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What are the three forms of competency checks in health careers? How would you meet them?

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1) Certification: meet education requirements and standards from agency

2) Registration: pass examination from professional association or state board

3) Licensure: be approved by government agency for scope of practice

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What are continuing education units?

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Additional hours of education a health professional needs to maintain their certification/registration/license

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What are the four levels of health careers and their educational requirements?

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1) Aide/Assistant: 1-2 years HSE, associates degree, or 2-4 years on-the-job training

2) Technician: 1-2 years HSE, associates degree, or 3-4 years on-the-job training

3) Therapist/Technologist: bachelors/master’s degree and work experience

4) Professional: bachelors/masters/doctoral degree

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What are the six groups of National Health Care Standards?

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1) Healthcare Foundation
2) Therapeutic Services
3) Diagnostic Services
4) Health Informatics
5) Support Services
6) Biotechnology R&D

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What is endodontics?

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Dental specialty that deals with the pulp and root of teeth

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What is orthodontics?

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Dentist specialty that aligns and straightens teeth

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What kind of surgery does an oral surgeon do?

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Maxillofacial surgery

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What is pedodontics?

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Dental specialty that treats children and adolescents

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What is periodontics?

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Dental specialty that deals with the gums, bones, and other structures around the teeth

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What is prosthodontics?

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Dental specialty that replaces natural tooth structures with artificial (robot) structures

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What is a dental assistant (DA)?

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assists dentist with adminstrative or or health-related duties

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What is a dental laboratory technician (DLT)?

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Dental career that makes and repairs prosthodontics

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What is a dental hygienist (DH)?

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Dental career that performs preventative care services and preliminary examinations

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What is a dentist (DMD or DDS)?

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Doctors that diagnose teeth for diseases or conditions and provide treatment

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What is an emergency medical responder?

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(first responder) assesses illness/injury, calls for proper medical assistance, provides basic emergency care

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What is an emergency medical technician (EMT)?

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professional who provides basic life support (BLS) serices, treats acute emergecnies

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What is an emergency medical technician (EMT)?

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professional who provides basic life support (BLS) services, treats acute emergencies

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What is an advanced emergy medical technician (AEMT)?

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EMT who can interpret ECG and manage shock

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What is a paramedic (EMT-P)

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professional who performs all EMT duties, but can also provide advanced cardiovascular life support

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What is an MD?

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profession that diagnoses and treats diseases/conditions (allowed to specialize)

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What is a DO?

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profession that diagnoses and treats diseases/conditions with emphasis on holistic medicine (allowed to specialize)

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What is a DPM?

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profession that diagnoses and treats diseases/conditions below the knee

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What is a DC?

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profession that provides muscular/neurological interventions to maintain health

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What is a PA?

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profession that takes medical histories, performs physical examinations and basic tests, and can treat minor injuries

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What is an MA?

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profession that maintains equipment, performs secretarial-receptionist duties, and can perform basic lab tests

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What is a psychiatrist?

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A physician that diagnoses and manages/treats mental disorders or conditions

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What is a psychologist?

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Researchers that study human cognition, behavior, emotion, and interpersonal relationships

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What is a psychiatric/mental health technician?

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professionals that help patients follow a psychiatrist’s management/treatment/rehabilitation plan

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What is a social worker?

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professionals that give coping management, but may refer people to community resources

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What are genetic counselors?

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Professionals that evaluate the risk of congenital/developmental diseases/disorders AND provide coping management

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What is a funeral director (or mortician)?

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career that supports survivors, manages legal information, and directs funeral services

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What is an embalmer?

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career that prepares body for casket service

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What is a mortuary assistant?

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career that helps with embalming and funeral services

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What are the requirements for an RN?

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  • bachelor’s, associate’s, master’s, or 2-3 year nursing school program
  • licensure
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What is a CRNP?

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RN that takes health history, performs basic examinations, orders certain special tests, and treats common illnesses

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What is a CRNP?

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RN that takes health history, performs basic examinations, orders certain special tests, and treats common illnesses

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What is a CNM?

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RN that cares for mother and infant, delivers baby, and can refer to OBgyn

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What is a nurse educator?

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RN that teaches in HSE programs, nursing schools, universities, and health care facilities

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What is a CRNA?

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RN that administers anesthesia and monitors patients during surgery

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What is a CNS (career)?

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RN that specializes in specific nursing areas (i.e. pediatrics, ICUs)

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What is a LPN/LVN?

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licensed nurse that works under supervision of physicians or RNs

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What is a PCT?

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nurse that provides patient care under supervision of RN or LPN/LVN

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What are the types of PCTs? Their scope of practice?

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Geriatric Assistant: care for aging population

Home Health Care Assistant: provide care at patient’s home (associated w/ home healthcare agencies)

Medication Assistant: administer proper medication in LTCFs or at home

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What is an RD?

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profession that educates patients on nutrition and create nutrition plans/recommendations

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What is a DT?

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person that creates meal plans, orders/prepares foods, and teaches nutrition under supervision of RD

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What is a dietetic assistant (or food service worker)?

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person that prepares/serves food under supervision of DT or RD

46
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What is a DVM or VDM?

