nonphysician

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Recent Examples of nonphysician But the Fifth Circuit’s 2-1 ruling on April 13 approved the judge’s invalidation of the later FDA actions, including prescription by nonphysicians and use up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2023 However, a nonphysician must have a master’s degree of public health or public administration or have at least seven years of professional experience in public health, with at least five of those in a senior level administrative position, according to the law. — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020 Rod Betit, who was the health department’s executive director during the 1990s and early 2000s, was the first nonphysician to lead the agency, according to a Deseret News article. — Bethany Rodgers, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Aug. 2020

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“Nonphysician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonphysician. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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