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A Prescription To Boost America’s Health And Allied Health Workforce
Even in the current COVID-19 crisis, we still have options to boost America’s health and allied health workforce. This means during the infections and after it.
That means having people on the front line or supporting it doing their training at the same time. And yes, they’d need appropriate personal protective clothing and gear and risk mitigation training.
That’s what work-based learning systems have been doing for a long time. Formalizing the effort using the apprenticeship model works best as you earn while you learn in the workplace and all without being lugged with a colossal college tuition debt. It’s hands-on training and work…
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The Overlooked Frontline in the COVID-19 Crisis – Allied Health Professionals
Allied health professionals are a diverse group of people who play critical roles in therapy, rehabilitation, chronic care, ward-based care, investigation areas, day wards, waiting areas, short-stay wards and many other ‘smaller’ places that often form the larger backbone of a hospital, away from the floodlights that light up the emergency rooms and the critical care areas, and who are as much at risk as the doctors, nurses and the patients.
Allied Health Professionals: What Are They and Why Should I Care?
Many people think the only person that can provide medical care in a doctor’s office is their doctor. This is a common misconception, as nowadays, there are many different healthcare providers that work together to provide you better care.
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What is Allied Health?
Allied Health professionals are involved with the delivery of health or related services pertaining to the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; rehabilitation and health systems management, among others. Allied health professionals, to name a few, include dental hygienists, diagnostic medical sonographers, dietitians, medical technologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, radiographers, respiratory therapists, and speech language pathologists.
A Prescription To Boost America’s Health And Allied Health Workforce
The health care sector is multi-faceted and complex. Let’s pivot off tried-and-true training models such as apprenticeships to ensure there’s a pipeline for this workforce to tackle the COVID-19 health crisis and beyond.
Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions
Advancing health through interprofessional collaboration.
AHCAS
AHCAS, a service of the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions (ASAHP), allows you to apply to multiple programs in radiologic & imaging sciences, laboratory sciences, and respiratory therapy.
IPEC
IPEC, working in collaboration with academic institutions, will promote, encourage and support efforts to prepare future health professionals so that they enter the workforce ready for interprofessional collaborative practice that helps to ensure the health of individuals and populations.
National Society of Allied Health
The National Society of Allied Health (NSAH) is the official voice for Historically Black Colleges and Universities with schools or programs of allied health, providing a forum for faculty, students, and practitioner development.
The Alpha ETA Society
The development of a national honor society for allied health students was proposed in 1973. The purpose of the honor society was to recognize scholarship in allied health students using the model of the University of Florida's local honor society, Eta Rho Phi.
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