Education
Acronyms ::: Health Career Acronyms
Education
BOE – Board of Education
CCI – Career Connection Instructor
DCH – Department of Community Health
DOE – (Georgia) Department of Education
DTAE – (Georgia) Department of Technical and Adult Education
ESOL – English as Second Official Language
FA – Financial Aid
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
GACE – Georgia Association of Career Educators
GACTE – Georgia Association of Career and Technology Education
GC – Guidance Counselor
GCIS – Georgia Career Information System
GDOE – Georgia Department of Education
GMCF – Georgia Medical Care Foundation
GSCA – Georgia School Counselors Association
GVSDC – Georgia Vocational Staff Development Consortium
GYSTC – Georgia Youth Science and Technology Center
HSTE – Healthcare Science Technology Educator’s Association
HOPE – Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally
HOSA – Health Occupations Students of America
HPSA – Health Professional Shortage Area
IC – Industry Certification
MUA – Medically Underserved Area
NCHSTE – National Consortium on Healthcare Science Technology
Education
NTI – New Teacher Institute
PAGE – Professional Association of Georgia Educators
RFP – Request for Proposal
SDU – Staff Development Unit
T&I – Trade and Industry
VICA – Vocational Industrial Clubs of America
YAP – Youth Apprenticeship Program
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Health Careers
A.A. – Associate of Arts
A.A.H. – Associate in Allied Health
A.A.N. – Associate of Arts in Nursing
A.A.S. – Associate in Applied Science
A.A.T. – Associate of AppliedTechnology
A.B. – Associate in Business
A.D. – Associate Degree
A.D.N. – Associate Degree in Nursing
A.M.Sc. – Associate in Medical Science
A.S. – Associate of Science
A.S.D.H. – Associate of Science in Dental Hygiene
A.S.N. – Associate of Science in Nursing
B.A. or A.B. – Bachelor of Arts
B.A.S. – Bachelor of Applied Science
B.H.S. – Bachelor of Health Science
B.M.Sc. – Bachelor of Medical Science
B.S. – Bachelor of Science
B.S.E. – Bachelor of Science in Engineering
B.S.Ed. – Bachelor of Science in Education
B.S.E.H. – Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
B.S.F.C.S. – Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences
B.S.N. – Bachelor of Science in Nursing
B.S.W. – Bachelor of Social Work
C.R.N.A. – Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
D.C. – Doctor of Chiropractic
D.D.S. – Doctor of Dental Surgery
D.M.D. – Doctor of Dental Medicine
D.N.Sc. – Doctor of Nursing Science
D.O. – Doctor of Osteopathy
D.P.M. – Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
D.P.T. – Doctor of Physical Therapy
D.V.M. – Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
Ed.D. – Doctor of Education
Ed.S. – Education Specialist
M.B.A./M.H.A. – Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration
M.B.A./M.P.H. – Master of Business Administration/Master of Public Health
M.D. – Doctor of Medicine
M.D./M.P.H. – Doctor of Medicine/Master of Public Health
M.D./Ph.D. – Doctor of Medicine/Doctor of Philosophy
M.Ed. – Master of Education
M.H.A. – Master of Health Administration
M.H.E. – Master of Health Education
M.H.S. – Master of Health Science
M.H.S.A. – Master of Health Services Administration
M.M.Sc. – Master of Medical Science
M.N. – Master of Nursing
M.N./M.P.H. – Master of Nursing/Master of Public Health
M.N./M.B.A. – Master of Nursing/Master of Business Administration
M.P.A. – Master of Pharmacy Administration
M.P.A. – Master of Public Adminstration
M.P.H. – Master of Public Health
M.P.T. – Master of Physical Therapy
M.R.C. – Master of Rehabilitative Counseling
M.S. – Master of Science
M.S.E. – Master of Science in Engineering
M.S.E.H. – Master of Science in Environmental Health
M.S.H.A. – Master of Science in Health Administration
M.S.H.S. – Master of Science in Health Systems
M.S.L.S. – Master of Science in Library Science
M.S.N. – Master of Science in Nursing
M.S.N./M.B.A. – Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Business Administration
M.S.N./M.P.H. – Master of Science in Nursing/Master of Public Health
M.S.W. – Master of Social Work
Ph.D. – Doctor of Philosophy
Pharm.D. – Doctor of Pharmacy
Pharm.D./M.B.A. – Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Business Administration
Pharm.D./Ph.D. – Doctor of Pharmacy/Doctor of Philosophy
Psy.D. – Doctor of Philosophy
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