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Allied Health Careers
Why choose allied health?
Allied
health programs train people for careers in support of medicine.
The programs are two-year associate degree or four-year baccalaureate
programs. Science is the foundation of each of the allied
health curricula. However, because they are applied
programs their administration is not under the same administrative umbrella that
traditionally include the pre-health care professional disciplines. Although allied health is not the focus of this web site, sufficient links are
provided to allow students to learn about these alternate career
paths. This information may be helpful to the following two categories
of students:
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Some students are not interested in attempting a
professional degree program. Spending several years in preparation
followed by the professional school experience and a residency of one to
three years is not appealing to a segment of the student population. For students who
are not prepared to make the commitment in time and effort required
for a health care professional program,
training in an allied health field is a desirable and viable career option.
If the student makes the decision to turn to an allied health
program the application process should begin as soon as possible
because admission may be competitive and the requirements may be
different from those required for the health care professional
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Occasionally, a student who began with the goal of
medicine may find his or her academic
credentials to be less than presentable by the end of the junior or senior
year. Some health care professional schools have lower
standards than others but if the student has a 2.0
– 2.4 GPA the choices are
limited. Depending on many factors, students with marginal
credentials might be advised to carefully select one
or two health care professional programs for consideration. Thus, students with a B.S. in
Biology or Chemistry who find their progress toward a career in medicine stalled
may want to apply to nursing or some other allied health program. Only some of the credit hours will count toward the new path and it does mean more years of education. However, this change in direction can lead to a rewarding and
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Savvy students will constantly assess their academic
credentials, improve performance, and remain open to potential
professional opportunities and paths to careers. Efforts expended in
planning and forming strategies for success will be well rewarded. If you have questions or want advice please avail yourself of our advising
services.
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