Community Cooperation Among a University, a Community College, a Hospital, and a High School: A New Model for Allied Health Education

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, School of Allied Health Sciences, has designed and established a linkage plan that could help solve the health personnel shortages in many cities. This plan joins several schools to (1) stimulate the implementation of programs to provide limit...

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Published in:Journal of allied health 1983-05, Vol.12 (2), p.127-132
Main Author: Smith, Kathleen T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allied Health Personnel - education
Allied Health Personnel - supply & distribution
Curriculum
Hospitals
Interinstitutional Relations
Schools
Schools, Health Occupations
Texas
Universities
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Summary:The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas, School of Allied Health Sciences, has designed and established a linkage plan that could help solve the health personnel shortages in many cities. This plan joins several schools to (1) stimulate the implementation of programs to provide limited numbers of trained health professionals, (2) establish a coordinated system whereby technologists and technicians can be trained, (3) prepare qualified persons to staff the local hospitals, and (4) provide a ladder for advancing motivated and qualified health professionals. Coordination of efforts among the university, the sevenmember Dallas Community College District, and the Dallas Independent School District's High School for Health Professions facilitates solid academic instruction at these institutions, which is followed by well-supervised clinical experiences in the local hospitals under highly qualified professionals. To date, the program includes the education of nuclear medicine technologists, radiation therapy technologists, electroencephalographic technologists, and histologie technicians. This mode of education is one solution to the health professional shortage.
ISSN:0090-7421
1945-404X