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3 Allied Health: An Overview
Pages 11-14

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... That meeting contributed to the passage of the Allied Health Professions Personnel Training Act of 19661 just 8 months after legislation was introduced in the House and Senate. According to data presented by Gale, the next year Congress appropriated $3.735 million under the act to increase the number of allied health personnel and to improve and expand allied health education and training.
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From page 12...
... . It lists health technologists and technicians as athletic trainers; cardiovascular technologists and technicians; clinical laboratory technologists and technicians; dental hygienists; diagnostic medical sonographers; emergency medical technicians and paramedics; licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses; medical records and health information technicians; nuclear medicine technologists; occupational health and safety specialists; occupational health and safety technicians; dispensing opticians; pharmacy technicians and aides; radiologic technologists and technicians; surgical technologists; and veterinary technologists and technicians (BLS, 2011)
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... "In the early 1970s, the AMA Council on Medical Education and the Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions conducted a major study of accredited schools of allied health, in which it identified seven prominent dilemmas," said Gale (Rees, 1973)
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... Third-party accreditation processes and a national accreditation board could help break down these silos, Gale said. The term allied health covers everything from 1-week laparoscopic training to Ph.D.
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