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The Department of Allied Health offers majors, concentrations, or
certificates in the disciplines of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Services Management, and Medical
Technology. Each curriculum prepares students in the preventive,
diagnostic, and therapeutic aspects of health care. Allied Health
professionals work in: hospitals, health departments, commercial health
insurance, nursing and personal care homes, physicians' offices,
retirement villages, rehabilitation centers, educational institutions,
private clinical laboratories, medical schools, and pharmaceutical
companies. Our Medical Techology Program
is fully accredited by the National Accredition Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS),
8410 W. Bryn Mawr Avenu, Suite 670, Chicago Illinois, (773)714-8880.
All Allied Health Programs require external clinical
practicum or internship experiences at health
care facilities:
- Hospitals
- Health departments
- Private and reference laboratories
- Nursing homes
- Human resources office
- Health maintenance offices
- Physicians' Offices
Allied Health students are eligible for national certification, licensure, or registration as:
- Registered Dieticians (RD) - American Dietetic Association (ADA)
- Registered Recorder Administrators (R.R.A.) - American Health
- Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Medical Technologists MT (ASCP) - American Society for Clinical Pathologists (ASCP)
- Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS (NCA) - National Certifying
Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science (NCA)
Allied Health students participate in the:
- Major's Club (FSN, HIM, HSM, and MT)
- Professional Organizations for each discipline
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Honors Program for Parson Scholars
- University Ambassadors' Program
- Norfolk State University Marching Spartans Band and Concert Choir
- Cheerleaders' Program
- Epsilon Tau Sigma Honor Society of the National Society for Allied Health
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