clinician

[ kli-nish-uhn ]

noun

1. a physician or other qualified person who is involved in the treatment and observation of living patients, as distinguished from one engaged in research.
2. a person who teaches or conducts sessions at a clinic.

clinician

/ klɪˈnɪʃən /

noun

1. a physician, psychiatrist, etc, who specializes in clinical work as opposed to one engaged in laboratory or experimental studies

Word History and Origins

Origin of clinician¹

First recorded in 1870–75; clinic + -ian

Example Sentences

For the model, a subset of these variables was carefully selected using a combination of data-driven methods and clinician input, gathered through a survey of expert pediatric neurosurgeons nationwide.

From Science Daily

Instead, patients and their clinicians need to maintain regular check-ins to monitor progress and adjust treatment as needed.

From Salon

Those types of professionals have long provided abortions to rural patients in other states, Bondy said, and “we have proof that receiving this care from an advanced practice clinician is safe.”

From Salon

But she says she has been unable to find a clinician who will discuss the procedure because of her age.

From BBC

"With these recommendations, we can move towards more accurate, standardized AI applications that benefit both clinicians and patients across the U.K. and internationally."

From Science Daily

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