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(a) the preservation or improvement of the Health of individuals, or (b) the treatment or care of individuals who are injured, sick, disabled, or infirm. The delivery of modern health care depends on an expanding group of highly trained Profession als coming together as an Interdisciplinary Team . Individuals are called health professionals if they participate in delivery of health care in some way. Thus, it is a rather broad term. EXAMPLES OF MEMBERS OF THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS Medical Doctors have specializations on the Medicine page. Often included as adjunct to Allopathic Medicine are Osteopaths who are licensed with the same limitations and privileges as medical doctors. Dentistry , Optometry , Podiatry , and Psychology , while separate disciplines from medicine, are often considered medical fields in the wider definition of the term. These practitioners are granted independent license to practice medicine and surgery and provide or prescribe medications within their fields. Practitioners such as Physician Assistant s, Nurse Practitioner s and Midwives also treat patients and prescribe medication in many legal jurisdictions; however, they do so under the direction and supervision of an independently licensed practitioner. Medical professional in its broadest sense denotes a person involved in a skilled medicine or health related occupation, such as:
The foundation sciences underpinning human medicine overlap Veterinary Medicine , which includes both Veterinarian s and Veterinary Technician s (also ''veterinary technologist''). SEE ALSO | ||
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