Radiologist assistants (RAs) are advanced-practice radiologic technologists (RT) specializing in radiography. RAs practice under the supervision of radiologists, the physicians who specialize in using medical imaging techniques to diagnose and treat diseases. RAs work in hospitals, imaging...
Psychiatrists specialize in the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental, emotional, and addiction disorders. Because modern psychiatry recognizes the relationship between mind and body, psychiatrists are uniquely qualified to consider the many causes of a patient’s feelings and...
A pediatric dermatologist specializes in diagnosing and treating children, including newborns and infants, who have diseases that affect the skin, hair, or nails, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). Such conditions affect children differently than they affect adults, and...
Physician assistants (PA) in the emergency department (ED) are licensed to practice under physician supervision. According to the Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA), PAs can provide emergency care for patients in a variety of settings such as EDs, critical care units,...
According to The Joint Commission (TJC) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), moderate sedation (sometimes referred to as conscious sedation) is a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by...
Physician assistants (PA) are certified healthcare providers who practice medicine under the supervision of a physician. PAs provide a wide range of diagnostic and therapeutic services and are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat patients as authorized by their supervising physician and state...
According to the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences, pathologists’ assistants are allied health professionals who provide various services in pathology under the direction and supervision of a licensed, board-certified, or board-eligible pathologist. Pathologists’...
According to the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, cardiovascular technologists are allied health professionals focused on the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiac and vascular disease. They assist in the performance of procedures and examinations at ...
According to the National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists, a clinical nurse specialist (CNS) is an advanced practice registered nurse who has graduate preparation (master’s degree, postgraduate certification, or doctorate) in a specialized area of clinical practice. CNSs work in a...
Clinical investigators are trained physicians in all medical specialties who are also involved in the broad field of hypothesis-driven biomedical research and clinical trials, the findings and benefits of which are intended to help society at large, according to the American Society for Clinical...
