clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
kli-ˈni-shən 
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There are also numerous conversations about how these systems may provide modalities for mental health support to augment what human clinicians can provide.
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Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Patients can also communicate with hospital staff through patient satisfaction surveys, where clinicians can receive feedback and improve their practices.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Where appropriate, clinicians may also consider alternative imaging methods that do not involve ionizing radiation, such as MRI or ultrasound – especially for younger patients or when repeat imaging is anticipated.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
For every 340 people in the U.S., there is just one mental health clinician, according to some estimates.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Patients can also communicate with hospital staff through patient satisfaction surveys, where clinicians can receive feedback and improve their practices.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Where appropriate, clinicians may also consider alternative imaging methods that do not involve ionizing radiation, such as MRI or ultrasound – especially for younger patients or when repeat imaging is anticipated.
—New Atlas, 19 Apr. 2025
For every 340 people in the U.S., there is just one mental health clinician, according to some estimates.
—Katia Riddle, NPR, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clinician. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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clinician
noun
cli·ni·cian
klin-ˈish-ən
: an individual qualified in the clinical practice of medicine, psychiatry, or psychology as distinguished from one specializing in laboratory or research techniques or in theory
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