Allied Health Excellence
Graduates of our programs leave with the proficiency and technical expertise they need to become the next generation of health professionals. Our programs focus on different disciplines that include: Diagnostic and therapeutic services, Promotion of health care reform, Frontline clinical care and Health administration.
The Department of Allied Health Professions (AHP) at Augusta University trains individuals interested in future careers in healthcare. Students can choose from our baccalaureate programs, run by caring, knowledgeable faculty, who will get them ready for exciting, rewarding jobs in patient-centered care. Graduates of our programs leave with the proficiency and technical expertise they need to become the next generation of health professionals. Our programs focus on different disciplines that include:
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Clinical laboratory scientists, also known as medical laboratory scientists and medical technologists, are vital members of the health care team who perform the tests that inform the diagnoses and help direct the treatments.
A nuclear medicine technologist uses cutting-edge technology to assist physicians in diagnosing and treating disease.
Radiation therapists deliver hands-on treatment directly to cancer patients through the use of high-energy ionizing radiation.
Health services managers, also called health care executives or health care administrators, plan and direct medical and health services for a variety of different areas.
Dental hygienists provide preventive, therapeutic and educational dental health services to patients in a variety of different settings.
Heath information professionals are responsible for managing and protecting personal health information and serve as advocates of the patient-provider relationship.
The coronavirus pandemic has showed the critical need for respiratory therapists. Respiratory Therapists are experts with treating diseases and operating life-supporting technologies.
The Department of Allied Health Professions is committed to the tenants of the AU Strategic Plan's five priorities of discovery, learning, student success, community and stewardship, as well as its three interwoven priorities of innovation, engagement, and DEI - diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Briefly, our objectives to meet these priorities are as follows:
Allied Health Professions students are our number one priority. Our learning objective is to provide excellence in health science education to meet the health care needs of Georgia and beyond. The Allied Health Profession programs provide exceptional, innovative learning experiences allowing students to become highly qualified and diverse as healthcare professionals. All our programs strive to maintain national accreditation to ensure students have the best opportunity for learning
Our faculty and students are given the opportunities to collaborate in discovery as part of the Augusta University research culture. The AHP department supports applied health science research in clinical and community health environments. In addition, faculty participate in collaborative discovery via the scholarship of teaching and learning pathways.
Students and faculty in the Allied Health Profession programs have opportunities to engage in service through community outreach activities that impact the health and well-being of the rural and underserved populations in Georgia and beyond.
Our department is committed to creating an environment that is welcoming to diversity, equity and inclusion in both our faculty and student populations. The faculty have developed the following statement as a testament to this commitment: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Affirmation.
