Medical Credentials
At Elk Ridge Community 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
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