nonphysician

noun non·phy·si·cian \ ˌnän-fə-ˈzi-shən \

|Updated on: 21 Jul 2018

Definition of nonphysician

plural nonphysicians

: a person who is not a physician —often used before another noun

a nonphysician practitioner

nonphysician health providers

Recent Examples of nonphysician from the Web

To a nonphysician like me, getting certified to prescribe or dispense buprenorphine seems to be a simple and straightforward process: complete eight hours of training and apply for a waiver.

— patrick skerrett, STAT, "Hey, doctors: Why aren’t you stepping up to treat people with opioid addiction?," 5 July 2018
Same goes for nonphysicians — a lot of them learn to inject in a weekend-long session that’s not even necessarily taught by a doctor.

— horacio salinas, Allure, "Botox & Lip Injection Horror Stories That Prove You Should Always See a Board-Certified Dermatologist," 21 Mar. 2018
Other posts were made by foreign physicians, who aren’t eligible for U.S. board certifications, physicians in other specialties, such as otolaryngologists and gynecologists, and a few nonphysicians, including dentists and spas.

— bonnie miller rubin, WSJ, "Who Gets to Perform Plastic Surgery? The Battle Moves to Social Media," 12 Sep. 2017

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