list of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel list of abbreviations for medical organisations and personnel a abbreviationorganization or personnel aaalcoholics anonymous aabbaabb, formerly known as the american association of blood banks aacnamerican association of critical-care nurses aadamerican association of dermatology aadgpamerican academy of dental group practice aafpamerican academy of family physicians aainamerican academy of industrial nurses aamcaustralian army medical corps aanamerican academy of nursing aansaustralian army nursing service aaoamerican academy of ophthalmology aaoamerican academy of optometry aaosamerican academy of orthopaedic surgeons aapamerican academy of pediatrics abemamerican board of emergency medicine abmsamerican board of medical specialties accpamerican college of chest physicians acepamerican college of emergency physicians acmphamerican college of military public health acgmeaccreditation council for graduate medical education acogamerican college of obstetricians and gynecologists acpadvanced care paramedic (canada) acramerican college of radiology acramerican college of rheumatology acsamerican cancer society acpamerican college of physicians acsamerican college of surgeons adaamerican dental association adaamerican diabetes association agdacademy of general dentistry ahaamerican heart association aieopassociazione italiana ematologia oncologia pediatrica (italian association to study pediatric oncology) amaamerican medical association amiaamerican medical informatics association amaaustralian medical association amsaamerican medical student association anaamerican nurses association andacademy of nutrition and dietetics (formerly american dietetic association) anfaustralian nursing federation annaamerican nephrology nurses' association aoaamerican optometric association aoaaustralian orthopaedic association aoaamerican osteopathic association aobemamerican osteopathic board of emergency medicine aornassociation of perioperative registered nurses apgaramerican pediatric gross assessment record (a backronym) apaamerican psychiatric association apnadvanced practice nurse araamerican rheumatological association arrtamerican registry of radiologic technologists asceptaustralasian society of clinical & experimental pharmacologists and toxicologists ascpamerican society for clinical pathology ascpamerican society of consultant pharmacists ashaamerican speech-language-hearing association asmiaustralian self-medication industry asmsoamerican society of medication safety officers aspsamerican society of plastic surgeons asrtamerican society of radiologic technologists astroastro (american society for radiation oncology) asshamerican society for surgery of the hand awhonnassociation of women's health, obstetric and neonatal nurses b abbreviationorganization or personnel bmabritish medical association baapsbritish association of aesthetic plastic surgeons bnfbritish national formulary c abbreviationorganization or personnel cadcanadian association of the deaf caepcanadian association of emergency physicians cagcanadian association of gerontology camtcanadian association of music therapy camtscommission on accreditation of medical transport systems caocanadian association of optometrists caotcanadian association of occupational therapists capcanadian association of physicists capcollege of american pathologists carcanadian association of radiologists caslpacanadian association of speech-language pathologists and audiologists caslpocollege of audiologists and speech-language pathologists of ontario ccgchildren's cancer group ccohscanadian centre for occupational health ccrncertification for adult, pediatric and neonatal critical care nurses ccscanadian cardiovascular society cdaaccommunicative disorders assistant association of canada cdccenters for disease control and prevention cesmacouncil for european specialist medical assessments chtcertified hand therapist cmacanadian medical association cmacertified medical assistant cmscenters for medicare and medicaid services cnacertified nursing assistant cogchildren's oncology group cota(a)council on the ageing (australia) cphtcertified pharmacy technician cpmcertified professional midwife cpmestanding committee of european doctors crdcentre for reviews and dissemination crncertified radiology nurse crnacertified registered nurse anesthetist crtcertified respiratory therapists – respiratory therapy crtcertified radiologic technologist – california license crttcertified respiratory therapy technicians – respiratory therapy ctrscertified therapeutic recreation specialist – recreation therapy or therapeutic recreation csacertified surgical assistant cstcertified surgical technologist cwscooperative weichteilsarkomen study (german soft tissue sarcoma cooperative group) d abbreviationorganization or personnel dcdoctor of chiropractic dds doctor of dental surgery dhb district health board (new zealand) didigital imaging technologist dmddoctor of dental medicine dnpdoctor of nursing practice dodoctor of osteopathic medicine dohdepartment of health (various countries) dnbdiplomate of national board india dptdoctor of physical therapy dpm doctor of podiatric medicine e abbreviationorganization or personnel emaeuropean medicines agency emsemergency medical services emtemergency medical technician emt-bemergency medical technician - basic(old) emt-iemergency medical technician - intermediate (old) emt-pemergency medical technician - paramedic (old) enenrolled nurse (au) – see licensed practical nurse eortceuropean organization for research treatment in cancer epssgeuropean paediatric soft tissue sarcoma study group esrdend stage renal disease program f abbreviationorganization or personnel fdafood and drug administration facc fellowship in the american college of cardiology facefellow of the american college of endocrinology facp fellow of the american college of physicians faha fellow of the american heart association fccp fellow