ALLIED HEALTH
Bachelor of Technical and Professional Studies in
Allied Health (BTPS)
 The Allied Health Program is designed to give practicing health care professionals the opportunity to advance their careers by expanding their skills in the health care marketplace. The program builds on their existing clinical backgrounds through advanced learning in health care administration and management, organization and funding, ethical and professional issues, and research findings that affect best practice. Graduates are better positioned for promotions, movement into related positions, or job expansion.
OUR MISSION
The Towson University Allied Health Program is designed to advance the comprehensive performance of allied health providers in the dynamic health care environment . We address the healthcare workforce shortage by preparing allied health providers to enhance their professional roles through evidence-based critical thinking, culturally competent patient care, effective communication and the development of leadership skills.
Choose One of the Following Six Tracks:
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- Administrative/Management
- Advanced Respiratory Therapy
- Health Promotion, Wellness, Prevention and Community Health Education
- Family Studies
- Science and Professional Preparation
- Education
PROGRAM GOALS
The Allied Health program is designed to prepare students to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the social, economic and political forces that impact
the availability and quality of healthcare at the individual, regional, and national levels.
- Effectively use scientific inquiry and evidence based practice through current technology to support and guide health care delivery.
- Develop leadership skills through advanced reasoning and communication that promote the expansion of discipline specific clinical roles.
- Enhance the use of ethically grounded and culturally competent practices in the administration and delivery of health services.
- Acquire and utilize focused knowledge in administration/ management, science/ professional preparation, education, health promotion, respiratory therapy, and/ or family studies, that contributes to professional development and a commitment to life-long learning.
Why Study Allied Health?
Allied Health
Burdick Hall, Room 101
Phone: 410-704-4049
Fax: 410-704-4965
E-mail:
nbraunstein@towson.edu
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