Medical Abbreviations - A
Over 490 commonly used medical health organisations and personnel acronyms and abbreviations. Medical, biotech, pharmaceutical and healthcare acronyms and abbreviations are frequently used in medicine, and if used intelligently can boost efficiency.ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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AA - Alcoholics AnonymousAAALAC - American Association for Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care AACCN - American Academy of Critical Care Nurses AAD - American Association of Dermatology AADGP - American Academy of Dental Group Practice AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians AAIN - American Academy of Industrial Nurses AAN - American Academy of Nursing AAO - American Academy of Ophthalmology AAO - American Academy of Optometry AAOS - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics AAPHP - American Association of Public Health Physicians ABEM - American Boarded in Emergency Medicine ABMS - American Boarded in Medical Specialties ACCP - American College of Chest Physicians ACD - Advisory Committee to the Director ACEP - American College of Emergency Physicians ACGME - Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education ACOG - American College of Obstetics and Gynecology ACP - American College of Physicians ACPM - American College of Preventive Medicine ACR - American College of Radiologists ACS - American Cancer Society ACS - American College of Surgeons ACSI - American Customer Satisfaction Index ACWA - Administrative Careers with America AD&D - Accidental Death and Dismemberment ADA - American Dental Association ADA - American Diabetes Association ADP - Automated Data Processing AFGE - American Federation of Government Employees AGD - Academy of General Dentistry AHA - American Heart Association AI/ANO - American Indian/Alaskan Native Organization AID - Agency for International Development AIRIO - Agency Intramural Research Integrity Officer |
AL - Annual Leave
AMA - American Medical Association AMA - Australian Medical Association AMHPS - Association of Minority Health Professionals Schools ANF - Australian Nursing Federation AO - Administrative Office/Officer AOA - American Optometric Association AOA - Australian Orthopaedic Association APA - American Psychiatric Association APAO - Asian Pacific Islander American Organization APGAR - American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record APHA - American Public Health Association ARA - American Rheumatological Association ARAC - Administrative Restructuring Advisory Committee AREA - Academic Research Enhancement Award ARRT - American Registry of Radiologic Technologists ASAP - As Soon As Possible ASBTF - Assistant Secretary for Budget, Technology and Finance ASCEPT - Australasian Society of Clinical & Experimental Pharmacologists and Toxicologists ASCP - American Society for Clinical Pathology ASCP - American Society of Consultant Pharmacists ASDC - Administrative Skills Development Curriculum ASH - Assistant Secretary for Health, PHS ASHA - American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ASMI - Australian Self-Medication Industry ASMSO - American Society of Medication Safety Officers ASPER - Assistant Secretary for Personnel Administration, DHHS ASPH - Association of Schools of Public Health ASPS - American Society of Plastic Surgeons ASRT - American Society of Radiologic Technologists ASSH - American Society for Surgery of the Hand ASTHO - Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ATM - Above The Minimum ATPM - Association of Teachers and Preventive Medicine ATSDR - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, PHS AWOL - Absence Without Official Leave AWS - Alternate Work Schedule |