Health (allied professions in other countries)

• Cardiovascular technologist


  Uses imaging technology to help physicians diagnose patients with cardiac (heart) and peripheral vascular (blood vessel) ailments
• Clinical officer


  Performs general medical duties such as the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury, recommendation and interpretation of medical tests
• Dental hygienist


  Specializes in the removal of calcaneous deposits and stains from patients' and provides additional services and information on prevention of oral diseases
• Diagnostic medical sonographist


  Uses ultrasonic imaging devices to produce diagnostic images, scans, videos, or 3D volumes of patients' anatomy
• Kinesiotherapist


  Develops and monitors exercise programs to help people regain muscle strength and function lost due to injury or disease
• Neurophysiologist


  Specializes in the diagnosis of conditions affecting the nervous system such as neuromuscular diseases, epilepsy, and nerve entrapments
• Medical dosimetrist


  Designs treatment plans for patients by means of computer and/or manual computation to determine a treatment field technique
• Medical radiation scientist


  Performs complex diagnostic imaging studies on patients and plans and administers radiation treatments
• Music therapist


  Uses music within a therapeutic relationship to address a client's needs
• Nuclear medicine technologist


  Performs imaging procedures using radioactive drugs and materials to make diagnostic evaluations
• Orthoptist


  Investigates, diagnoses and treats defects of binocular vision and abnormalities related to eye movement
• Pedorthist


  Are foot orthotic and orthopedic footwear experts trained in the assessment of lower limb anatomy and muscle and joint function
• Perfusionist


  Assists in performing procedures that involve extracorporeal circulation, such as during open-heart surgery or hypothermia
• Surgical technologist


  A member of the surgical team who serves as a scrub technician or as a circulator