, 2008

On behalf of our faculty and staff, along with our approximately 800 on- and off-campus students, I would like to welcome you to the School of Allied Health.

We have approximately 75 full and part-time faculty and staff who are devoted to the six programs of study in our School. Our on-campus programs are: Dental Hygiene, Health Care Management, Mortuary Science and Funeral Service, Physician Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, and Radiologic Sciences. These programs are taught at the associate, baccalaurate or master levels.

In addition, we offer Health Care Management through Off-Campus Academic Programs and Medical Dosimetry as a Post-Baccalaurate degree through distance education.

Presently, health care professions are among the fastest growing careers. Graduates from our respectable and reputable programs have very good pass rates on licensing examinations and find immediate employment. As many of these programs are enrollment managed with limited enrollment, please contact us for information about requirements and prerequisites. This will be the first step to a promising job opportunity. If you have any admission questions or other concerns such as transfer of credits, please do not hesitate to contact us at (618) 453-7211.

Our main office is Room C0018 in the Applied Sciences and Arts Building located across from the Arena and in front of Campus Lake. This building also houses many of our classrooms and labs, in addition to our Dental Hygiene Clinic and Community Dental Center. The Mortuary Science and Funeral Service program works in conjunction with the School of Medicine to provide an anatomic donation program for teaching, scientific study and research. The Diagnostic Medical Sonography students from our Radiologic Sciences program provide free obstetrical ultrasound examinations as a service to the women of southern Illinois. These are only a few examples of involvement with the community. Many of our programs offer internship and clinical sites, not only locally, but also throughout the United States.

Thank you for your interest in the School of Allied Health.

Charla J. Lautar, R.D.H., Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Director
School of Allied Health

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