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| School of Allied Health Sciences |
Allied Health Home Page Coleman Hall (CF) 120 1140 W. Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5119 (317) 274-4702 |
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Each program offered in the school provides the allied health student with an opportunity to develop expertise, scientific knowledge, and professional attitudes that will enable the student to contribute to the health of society and obtain career satisfaction. The programs adhere to specific professional guidelines or standards and are designed in collaboration with the appropriate accrediting bodies. All curricula are based upon a foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, which is essential for an informed and productive life.
The faculty believes that the education of allied health personnel follows a coordinated and logical interdisciplinary process based on a core body of knowledge germane to allied health practice. By sharing experiences related to a variety of activities, the student is introduced to others who have common, yet unique, educational interests. Appreciation of the contribution of each health discipline and interaction with peers and scholars in different health professions encourage the coordination of health planning, health services, disease prevention, and health promotion.
Education is perceived by the faculty as an evolving and continuing process toward an increased ability to think, reason, and judge that leads to a satisfying and self-disciplined life. Effective education allows for individual difference and is provided in a participative atmosphere. It is believed that freedom of choice and meaningful assimilation of facts nurture the development of the students, enhance their understanding of patients’ and clients’ problems, and promote a dedication to lifelong self-evaluation and self-education.
Faculty of the School of Allied Health Sciences are fully qualified in their fields of expertise and hold appropriate degrees and certification or licensure. In implementing the objectives of the school, they strive to keep their professional and teaching competencies current. The faculty are committed to preparing uniquely qualified personnel who must meet the challenges of the complex and ever-changing health care needs of society.
The graduates of the school should be prepared to apply the knowledge they have attained in their selected discipline. Graduates have a responsibility to maintain competency through formal and informal continuing education and to contribute to new knowledge in their discipline. Graduates have legal, moral, and ethical responsibilities to their employers, clients, patients, and the public and are expected to participate in community and professional activities.
This statement of philosophy forms the core of values from which the school’s
vision, mission, objectives, policies, and procedures are derived.
In addition to the mission of the school, each program has its own mission
statement which can be found on the school web site or in the brochures produced
by individual programs. Please see the web site or contact individual programs
for further information.
At the April 1991 meeting of the Trustees of Indiana University, the Division
of Allied Health Sciences was approved as a university-wide school. The School
of Allied Health Sciences encompasses allied health programming on five of the
eight campuses of Indiana University.
The School of Allied Health Sciences is composed of 25 distinct allied health
academic degree programs. The school is one of the oldest allied health academic
units in the country and has provided leadership in allied health services, as
well as research and education, to the citizens of Indiana, the region, and the
nation for 37 years. In 1967, the school was one of 13 allied health units from
across the country to participate in the planning and formation of the national
professional society—the Association of Schools of Allied Health Programs.
In addition, the professional programs are individually accredited by
appropriate governing agencies within the discipline. See program-specific
sections.
Vision
The vision of the School of Allied Health Sciences is to be a nationally and
internationally recognized leader in allied health education, research, and
service, while providing a comprehensive array of high-quality health care
professionals in Indiana.
Mission
The School of Allied Health Sciences has a long tradition of academic
excellence. The school’s major purpose is to provide quality degree programs
in the allied health sciences to meet the needs of the people of the state of
Indiana. In fulfilling its fundamental purpose, the school seeks to develop and
maintain a scholarly and competent faculty capable of achieving the following
goals.
History of Current Degree Programs
The School of Allied Health Sciences is the prebaccalaureate and
postbaccalaureate academic, administrative, and fiscal unit of the School of
Medicine. Allied health sciences was first established as a division in 1959 by
action of the Trustees of Indiana University. In 1960, the Trustees conferred
upon the faculty of the School of Medicine the responsibility and authority to
qualify for the Bachelor of Science degree those students successfully
completing the prescribed curriculum in four allied health programs that had
been offered long before the establishment of the division. Since that time,
additional baccalaureate programs and new programs at the associate and master’s
levels have been approved and initiated.
Accreditation
The School of Allied Health Sciences shares with the other schools of the
university the accreditation accorded Indiana University as a member of the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Preadmission Status
Enrollment at Indiana University does not guarantee admission to the
professional programs offered through the School of Allied Health Sciences. To
be eligible for admission to the programs offered by the school, students must
adhere to the academic regulations of the academic unit in which they are
enrolled and meet school and program preadmission requirements as stipulated in
the general-education and program sections of this bulletin. Admission to many
programs is competitive; therefore, completion of the prerequisites does not
guarantee admission to the program. On some campuses a student may be admitted
to the School of Allied Health Sciences as a preprofessional student; however,
this status is for academic advising purposes only and in no way influences
admittance into a professional program.
Change of Educational Objective for Preprofessional Students
Changing one’s educational objective to an allied health program does not
guarantee admission to the school or the program. Students thinking of changing
their educational objective should consult with the allied health counselor on
their respective campuses prior to initiating the change. Pre–allied health
students in University College, the School of Allied Health Sciences, or other
Indiana University schools or divisions must follow that academic unit’s
procedures for changing the educational objective. All students must meet school
and program admission requirements in order to be admitted to a professional
program offered through the School of Allied Health Sciences.
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