Paramedical professionals

Paramedical professionals provide medical treatments as part of their profession. They perform tasks alongside physicians (medical doctors). A paramedical professional is therefore not a doctor, but someone who provides care independently or under the supervision of a doctor (or dentist).

The title paramedical professional is a general term and is not, in itself, a position or qualification. Training for a paramedical profession enables a paramedical professional to perform a specific role or obtain a specific qualification. Examples of paramedical professionals include physiotherapists, podiatrists, speech therapists and diëtitians. Paramedical professions exist at various levels. For some paramedical professions, university master's degree programs are available at the master's level.

On this page, you can read more about various paramedical professions.

You can find an overview of medical doctors on the medical specialists page.