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Audiologist - Specializing in hearing disorders and neural system balance, audiologists help patients manage hearing loss and balance disorders.

Cardiovascular Technician - A cardiovascular technologist works in a cardiac catheterization lab and performs very complex procedures, including stent implants, cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators and other tests to diagnose heart disease.

Dietitian - Specializing in food and nutrition, dietitians provide advice for healthy eating as well as insight into the ways specific foods can affect disposition, skin health and hormonal balance.

Dosimetrist - Medical dosimetrists ensure that radiation treatment promotes the most lethal radiation dose with the fewest side effects to the patient’s healthy organs.

Genetic Counselor - Genetic counselors provide a critical service to individuals and families considering undergoing genetic testing by helping them identify their risks for certain disorders, investigate family health history, interpret information, and determine if testing is needed.

Histology Technician - Histology technicians are specialized medical lab workers. They play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases by turning tissue samples into microscope slides.

Medical Assistant - Medical assistants often are the people who take medical histories, prepare patients for examination, assist the doctor during appointments and perform basic laboratory tests, along with other clinical responsibilities.

Medical Laboratory Scientist - A medical laboratory scientist (MLS), works to analyze a variety of biological specimens.

Nuclear Medicine Technologist - Nuclear medicine technologists prepare and administer small amounts of radioactive substances called radiopharmaceuticals, as well as other medications, to patients for diagnosis and treatments.

Occupational Therapy - These professionals use scientific and holistic practices to help patients perform daily activities at work, school, or home.

Perfusionist - It is the responsibility of the perfusionist, a specialized healthcare professional, to assume the function of the heart and/or lungs during cardiac surgery where the surgeon needs to temporarily bypass the patients circulatory and respiratory function.

Physical Therapy - Physical therapy (PT) is care that aims to ease pain and help patients function, move, and live better.

Radiation Therapist - A radiation therapist is part of the care team that treats patients with cancer and other diseases using radiation treatments.

Radiologic Technologist - Radiologic technologists are the health care professionals who perform diagnostic imaging procedures, such as X-ray examinations, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans and computed tomography (CT) scans. Some of them specialize in specific techniques such as cardiovascular-interventional radiography, mammography, or sonography.

Respiratory Therapist - Respiratory therapists help people who suffer from chronic respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis, and emphysema. People who have had heart attacks or who have sleep disorders and infants who are born prematurely might also need respiratory therapy to help them breathe more easily.

Speech Pathology Therapist - A professional in speech-language pathology works with patients of all ages to overcome cognitive communication disorders and treat challenges in swallowing, language, and pronunciation.

Sterile Processing Technician - A Sterile Processing Technician is a medical professional who works to prepare, sterilize, and install all laboratory or healthcare equipment required for surgeries.

Surgical Technologist - A surgical technician is a healthcare professional who provides support during surgical procedures. Also known as surgical technologists, these professionals work alongside surgeons and medical teams to perform various responsibilities before, during and after surgeries.

Ultrasound Technician - An ultrasound technician, or a diagnostic medical sonographer, creates images called ultrasounds or sonograms. Sonography uses sound waves to produce images of the inside of your body.