College of Health Professions


ALLIED HEALTH

Bachelor of Technical and  Professional Studies in Allied Health (BTPS)

Professor Linda Caplis reviewing the Allied Health Program with a prospective studentThe 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: 
Click here to see all track descriptions!

  -  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



Announcements
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Fall 2011 Allied Health Newsletter - NEW

 

• Respiratory Therapists described in the Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook.

 

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• Respiratory Therapists and the profession described in ExploreHealthCareers.org, a project of the American Dental Education Association, funded in part by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

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"I feel that my degree positioned me for advancement in my job. I feel more confident in working with other professionals."
  – Vanessa Hughes '09

 

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