as in physician
a medical professional who works directly with patients rather than in a laboratory or as a researcher
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Recent Examples of clinician
Courts, attorneys and institutions need clinicians who can translate behavioral health histories into something more precise than a diagnosis and more useful than a stereotype.
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Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Even in systems designed to be adaptive, millions of decisions are made every day by clinicians, patients and institutions.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The results of a recent study suggest that some clinicians might be failing to explore other causes when treating gender dysphoria.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
On their behavioral health clinician staff, JFS has a diagnostician, speech therapist and cognitive behavioral therapists.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Even in systems designed to be adaptive, millions of decisions are made every day by clinicians, patients and institutions.
—Lawrence Rosenberg, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
The results of a recent study suggest that some clinicians might be failing to explore other causes when treating gender dysphoria.
—Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
On their behavioral health clinician staff, JFS has a diagnostician, speech therapist and cognitive behavioral therapists.
—Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinician
Noun
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Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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Salvador Plasencia, a former physician who supplied ketamine to Perry in the weeks leading up to his death was sentenced to serve 30 months — about two and a half years — in prison.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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So far, he's picked up and dropped off about ten people, taking them to anything from doctor's appointments to haircuts.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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In simpler language, doctors located the arteries feeding the prostate gland using dye injected into the blood, then partially blocked the blood flow to diminish the prostate.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Eleven hours into this 15-hour shift, most of the attending’s best qualities — his pragmatic approach to medicine, his encouragement of young colleagues, his ability to roll with unexpected challenges — have curdled into huffy dismissiveness and defensive blind spots.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trying to gossip about an attending with an attending is, indeed, bold, but that’s our Santos!—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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Adam Rodman, a hospitalist who researches AI programs at Harvard Medical School, discourages people from using AI to triage emergency situations, but says AI can add significant value to a patient's interaction with a human medical practitioner.—
Katia Riddle,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Beth Mork Mork is a hospitalist at M Health Fairview and a parent in the district.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Clinician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinician. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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