Medical-organisations
191 abbreviations
| Abbreviation | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| GDC | General Dental Council (UK) | |
| GMC | General Medical Council (UK) | |
| GMS | General medical services medical services provided by GPs (UK) | |
| GPhC | General Pharmaceutical Council (UK) | |
| HC | Health Canada | |
| HEMS | Helicopter Emergency Medical Service | |
| HSE | Health Service Executive (Ireland) | |
| IAMMS | Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences | |
| IASP | International Association for the Study of Pain | |
| IBCLC | International Board Certified Lactation Consultant | |
| IFMSA | International Federation of Medical Students' Associations | |
| IMD | Institution for Mental Disease | |
| IMF | Irish Medicines Formulary | |
| IMO | Irish Medical Organisation | |
| INHS | Inland Northwest Health Services | |
| JAMA | Journal of the American Medical Association | |
| JAOA | Journal of the American Osteopathic Association | |
| JC | Joint Commission, previously JCAHO | |
| LA | Laboratory aide or assistant | |
| LMSSA | Licentiate in Medicine and Surgery of the Society of Apothecaries | |
| LMT | Licensed massage therapist | |
| LSA | Licensed surgical assistant | |
| LVN | Licensed vocational nurse – see licensed practical nurse | |
| MASH | Mobile army surgical hospital (US) | |
| MLA | Medical laboratory assistant | |
| MLT | Medical laboratory technician | |
| MP | Medical psychologist | |
| MRCP | Membership of the Royal College of Physicians | |
| MRT | Medical radiation technologist | |
| MT | Medical technologist | |
| NA | Narcotics Anonymous | |
| NAACLS | National accrediting agency for clinical laboratory science | |
| NCA | National credentialing agency for laboratory personnel | |
| NCTMB | Nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork | |
| NEJM | New England Journal of Medicine | |
| NHC | Nephrology Hypertension Clinic, P.C | |
| NHS | National Health Service | |
| NICE | National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence | |
| NKC | Northwest Kidney Centers | |
| NKF | National Kidney Foundation | |
| NPS | National Prescribing Service (Australia) | |
| NPSA | National Pharmaceutical Services Association | |
| NYHA | New York Heart Association | |
| ONG | Orthodontic National Group | |
| OTA | Orthodontic Technicians Association | |
| PA | Physician assistant or pathologist assistant | |
| PCT | Primary Care Trust (UK) | |
| PGNZ | Pharmaceutical Guild Of New Zealand | |
| PHARM | Pharmaceutical Health and Rational Use of Medicines (Australia) | |
| Pharm.D | Doctor of Pharmacy |