Allied Health

INTRODUCTION

An allied health professional is usually defined as a health care provider who is not a doctor, a nurse, or a pharmacist.

Most of the professions discussed on this page require a bachelors degree, after which you must pass a professional licensing exam before you can practice.

• Dietetics
• Medical Technology
• Occupational Therapy
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Physician Assistant

Please visit the Pre-Medical pages for information about becoming an allopathic physician (M.D.), osteopathic physician (D.O.), dentist (D.D.S.), optometrist (O.D.), veterinarian (D.V.M.), podiatrist (D.P.M.), or chiropractor (D.C.).

Please visit our Nursing pages for information on Nursing.