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According to the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions, estimates suggest that allied health professionals make up as much as 60% of the healthcare workforce nationwide.
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) is an accreditation agency for postsecondary education programs in 30 health science fields. Programmatic accreditation is granted after an education program is reviewed and it is determined that the program is in compliance with the profession's accreditation Standards. [ 1 ]
The Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) is a recognized higher education accreditation organization in the United States specializing in the institutional accreditation of private, postsecondary institutions that offer allied health education programs, and the programmatic accreditation of programs leading to associate degrees or certificates in the medical assistant ...
The Union County Academy for Allied Health Sciences is highly selective, application-only school. Applicants must be in high academic standing. As part of the application process, it is mandatory to attend an "Information Session", and then take a two part entrance exam, consisting of English and Math sections.
Between 1980 and 2000, changes in healthcare delivery led to new programs in medical laboratory technology, clinical neurophysiology, radiation therapy, radiography and diagnostic medical sonography. The Nurse Practitioner Program, offered in partnership with Winona State University, was launched in 1994.
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts was established in February 2004 in San Mateo, California. The school’s headquarters and main campus have moved to San Jose, CA, as of January 2024.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university and professional school of the U.S. federal government.The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad as uniformed health professionals, scientists and leaders; by conducting cutting-edge, military-relevant research; by leading the Military Health ...
The allied health professions represent a large cluster of health and care service providers, which usually require specific training and/or certification, but which are distinct from the medicine, nursing and dentistry professions. [1] There is a large demand for allied health professionals, especially in rural and medically underserved areas. [2]