Allied Health Professionals Sherry Gilbert March, 2016
What is Allied Health? Allied Health is: “ A segment of healthcare professions comprised of specialized occupations that require certification, including physical therapists, dental hygienists, social workers, speech therapists, nutritionists, etc., but not including doctors, nurses and dentists” (dictionary.com n.d.)
Allied Health Professions Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Dental Hygiene Dietetics Audiology Speech – Language Pathology (HealthTimes, 2015)
Medical Assistants 2 year Associates Degree Greet and check in patients General medical stats Maintain medical inventory Patient phone calls (Hyden, M. n.d.)
Medical Transcriptionists 2 year Associates Degree Transcribe recorded dictation Medical terminology a must Understand medical abbreviations Review transcription for errors Follow all privacy and confidentiality rules (Truity.com n.d.)
Healthcare Administrators Masters Degree Specialists Generalists Deep understanding of all areas of operation Connection between office and medical staff (Explorehealthcareers.org n.d.)
Nursing Careers Licensed Practical Nurse – LPN Accredited nursing program, 1 year community college Registered Nurse – RN BS in Nursing, 4 year BSN Associates in Nursing, 2 or 3 years ASN Certificate or diploma from approved nursing program Nurse Practitioner – NP BSN then Masters Degree or post-graduate certificate (Allnursingschools.com, n.d.)
For further information check out The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions at
References Allnursingschools.com (n.d.) Registered nurse vs. LPN. Retrieved from Dictionary.com (n.d.) Allied health. Retrieved from Explorehealthcareers.org (n.d.) Health administrator. Retrieved from HealthTimes,(2015) Healthtimes. What is allied health? Retrieved from Hyden, M. (n.d.) Medical group management association. Job descriptions: medical assistant. Retrieved from Truity.com (n.d.) Truity. Medical transcriptionist. Retrieved from