of the american college of chest physicians fcrsa fhofoundation house officer figointernational federation of gynecology and obstetrics fnkr fnla fellow of the national lipid association fnpfamily nurse practitioner frcpfellow of the royal college of physicians (uk) fvrs fellowship in vitreo-retinal surgery fapa fellowship, american psychiatric association g abbreviationorganization or personnel gdcgeneral dental council (uk) gmcgeneral medical council (uk) gmsgeneral medical services medical services provided by gps (uk) gpgeneral practitioner gphcgeneral pharmaceutical council (uk) h abbreviationorganization or personnel hchealth canada hemshelicopter emergency medical service hpcsa health professions council of south africa hsehealth service executive (ireland) i abbreviationorganization or personnel iaspinternational association for the study of pain iammsibn sina academy of medieval medicine and sciences ibclcinternational board certified lactation consultant icgitalian cooperative group ifmsainternational federation of medical students' associations imdinstitution for mental disease imfirish medicines formulary imoirish medical organisation inhsinland northwest health services ismpinstitute for safe medication practices j abbreviationorganization or personnel jamajournal of the american medical association jaoajournal of the american osteopathic association jcjoint commission, previously jcaho l abbreviationorganization or personnel lalaboratory aide or assistant lmssalicentiate in medicine and surgery of the society of apothecaries lmtlicensed massage therapist lpnlicensed practical nurse lsalicensed surgical assistant lvnlicensed vocational nurse – see licensed practical nurse m abbreviationorganization or personnel mashmobile army surgical hospital (us) medpacmedicare payment advisory commission mddoctor of medicine mlamedical laboratory assistant mtmedical technologist mltmedical laboratory technician mohministry of health (various countries) mrcpmembership of the royal college of physicians mrcsmembership of the royal college of surgeons mrtmedical radiation technologist mpmedical psychologist mph master of public health msosmedication safety officers society mspt master of science in physical therapy n abbreviationorganization or personnel nanarcotics anonymous naaclsnational accrediting agency for clinical laboratory science napcrgnorth american primary care research group ncanational credentialing agency for laboratory personnel ncinational cancer institute nctmbnationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork nejmnew england journal of medicine nhcnephrology hypertension clinic, p.c nhsnational health service nicenational institute for health and clinical excellence nkcnorthwest kidney centers nkfnational kidney foundation nyhanew york heart association npsnational prescribing service (australia) npsanational pharmaceutical services association nremtnational registry of emergency medical technicians(org) nremrnational registry emergency medical first responder (nremr) nremtnational registry emergency medical technician (nremt) nraemtnational registry advanced emergency medical technician (nraemt) nrpnational registry paramedic o abbreviationorganization or personnel oddoctor of optometry ongorthodontic national group otaorthodontic technicians association otr occupational therapist registered p abbreviationorganization or personnel paphysician assistant or pathologist assistant paccertified physician assistant or pathologist assistant cptphlebotomist pctprimary care trust (uk) pgnzpharmaceutical guild of new zealand pharmpharmaceutical health and rational use of medicines (australia) pharm.ddoctor of pharmacy pmspersonal medical services alternative contract for uk gps pogpediatric oncology group prhopre-registration house officer (uk) psnzpharmaceutical society of new zealand r abbreviationorganization or personnel raradiologist's assistant racproyal australasian college of physicians racsroyal australasian college of surgeons rcgproyal college of general practitioners rcisregistered cardiovascular invasive specialist rcsregistered cardiovascular specialist rcmroyal college of midwives rcnroyal college of nursing rcogroyal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists rcproyal college of pathologists rcproyal college of physicians rcparoyal college of pathologists of australasia rcsroyal college of surgeons (england) rcsiroyal college of surgeons in ireland rdregistered dietitian rmaregistered medical assistant rnregistered nurse r.phregistered pharmacist rphtregistered pharmacy technician rpnregistered practical nurse — see licensed practical nurse rpnregistered psychiatric nurse rpsroyal pharmaceutical society rrtregistered respiratory therapist - respiratory therapy rsnrenal support network rtradiologic technologist rtrespiratory therapist – respiratory therapy s abbreviationorganization or personnel scoapsurgical care and outcomes assessment program senstate enrolled nurse (uk) – see licensed practical nurse shosenior house officer (uk) signscottish intercollegiate guidelines network (sign and nice are major centers of cpg development) siopinternational society of paediatric oncology snstudent nurse somastudent osteopathic medical association stfmsociety of teachers of family medicine stscsoft tissue sarcoma committee sprspecialist registrar (uk) slpspeech-language pathologist u abbreviationorganization or personnel udcuniversity disability consortium uemsunion européenne des médecins spécialistes ukpdsunited kingdom prospective diabetes study unosunited network for organ sharing usmleunited states medical licensing examination v abbreviationorganization or personnel vaveterans administration – united states department of veterans affairs w abbreviationorganization or personnel whoworld health organization wmaworld medical association medical abbreviations 0–9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v 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