Clinical judgment and sometimes ethical judgment enter into these decisions where there are often no right or wrong answers and where there are no textbooks or RCTs that tell us what to do.
predecessor - something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone. harbinger, herald, forerunner, precursor. indicant, indication - something that serves to indicate or suggest; an indication of foul play; indications of strain; symptoms are the prime indicants of disease.
The definition of alumni are people who previously attended or graduated from a particular school, college or university, or people who had a former association with the same organization. 1  An example of alumni are the people who graduated from Cornell. An example of an alumni are people who are part of a group that previously worked together at the same factory.