Allied Health

L Wing | 217/351-2224
H Wing | 217/353-2760
parkland.edu/hp
Michelle Roberts, department chair

Parkland’s Allied Health career programs are designed to give students leading-edge skills in caring for the well-being of others, through hands-on training in up-to-date labs, classrooms, area clinics, and local hospitals. Allied Health instructors are credentialed in their fields and are required to keep current in their knowledge. All the degree programs and many of the certificate programs are fully accredited and prepare students for transfer, or for licensing exams as entry level healthcare workers in the State of Illinois.

Allied Health programs offering Associate in Applied Science degrees include Dental Hygiene, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Service Technology, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, and Veterinary Technology.

Allied Health Professions programs offering certificates include Medical Assisting and Sterile Processing Technician.

Health Professions Scholarships are available for fall and spring semesters. A list of scholarships is available at parkland.edu/scholarships.

Courses

• Dental Hygiene (DHG)
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
• Fire Service Technology (FST)
• Health Careers (HCS)
• Medical Assisting (MAS)
• Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA)
• Respiratory Care (RTT)
• Sterile Processing Technician (SPT)
• Surgical Technology (SUR)
• Veterinary Technology (VTT)
• Radiologic Technology (XCT, XMR, XRA)

Programs

• Dental Hygiene, A.A.S.
• EMS Paramedic, A.A.S.
• EMS Paramedic/Basic Operations Firefighter, A.A.S.
• Fire Service Technology, A.A.S.
• Occupational Therapy Assistant, A.A.S.
• Radiologic Technology, A.A.S.
• Respiratory Care, A.A.S.
• Surgical Technology, A.A.S.
• Veterinary Technology, A.A.S.

• Advanced EMT Certificate
• Applied Electrocardiography Certificate
• Basic Operations Firefighter I Certificate
• Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Certificate
• Medical Assisting Certificate
• Paramedic Certificate
• Radiologic Technology: Computed Tomography Certificate
• Radiologic Technology: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Certificate
• Sterile Processing Technician Certificate