Spring
1998
What is "allied health"? What does U.S. allied health education require? Lia
Hutton has answers in this overview.
Once little known, it's now one of the fastest growing and highest demand professions in
the United States. Denise Bender of the University of Maryland at Baltimore gives an
in-depth look at career preparation.
The history of the respiratory care profession
provides a good model of allied health as a whole. Jeff Standridge of the University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences traces the past, and present, of this new career.
Here are some useful sites that bring together the varied allied health careers. Some
general print resources are also listed on page 21.
Allied health education administrators and overseas advisers discuss trends in study and
the special concerns of international students.
New federal requirements are being introduced for allied health professions. CGFNS offers
a screening program.
A quick but close look at many of the over one hundred allied health professions, with
information on curriculum, professional credentials, and more.
Full contact information and homepage addresses for a multitude of associations providing
information on allied health careers and education.
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