clinicians

plural of clinician

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Recent Examples of clinicians Yet since the American Medical Association Code of Ethics explicitly forbids physician participation in capital punishment, executions are rarely, if ever, performed by expert clinicians. — Dr. Jacob Appel, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 Although the problem warrants a systemic fix, the best short-term solution is for hospitals to create more nuanced documentation tools, and for clinicians to exercise judgment when using them. — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026 Dietitians, dermatology-adjacent brands and primary care clinicians are converging on the same message. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Many digital health services use software to collect symptoms or assist clinicians, but a medical professional ultimately makes the prescribing decision. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 For clinicians at Seattle Children’s, however, the timing is unmistakably unusual. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Nineteen percent of clinicians didn’t wear a mask or respirator. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026 In healthcare and veterinary medicine, success means technology automates routine friction, allowing clinicians to build trust with people and pets. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 In June, about 70% of voting non-tenure-track faculty approved unionizing under United Faculty-UAW, which seeks to represent roughly 2,700 USC lecturers, researchers, clinicians, librarians and pharmacists. — Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clinicians
Noun
  • Senior professionals, an employee group that includes senior administrative analysts, information technology professionals, coaches and student health physicians, has more than doubled in that time.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Experts disagree over how soon AI may be able to take over decision-making from physicians.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The executive order extends the pool of people who can administer measles vaccines to include paramedics, midwives and others, and allows nurses to join doctors in ordering testing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • At the hospital, one of Myers’ many doctors pulled Morgan aside.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Police provided first aid for the children until Denton County medics arrived.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Oct. 2026
  • One person was airlifted to emergency crews staged at San Francisco International Airport for transport to a trauma center, while medics transported the three other boaters to local hospitals.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Clinicians.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clinicians. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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