Anonymous  +  598396 Sat, 29 Nov 08 06:00 AM What does  "clinical" mean in the expression, "clinical professor of medicine"? __ <mod note: originally posted here. -- T.> Anonymous Abbreviations

	Delmobile  +  600135 Sun, 30 Nov 08 06:29 PM  A clinician is a doctor who sees patients (as opposed to research or classroom teaching). A clinical professor can be a doctor who does patient care himself, supervises doctors in training who see patients, etc. - but I am told that the precise job description for this title varies greatly from one institution to another.  Delmobile Joined on Wed, Jan 2 2008 Contributing Member 1,017 Abbreviations