medical assistant; health worker; junior medical practitioner
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
medical assistant; health worker; junior medical practitioner with secondary medical training
technicalRefers to healthcare professionals who have completed secondary-level medical education (equivalent to associate degree or vocational training) and are licensed to practice basic medicine, typically working under the supervision of physicians. Distinct from 医师 (physician/doctor), who have higher qualifications.
Tā他
zài在
xiāng乡
zhèn镇
wèi卫
shēng生
yuàn院
dāng当
le了
èr二
shí十
nián年
yī医
shì士
。
He worked as a medical assistant at the township health clinic for twenty years.
Yī医
shì士
xū需
yào要
dìng定
qī期
cān参
jiā加
yè业
wù务
péi培
xùn训
，
yǐ以
tí提
gāo高
zhěn诊
liáo疗
shuǐ水
píng平
。
Medical assistants need to participate in regular professional training to improve their diagnostic and treatment skills.
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Zài在
shàng上
shì世
jì纪
，
yī医
shì士
shì是
nóng农
cūn村
jī基
céng层
yī医
liáo疗
de的
zhǔ主
lì力
。
In the last century, medical assistants were the main force of grassroots healthcare in rural areas.