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Follow the Road to an Allied Health degree!

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The importance of the medical field is on the rise! And if you’re already in the field, now could be your chance to move up and stand out among your peers with a Public Health degree with an emphasis in Allied Health.

With our online Public Health degree from Southern Miss, you could learn how to make an impact beyond the office. Your focus can shift to promoting healthy behaviors, tracking medical outbreaks, creating laws and policies that benefit the health of the population, and investigating and decreasing health disparities. 

If you have an associates degree within the Allied Health field from an accredited college, you could be well on your way to a Bachelor’s degree. Does your associate’s degree help put you on the right path? Below, we have compiled a list of possible qualifying areas:

  • Dental Assisting
  • Medical Laboratory Technology
  • Surgical Technology
  • Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology
  • Dental Hygiene Technology
  • Medical Radiologic Technology (X-ray Tech.)
  • Physical Therapist Assistant Technology
  • Respiratory Care Technology
  • Pharmacy Technology
  • Health Care Assistant (HCA)
  • Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Emergency Medical Sciences EMT /Paramedic
  • Medical Assisting Technology
  • Surgical Technology
  • Medical Office Technology (Medical Billing and Coding)
  • Health Information Technology

If your degree falls under these categories, you could be well on your way to a bachelor’s degree. Now is your chance to do more! For more information, visit our Public Health with an Allied Health emphasis page, to get started!


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