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professional that researches, prevents, and treats disease/conditions of animals

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What is a VT?

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career that assists DVMs, handles animals, and performs special tests

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What is a veterinary assistant?

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career that cares for animals, helps during examinations, and maintains records

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What is an OT?

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therapist that helps patients with ADL/job skills under supervision of physiatrist

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What is an OTA (or COTA)?

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career that helps patients follow an OT’s treatment/rehabilitation plan

51
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What is a PharmD?

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a professional that researches, manufactures, and sells drugs

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What is a Pharmacy Technician?

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a person that works under supervisin of PharmD to dispense drugs and regulate pharmacy

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What is a PT?

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therapists that specialize in helping the body move through exercise/rehabilitation programs

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What is a PTA?

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person who helps pts follow PT’s exercise/rehabilitation plans

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What is a massage therapist?

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therapist that helps pt manage with crhonic conditions through bodywork/massage

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What is a TR?

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therapist that helps pt manage/cope with chronic conditions through recreational activiities

57
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What does a recreational therapy assistant do?

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person that helps plan/carry out recreational activities of TR

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What is an RT?

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therapist that manages and evaluates respiratory functions under physician supervision

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What is an RTT?

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technician that administers respiratory treatment/diagnostic tests under RT supervision

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What is a ST?

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technician that preps, maintains, and provides surgicial instruments to physician/RN during operations

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What is a speech-language pathologist?

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therapist that speciailizes in treating/managing language disorders

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What is an audiologist?

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professional that specializes in testing, diagnosing, and treating/managing hearing disorders

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What is an ATC?

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(Mr. Behr) certified therapist that specializes in sports medicine

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What is a dialysis technician?

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Technician that maintains, operates, and monitors kidney hemodialysis machines

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What is a perfusionist?

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technologist that maintains, operates, and monitors heart-lung machines

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What is an ECG technician?

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person that maintains, operates, and monitors electrocardiograph machine

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What is a cardiovascular technologist?

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technologist that assists during angioplasty, heart surgeries, and ultrasound heart tests

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What is an EEG technologist?

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technologist that maintains, operates, and monitors electroencephalogram machines

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What is a END?

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technologist that specializes in nerve output tests

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What is an MT (CLS)?

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technologist (working under pathologist) that tests and analyzes body samples for diseases/disorders

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What is an MLT (CLT)?

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technicians that work under MT/CLS to perform routine sample tests

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What is an MLT (CLT)?

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technicians that work under MT/CLS to perform routine sample tests

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What is a medical (clinical) laboratory assistant?

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assistant that works under MT/MLT to perform basic lab tests and/or maintain lab

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What is a phlebotomist?

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technician that collects blood and may perform blood tests

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What is an ophthalmologist?

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doctors that specializes in diagnosing, treating, and surgically repairing eye diseases/disorders

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What is an OD?

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doctor that examines, diagnoses, and treating (w/ non-invasive measures) eye diseases/disorders

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What is an OMT?

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technologist, working under opthalmologist, that may assist with eye surgery perform advanced diagnostic tests

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What is a opthamologist technician?

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technician, under supervision of opthlamologist/OMT, that may perform basic eye tests and manage/maintain facility

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What is a optician?

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technician that makes/repairs contact lenses and/or glasses lenses

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What is an opthalmic laboratory technician?

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technician that finishes/preps optical instruments

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What is an RT?

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technologist that specializes in maintaining, operating, and monitoring a radiographic imaging device

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What is an HIA?

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career that develops and manages systems for storing/securing health information

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What is an HIA?

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career that develops and manages systems for storing/securing health information

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What is an HIT?

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technician that organizes, gathers, and records information on health informatic system

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What is a medical coder?

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person that translates code within a health information system (for sake of drawing out pt diagnoses/services)

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What is a medical transcriptionist?

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records info down for a physician

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What is a clinical account manager?

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a person that promotes and sells health care services

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What is a clinical account technician?

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person that helps patients with medical accounts

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What is a health educator?

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person that teaches health-pormotiung behaviors and collects population health concerns

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What is a health care risk manager?

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person that assesses safety, financial, public risks

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What is an ethicist in medicine?

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persn who stuudies modern medicine, theology, philosophy, psychology, and sociology to make sure services meet ethical standards as best as possible

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What are epidemiologists?

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person that researches the risk, morbidity, and mortality of diseases in poulations

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What are medical illustrators?

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people who create visual images to share medical information

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What are medical librarians?

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person that organizes text material to help share medical information

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What is a heatlh care adminstrator?

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executive that directs and manages operations of a health care facility

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What is a biomedical engineer?

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person that researches, optimizes, and develops healthcare-related equipment

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What is a biomedical equipment technician?

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person that installs, tests, and maintains healthcare equipment

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What are the duties of a biomedical technician?

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-designing/performing labs
-testing/designing/manufacturing drugs or porducts

97
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What is a geneticist?

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scientist that studies genes, inheritance, mutations, and epigenetics

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What is a pharmocologist?

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researcher that tests and evaluates pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and efficacy of drugs

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hat is a toxicologist?

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scientist that rsearches safety and bodily effects of substances

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