Allied Health

Allied Health professionals are key members of the healthcare delivery team. There are more than 200 different allied health fields, all of which must adhere to national training and education standards, their professional scope of practice, and often prove their skills through diplomas, certified credentials, and continuing education.

Allied health workers constitute nearly 60 percent of the healthcare workforce in the United States. Allied health professionals include physician assistants, diagnostic medical sonographers, dietitians, medical technologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, radiographers, respiratory therapists, and speech language pathologists, to name just a few.