February 16, 2006

Chicago, IL—Looking for an allied health educational program? Trying to determine which profession might be right you? Need data on all facets of allied health?

Then turn to the new 2006-2007 edition of the AMA's Health Professions Career and Education Directory. This updated edition includes information on 6,666 educational programs in 67 allied health professions, including the following top 10 professions (by size):

Profession	# Programs
Radiographer	676
Medical Assistant	587
Dietitian/Nutritionist	567
Surgical Technologist	441
Respiratory Therapist (Advanced)	356
Clin Lab Scientist/Med Technologist	315
Athletic Trainer	303
Dental Assistant	296
Dental Hygienist	285
Physical Therapist Assistant	271

New this year: Program data are displayed in a chart format, allowing you to quickly and easily compare various programs and find the one that's right for you. Chart data include class capacity, start dates, program length(s), yearly tuition cost, academic award(s) granted, and availability of evening/weekend courses. Data are displayed only for those programs that completed the AMA's 2005 Survey of Health Professions Programs.

In addition to a complete listing of all accredited programs, with program name, address, and contact information, the Directory includes a useful description of each profession’s job duties, required education, and average salary. Being listed in the AMA’s book, a nationally recognized reference for planning a health career, raises the profile of each profession among K-12 students and helps ensure growing awareness of the many opportunities in the allied health field.

The experts agree: A review by Doody Publishing awarded the Directory a 4-star ranking. “The contact information is excellent and will be useful whether readers are undergraduates looking at career options or mentoring practitioners advising current students. Most notably, the data from recent graduates are excellent and unique pieces of valuable information.” The reviewer also praised the directory for its readability and content, adding that it is “well put together, complete, and easy to use.”

Similarly, the Brandon/Hill Selected List of Print Books and Journals in Allied Health, published in the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, mentions the Directory as an essential reference and resource.

To order your copy, call 800 621-8335 or see:
www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/3991.html#5

To receive a copy of the order form, send an e-mail to meded@ama-assn.org. For fastest service, be sure to specify the phrase "HPCED" in the e-mail's subject line.