuries can be a cause for premature match stoppage, counting as a loss to the injured fighter. The cutman is therefore essential to the fighter, a

person in charge of medical practice in an organisation

virtual doctor

young unpaid caregiver

scientist trained in biology, particularly in the context of medicine

An ocularist specializes in the fabrication and fitting of ocular prostheses for people who have lost an eye or eyes due to trauma or illness. The fabrication process for a custom made eye typically includes taking an impression of the eye socket, shaping a plastic shell, painting the iris, and then fitting the ocular prostheses. Prefabricated ocular prostheses with different colored iris are also available. An ocularist may select the stock eye that is most closely matched to patient's iris color. However, due to better adaptation, comfort, and aesthetics, custom-made ocular prostheses are mo

all people engaged in actions whose primary intent is to enhance health

Type of informal health care provider

In healthcare, an orderly (also known as a ward assistant, nurse assistant or healthcare assistant) is a hospital attendant whose job consists of assisting medical and nursing staff with various nursing and medical interventions. These duties are classified as routine tasks involving no risk for the patient.

person in charge of transporting the sick or injured on a stretcher

trained nurse who visits people in their homes to assist or advise the chronically ill or parents with very young children

An epileptologist is a neurologist who specializes in the treatment of epilepsy. Epileptologists are experts in epileptic seizures and seizure disorders, anticonvulsants, and special situations involving seizures, such as cases in which all treatment intended to stop seizures has failed and epilepsy (especially poorly controlled epilepsy) in pregnant women. Some epileptologists specialize in treatment of epilepsy in children.