Medical Career Abbreviations

Occupational therapist

OT

Certified Medical Laboratory Technologist

CMT

Nurse Midwife

CNM

Doctor of dental medicine

DMD

Emergency medical technician

EMT

Doctor of Osteopathy

DO

Certified Biomedical Equipment Technician

CBET

Registered Nurse

RN

Optometrist

OD

Registered dietician

RD

Doctor of Dental surgery

DDS

American medical Transcriptionist

AMT

Doctor of Podiatric medicine

DPM

Certified Medical Assistant

CMA

Electrocardiograph Technician

ECG

Physical therapist

PT

Doctor of chiropractic

DC

Licensed practical /vocational Nurse

LPN or LVN

Doctor of Medicine

MD

Nurse practitioner

CRNP

Certified Laboratory Technician

CLT

Veterinarian

DVM or VMD

Electroencelphalographic technologist

EEG

Respiratory Therapist

RT