General

Allied health professions are clinical healthcare professions distinct from medicine, dentistry, and nursing. They work in a healthcare team to make the healthcare system function. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_health_professions 6/3/09

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Allied Health professionals are involved with the delivery of health or related services pertaining to the identification, evaluation and prevention of diseases and disorders; ...

Findings

The American Medical Association's Health Care Careers Directory lists information about 81 careers in health care (see PDF files below) and more than

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Because their job descriptions become more specialized, they must adhere to national training and education standards, their professional scope of practice, and often prove their ...

The Journal of Allied Health is the official publication ofThe Association of Schools of Allied Health Schools http://www.asahp.org/journal_ah.htm More publications ...

Allied and Related Health Organizations

American Academy of Physician Assistants http://www.aapa.org
American Association for Respiratory Care

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Resources

Where to start

Of all the People & Organizations involved with Allied Healthcare Professions, who knows most? What are the best contacts for people just starting out on this topic?

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People & Organizations

Here are all the People & Organizations working on Allied Healthcare Professions:

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Supporting Foundations and Affinity Groups

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Other

Funding Opportunities Academy for Health Services Research and Health Policy http://www.academyhealth.org/ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahcpr.gov/ Commonwealth ...

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