Medical Credentials

At El Rio Health, our team includes a wide range of highly qualified healthcare professionals with diverse degrees, certifications, and credentials. To help you better understand the qualifications of our providers, we have compiled a glossary of the abbreviations you may encounter throughout our website. This resource provides definitions for the various credentials and professional designations used by our medical staff.

 

APP: Advanced Practice Provider

APP-Psychiatric NP: Advanced Practice Provider–Psychiatric Nurse Practiitioner

APRN: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

BCACP: Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist

BC-ADM: Board Certified–Advanced Diabetes Management

BCBA: Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BHP: Behavioral Health Professional

CNM: Certified Nurse Midwife

DDS: Doctor of Dental Surgery

DMD: Doctor of Dental Medicine

DNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice

DNP-FNP: Doctor of Nursing Practice – Family Nurse Practitioner

DO: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

DPT: Doctor of Physical Therapy

FAPhA: Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association

FNP: Family Nurse Practitioner

FNP-C: Family Nurse Practitioner–Certified

IBCLC: International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

LAC: Licensed Associate Counselor

LBA: Licensed Behavior Analyst

LCSW: Licensed Clinical Social Worker

LPC: Licensed Professional Counselor

MD: Doctor of Medicine

MS: Master of Science

MSD: Master of Science in Dentistry

PA: Physician Assistant

PharmD: Doctor of Pharmacy

PMHNP: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

PNP: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

PT: Physical Therapist

RDH: Registered Dental Hygienist

RDN: Registered Dietitian Nutritionist

Resident: Medical Residency Designation

TWC Resident: The Wright Center Resident