Allied Health is a unit of the Career & Technology Division at New Mexico State University Alamogordo.
What are Allied Health Professions?
Allied healthcare workers are a segment of the healthcare workforce that deliver services involving the identification, evaluation, and prevention of diseases and disorders; dietary and nutrition services; and rehabilitation and health systems management. Allied health professionals consist of nursing assistants, phlebotomists, telemetry technicians, emergency responders, dental hygienists, healthcare technicians, dieticians, medical technologists, personal care aides, home health aides, occupational therapists, physical therapists, radiographers, respiratory therapists, and speech language pathologists.
The Associate of Science Degree in Allied Health (ASAH) prepares students by offering and providing two healthcare pathways:
Pathway One
Pathway Health Care Fields : This pathway is designed for students interested in alternative healthcare career path in the field of medical assistant, nursing assistant and phlebotomist technician, electrocardiogram technician, medical office administrative assistant, and surgical technician. This pathway also provides an associate degree completion for individuals awaiting acceptance into a Bachelor of Science in Nursing level program and for individuals with non-nursing degrees who may need to complete required courses before applying to a master program in nursing.
Pathway Two
Pathway to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program : This pathway is designed for ASAH students choosing to meet pre-requisites for application to the NMSU SON BSN program at the NMSU-A campus.
Are you interested in one of the pathways?
Please complete a pre-advising session with Becky Ross, Director of Allied Health.
You can meet with Becky Ross on Mondays or Thursdays from 2:00 – 3:00 pm at the Allied Health Building, office 170. You do not need to make an appointment. Here is a campus map.
Questions?
Email Becky Ross at bRoss@nmsu.edu
