Drupal 7 - path from nid #drupal #d7 #nid #path
<?php
// in search results
$physician_nid = $result['node']->nid;
$path = 'node/' . (int) $physician_nid;
$alias = drupal_get_path_alias($path);
print '<a href="' . $alias . '">Physician Profile</a>';