title: Undergraduate allied health leadership development: a program evaluation and follow-up study.
abstract: The present study reports the 15-year experience of an undergraduate program in preparing allied health professionals for educational leadership positions. Seventy-three professionals completed the BS degree as of August 1986. A substantial percentage of the graduates were attracted to faculty positions in institutions of higher education; 34% had achieved positions of department chair or the equivalent. Over 50% had completed some form of graduate study. The diversified settings and job titles reported indicate that the curriculum possesses validity for a variety of health care educational and administrative positions. Overall, this undergraduate program appears to contribute to the development of leadership personnel in allied health, particularly for those professions that provide entry-level health credentials at the level of associate degree or the equivalent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allied Health Education, Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-9089.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Hedl
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Glazer-Waldman
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007857:Leadership; D014481:United States