Allied Health Professions

Health Related Professions

Unless indicated otherwise, all the advising for health-related professions is done by the Fulbright College Advising Center.


The following links direct you to professional society websites:

  • Chiropractor ACA American Chiropractic Assocation
  • Dietetition ADA American Dietetic Association
  • Dentist ADA American Dental Association University of Arkansas, advisor Dr. Jerome Rose
  • Nurse Practitioner AANP American Academy of Nurse Practioners
  • Occupational Therapist AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Optometrist AOA American Optometric Association
  • Physical Therapist APTA American Physical Therapy Association
  • Physician Assistant AAPA American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Pharmacist APhA American Pharmacists Association University of Arkansas advisor Lorraine Brewer
  • Podiatrist APMA American Podiatric Medical Association
  • Registered Nurse ANA American Nurses Association UofA B.S.N.Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
  • Speech-Language Pathologist ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
    The Communication Disorders program at the University of Arkansas offers a B.S.E. and M.S. degree CDIS

For more information visit the Health Community site.

 


UAMS

The College of Health Related Professions(CHRP) was established in 1971 as a separate college within the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to serve the State of Arkansas by providing education and research in the allied health professions. 

List of degree programs offered through the College of Health Related Professions

  • AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH PATHOLOGY (M.S., Aud.D, Ph.D.)
  • CYTOTECHNOLOGY (B.S.)
  • DENTAL HYGIENE (A.S. Associate of Science, B.S.)
  • DIAGNOSTIC MEDICAL SONOGRAPHY (B.S.)
  • DIETETICS AND NUTRITION (Dietetics Internship, M.S.C.N. Master of Science in Clinical Nutrition)
  • EMERGENCY MEDICAL SCIENCES (Paramedic A.S., EMT-Basic)
  • GENETIC COUNSELING (M.S.)
  • HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (A.S. Medical Record Technology)
  • MEDICAL DOSIMETRY (B.S.)
  • MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY(B.S.)
  • NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING SCIENCES (B.S.)
  • OPHTHALMIC TECHNOLOGIES (B.S.)
  • RADIATION THERAPY (B.S.)
  • RADIOLOGIC IMAGING SCIENCES* (A.S. Medical Radiography, B.S. Radiologic Imaging Sciences)
  • RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT (M.I.S. Master of Imaging Sciences)
  • RESPIRATORY CARE* (B.S.)
  • SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY (Certificate of Surgical Technology, A.S. Surgical Technology)

*Radiologic Imaging Sciences (A.S. degrees) are also offered by UAMS in collaboration with the Area Health Education Centers (AHEC) in Fayetteville and Texarcana in addition to the CHRP program in Little Rock.

*Respiratory Care (B.S.) is offered collaboratively by UAMS and the AHEC in Texarkana in addition to the CHRP program in Little Rock.