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2. Medical Assistants: What do they do? - WebMD

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   A medical assistant is a health care professional who works directly with doctors at medical offices and clinics. Learn more about the work they do and when you might see one.

3. Medical assistant - Wikipedia

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   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 accredited program.

4. What Is a Physician Assistant? - WebMD

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   A physician assistant (PA) is a health care professional who works with doctors and gives medical treatment. You can find physician’s assistants in virtually all primary care and specialty ...

5. What Is a Community Health Worker? - WebMD

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   Community health worker duties include: Home visits. Sanitation of the environment. Provision of water and nutrition. First aid. Treatment of simple or common illnesses. Health education. Maternal ...

6. 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 ...

7. Orderly - Wikipedia

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   Orderly. In healthcare, an orderly (also known as a ward assistant, nurse assistant or healthcare assistant) is a hospital attendant whose job consists of assisting medical and nursing staff with various nursing and medical interventions. These duties are classified as routine tasks involving no risk for the patient. [1]