Welcome to the School of Allied Health Professions at Gwynedd-Mercy College!

The School of Allied Health Professions aims to achieve its mission through cutting edge health care programs with real world experiences that extend beyond the traditional classroom setting. With its specialized laboratories and majors as well as the close partnerships with health care institutions and professionals, students learn to apply classroom education in clinical settings. The School of Allied Health Professions is committed to the Gwynedd-Mercy College mission to combining education for professional competency with the Mercy tradition of service to society.

Q&A with students in the

School of Allied Health Professions

Bhumika Patel and Devanshi Patel, HIT majors

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All programs in the School of Allied Health Professions are accredited.   To learn more about accredition, review the video on specialized and professional accredition by click on the YouTube link

* Available through a Transfer Agreement with Thomas Jefferson University.

PROGRAMS ARE A BLEND OF CLASSROOM AND CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

All allied health programs provide a unique combination of clinical experience, with the liberal arts and sciences, and professional classes.

Students take courses in the liberal arts and sciences to develop a clear sense of professional ethics, strong interpersonal and communication skills, leadership skills and technological skills

Professional courses teach students the required knowledge of the health care discipline.

Clinical courses allow students to apply classroom knowledge, work with professionals and patients and network for future employment opportunities

Over 125 health care facilities provide a wide range of clinical experience and exposure to many systems and high technology

Some affiliated health care facilities include:

Abington Memorial Hospital

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network

Children's Hospital Pennsylvania Hospital

Christiana Hospital

Cooper Hospital

Doylestown Hospital

Elkins Park Hospital

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Grandview Hospital

Hahnemann University Hospital

Holy Redeemer Hospital

Mercy-Fitzgerald Hospital

Mercy Hospital of Philadelphia

Mercy-Suburban Hospital

Montgomery Hospital

Nazareth Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital

Reading Hospital and Medical Center

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

St. Mary's Medical Center

Temple University Hospital

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

University of Pennsylvania Hospital

HEALTH CARE CAREER FACTS

1. Rapid growth in health care careers is expected well into the 21st century
   
2. Health Information Management professionals are sought after with the development
   of the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
3. Radiologic Technologists are in demand in hospitals, doctor's offices and clinics especially those who have specialties such as MRI, CT and Nuclear Medicine Certification
4. Cardiovascular Technologists will continue to be in high demand because heart disease continues to be the number one disease in the U.S. due to the aging population
5. Future job prospects in health care are excellent due to the aging U.S. population
6. Many areas of the U.S. have a shortage of qualified health care professionals
7. There is a national shortage of Medical Laboratory Scientists to work in hospitals, private laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, research and public health.
8. Radiation Therapists are employed treating cancer patients in hospitals as well as free standing cancer management centers