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Allied Health Occupations

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Definition: Occupations of medical personnel who are not physicians, and are qualified by special training and, frequently, by licensure to work in supporting roles in the health care field. These occupations include, but are not limited to, medical technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, etc.  SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: ALLIED HEALTH OCCUP   
Examples Audiology; Medical Laboratory Science; Occupational Therapy; Physical Therapy Specialty; Speech-Language Pathology; Technology, Dental; Technology, Radiologic
Other names Occupation, Allied Health; Allied Health Occupation; Occupations, Allied Health

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Sources: NLM Medical Subject Headings, NIH UMLS, Drugs@FDA, FDA AERS original data copyright United States Government. No endorsement implied. Last modified 6/6/2012

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