1. Allied Health Professionals Sherry Gilbert March, 2016

2. 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.)

3. Allied Health Professions  Physical Therapy  Occupational Therapy  Dental Hygiene  Dietetics  Audiology  Speech – Language Pathology (HealthTimes, 2015)

4. Medical Assistants  2 year Associates Degree  Greet and check in patients  General medical stats  Maintain medical inventory  Patient phone calls (Hyden, M. n.d.)

5. 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.)

6. Healthcare Administrators  Masters Degree  Specialists  Generalists  Deep understanding of all areas of operation  Connection between office and medical staff (Explorehealthcareers.org n.d.)

7. 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.)

8.  For further information check out The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions at www.asahp.orgwww.asahp.org

9. References Allnursingschools.com (n.d.) Registered nurse vs. LPN. Retrieved from http://www.allnursingschools.com/nursing-careers/article/registered-nurse-vs-licensed-practical-nurse/ Dictionary.com (n.d.) Allied health. Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/allied-health Explorehealthcareers.org (n.d.) Health administrator. Retrieved from http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/56/Health_Administrator HealthTimes,(2015) Healthtimes. What is allied health? Retrieved from http://healthtimes.com.au/hub/allied-health/66/guidance/nc1/what-is-allied-health/498/ Hyden, M. (n.d.) Medical group management association. Job descriptions: medical assistant. Retrieved from http://www.mgma.com/practice-resources/mgma-connection-plus/online-only/2012/august/job-description-medical-assistant Truity.com (n.d.) Truity. Medical transcriptionist. Retrieved from http://www.truity.com/career-profile/medical-transcriptionist