as in physician
a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
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Recent Examples of clinician
Depositphotos The study’s qualitative data came from interviews with clinicians and people with TRD.
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New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2025
Edward Hospital’s Saba blames the physical and mental toll the pandemic took on employees for the decline in bedside clinicians.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Female physicians often face expectations to excel as clinicians, mentors, caregivers, researchers, teachers and leaders, all while balancing professional demands with personal responsibilities.
—Judy E Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
This is a big victory for telehealth, and a huge relief for patients and clinicians in every state and region of the United States, especially those in underserved communities.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 24 Mar. 2025
Edward Hospital’s Saba blames the physical and mental toll the pandemic took on employees for the decline in bedside clinicians.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Female physicians often face expectations to excel as clinicians, mentors, caregivers, researchers, teachers and leaders, all while balancing professional demands with personal responsibilities.
—Judy E Davidson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
This is a big victory for telehealth, and a huge relief for patients and clinicians in every state and region of the United States, especially those in underserved communities.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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Compton-Phillips, who also reports to Joyner, was most recently chief physician executive of Press Ganey, a health care performance improvement company.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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First responders discovered Hoyos-Foronda’s makeshift doctor’s office in his home, police said, per CBS.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Much like Grey’s, Pulse — which dropped its 10-episode first season on Thursday — focuses on two very pretty doctors (Willa Fitzgerald’s Danny Simms and Colin Woodell’s Xander Phillips) who become romantically entangled, complicating their jobs at a local hospital.—
Rebecca Luther,
TVLine,
3 Apr. 2025
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Again left without any available attendings, our residents and members of the First Day Club are left to figure this out on their own.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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After the kid was saved, Beltran scolded the resident, reminding her not to bring her personal life into the ER — or her attending’s.—
Charlie Mason,
TVLine,
27 Mar. 2025
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Her journey from hospitalist to a leader in lifestyle medicine is driven by a powerful belief that health is determined by the total quality of one's life.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2025
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Five hospitalists from Washington Regional volunteer their time and are available on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, said Solomon Burchfield, program director at New Beginnings.—
Stacy Ryburn,
arkansasonline.com,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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