http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htmHelp with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learntenXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClinicalMedicalTitlesAbbreviations/20/hcnjn/Post.htm#600135Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:05:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:600135Delmobile0http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClinicalMedicalTitlesAbbreviations/20/hcnjn/Post.htm#600135http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-600135.xmlA 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.http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClinicalMedicalTitlesAbbreviations/hcnjn/post.htmThu, 22 Jan 2009 18:05:59 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:598396Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/ClinicalMedicalTitlesAbbreviations/hcnjn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-598396.xmlWhat does "clinical" mean in the expression, "clinical professor of medicine"? __ <mod note: originally posted here . -- T.>