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Hands-On Learning for Real-World Care

Graduates of our programs leave with the proficiency and technical expertise they need to become the next generation of health professionals. Our programs focus on different disciplines that include: Diagnostic and therapeutic services, Promotion of health care reform, Frontline clinical care and Health administration.

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Allied Health Professions

The Department of Allied Health Professions (AHP) at Augusta University trains individuals interested in future careers in healthcare. Students can choose from our baccalaureate programs, run by caring, knowledgeable faculty, who will get them ready for exciting, rewarding jobs in patient-centered care. Graduates of our programs leave with the proficiency and technical expertise they need to become the next generation of health professionals. Our programs focus on different disciplines that include:

  • Diagnostic and therapeutic services
  • Promotion of health care reform
  • Frontline clinical care
  • Health administration

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Allied Health Professions

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706-721-4176

706-721-8293

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Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Clinical laboratory scientists, also known as medical laboratory scientists and medical technologists, are vital members of the health care team who perform the tests that inform the diagnoses and help direct the treatments.

Clinical Laboratory Sciences

Nuclear Medicine Technology

A nuclear medicine technologist uses cutting-edge technology to assist physicians in diagnosing and treating disease.

Nuclear Medicine Technology

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapists deliver hands-on treatment directly to cancer patients through the use of high-energy ionizing radiation.

Radiation Therapy

Health Services

Health services managers, also called health care executives or health care administrators, plan and direct medical and health services for a variety of different areas.

Health Services

Dental Hygiene

Dental hygienists provide preventive, therapeutic and educational dental health services to patients in a variety of different settings.

Dental Hygiene

Health Information Administration

Heath information professionals are responsible for managing and protecting personal health information and serve as advocates of the patient-provider relationship. 

Health Information Administration

Respiratory Therapy

The coronavirus pandemic has showed the critical need for respiratory therapists. Respiratory Therapists are experts with treating diseases and operating life-supporting technologies.

Respiratory Therapy

Our Priorities

The Department of Allied Health Professions is committed to the tenants of the AU Strategic Plan's five priorities of discovery, learning, student success, community and stewardship, as well as its three interwoven priorities of innovation, engagement, and DEI - diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Briefly, our objectives to meet these priorities are as follows:

Learning  

Allied Health Professions students are our number one priority. Our learning objective is to provide excellence in health science education to meet the health care needs of Georgia and beyond. The Allied Health Profession programs provide exceptional, innovative learning experiences allowing students to become highly qualified and diverse as healthcare professionals. All our programs strive to maintain national accreditation to ensure students have the best opportunity for learning

Discovery  

Our faculty and students are given the opportunities to collaborate in discovery as part of the Augusta University research culture. The AHP department supports applied health science research in clinical and community health environments. In addition, faculty participate in collaborative discovery via the scholarship of teaching and learning pathways.

Service  

Students and faculty in the Allied Health Profession programs have opportunities to engage in service through community outreach activities that impact the health and well-being of the rural and underserved populations in Georgia and beyond.

Access, Success & Belonging  

Our department is committed to creating an environment that is welcoming to our faculty, staff and student populations. 

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Learning Like No Other

The College of Allied Health Sciences at Augusta University trains and educates today’s health care professionals: the therapists, technicians, administrators, managers and assistants who are the backbone of our country’s health care workforce.

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