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A person skilled in the application of knowledge for practical purposes. A technician is a specialist in the technical details of a process or subject. The distinction between the terms “technician” and “technologist” is not clear, particularly when they are used in the health care field.<\/p>\n

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An individual specializing in the application of scientific knowledge in solving practical or theoretical problems. The knowledge and skills required for performing these functions are achieved through formal education and a period of supervised clinical practice.<\/p>\n

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A person skilled in the application of knowledge for practical purposes. A technician is a specialist in the technical details of a process or subject. The distinction between the terms “technician” and “technologist” is not clear, particularly when they are used in the health care field. An individual specializing in the application of scientific knowledge […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-145563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-t"],"yoast_head":"\nTechnologist - Definition of Technologist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A person skilled in the application of knowledge for practical purposes. A technician is a specialist in the technical details of a process or subject. 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