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2. National Commission for Health Education Credentialing

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   The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. ( NCHEC, / ˈɛntʃɛk /) is a professional health education credentialing body in the United States of America. The commission's office is located in Whitehall, Pennsylvania, just north of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and about 50 miles north of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . NCHEC is ...

3. National Healthcareer Association - Wikipedia

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   National Health career Association (NHA) The National Healthcareer Association ( NHA) is a national professional certification agency for healthcare workers in the United States. [3] Granting credentials in more than 8 allied health specialties, it is an organizational member of the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA). [4]

4. Medical assistant - Wikipedia

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   Medical assistant. A medical assistant, also known as a "clinical assistant" or healthcare assistant in the US [1] is an allied health professional who supports the work of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health professionals, usually in a clinic setting. Medical assistants can become certified through an ...

5. Allied health professions - Wikipedia

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   Allied health professions (AHPs) are a group of health care professions that provide a range of diagnostic, technical, therapeutic, and support services in connection with health care, and which are distinct from the fields of dentistry, optometry, medicine, nursing and pharmacy . In providing care as an AHP, their work may support non-AHP ...

6. List of professional designations in the United States

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   Any credentialing organization that conforms to the recent International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation guidelines for Basic Life Support. Certified Genetic Counselor: CGC: The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) is the credentialing organization for the genetic counseling profession in the United States and Canada. The ABGC ...

7. Surgical technologist - Wikipedia

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   A surgical technologist, also called a scrub, scrub tech, surgical technician, or operating department practitioner or operating room technician, is an allied health professional working as a part of the team delivering surgical care. Surgical technologists are members of the surgical team. [1] The members of the team include the surgeon ...