Table of Contents

• I. The State of the Healthcare Environment
• 1. Is a Career in Health Professions Right for you? (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 2. The Healthcare Environment (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 3. Types of Health-Care Facilities (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 4. Paying for Services (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• II. The Divisions of Healthcare
• 5. Introduction to the Primary Health Care Professions (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 6. History of Allied Health Professions (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 7. Interprofessional Approach for Patient Care (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• III. Primary Care Professions
• 8. Medicine (Thomas G. Irons, MD)
• 9. Nursing (Annette Greer, PhD, MSN)
• 10. Pharmacy (Doyle Cummings, Pharm.D, FCP, FCCP)
• IV. Allied Health Professions
• 11. Athletic Training (Katie Walsh Flannigan, EdD)
• 12. Audiology (Ayaskanta Rout, PhD)
• 13. Clinical Laboratory Science (Joan Glacken, EdD, Julie Zemplinski, MSH, & Tony Burkett, MS)
• 14. Dental Professions (Kelley Lybrand, DDS)
• 15. Dietetics (Michelle Hesse (Battista), PhD, RD; Tonya Orchard, PhD, RDN, LD; & Julie Kennel, PhD, RDN, LD)
• 16. Emergency Medical Services (Keith Monosky, PhD)
• 17. Health Information Management (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 18. Health Services Management (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 19. Medical Assisting (Laura Melendez, BS & Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 20. Occupational Therapy (Gregory Wintz, PhD, OTR/L)
• 21. Physical Therapy (Deanna Dye, PT, PhD)
• 22. Physician Assisting (Amanda Moloney-Johns, MPAS, PA-C)
• 23. Radiography (Amy Freshley-Lebkuecher, MS & Rex Ameigh, MSLM)
• 24. Radiation Therapy (Jennifer L. Harper, MD)
• 25. Recreational Therapy (Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, PhD & Missy Armstrong, MS)
• 26. Rehabilitation Counseling (Linda Holloway, PhD, CRC)
• 27. Respiratory Care/Cardiopulmonary (Jennifer Keely, MEd, RRT-AACS & Kathryn Rollins, Med, RRT-NPS)
• 28. Social Work (Patricia Royal, EdD, MSW)
• 29. Speech/Language Pathology (Elaine Shuey, PhD)
• V. The Professional Work Environment
• 30. Professionalism and Ethics in Health Care (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• 31. Professionals Working Together (Patricia Royal, EdD)
• Appendix: Other Health-Related Professions