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Preparing for a Career in an Allied Health Program

Allied health programs are numerous, and are diverse in their requirements. Please review the links below for more information on some allied health fields.

FieldLocationWebsite
Allied HealthThe Association of Schools of Allied Healthwww.asahp.org
Anesthesiologist AssistantAmerican Academy of Anesthesiologists’ Assistantswww.anesthetist.org
Art TherapistAmerican Art Therapy Associationwww.arttherapy.org
Athletic TrainerNational Athletic Trainers Associationwww.nata.org
Blood Bank TechnologistAmerican Society of Clinical Pathologistswww.ascp.org
Cardiovascular TechnologistAmerican Society of Echocardiographywww.asecho.org
Cardiovascular TechnologistAmerican Society of Echocardiographywww.asecho.org
 Cardiovascular Professionalswww.acp-online.org
Medical Laboratory Science/Cytotechnology*National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Scienceswww.naacls.org
 American Society of Clinical Pathologistswww.ascp.org
* These programs are offered by Monmouth University in conjunction with several hospital partners. For more information see Dr. William Schreiber or Dr. Robin Kucharczyk in the Department of Chemistry, Medical Technology & Physics
Counseling-related OccupationsAmerican Counseling Associationwww.counseling.org
Crime Scene InvestigatorInternational Crime Scene Investigators Associationwww.icsia.org
Dental HygienistAmerican Dental Hygienists’ Associationwww.adha.org
Dental Laboratory TechnicianNational Association of Dental Laboratorieswww.nadl.org
Diagnostic Medical SonographerSociety of Diagnostic Medical Sonographerswww.sdms.org
Dietetic Technician, DietitianAmerican Dietetic Associationwww.eatright.org
www.nutrition.org
Emergency Medical Technician/ParamedicNational Association of Emergency Medical Technicianswww.naemt.org
Health Information ManagementAmerican Health Information Management Associationwww.ahima.org
Histologic Technician/ HistotechnologistNational Society for Histotechnologywww.nsh.org
KinesiotherapistAmerican Kinesiotherapy Associationwww.linkedin.com/company/american-kinesiotherapy-association
Medical AssistantAmerican Association of Medical Assistantswww.aama-ntl.org
Music TherapistAmerican Music Therapy Associationwww.musictherapy.org
Nuclear Medicine TechnologistSociety of Nuclear Medicine – Technologist Sectionwww.snmmi.org
Ophthalmic Medical Technician/ TechnologistJoint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology 
Orthotist and ProsthetistAmerican Orthotic & Prosthetic Associationwww.aopanet.org
Radiation Therapist/RadiographerAmerican Society of Radiologic Technologistswww.asrt.org
Rehabilitation CounselorNational Rehabilitation Counseling Association 
Respiratory Therapist/
Respiratory Therapy Technician
American Association for Respiratory Carewww.aarc.org
Speech-Language PathologistAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Associationwww.asha.org
Surgical TechnologistAssociation of Surgical Technologistswww.ast.org

General Information on Health Profession Careers

Career information on this page is to help students begin to prepare for continuing education after completion of their undergraduate degree at Monmouth. Every student should seek out further information on these potential careers through professional organizations and websites for each graduate program he or she intends to apply.