Appendix A: Testimony – Allied Health

January 31 – February 20, 2006 
Rockville, MD

What are HRSA/BHPr’s Allied Health Projects and what does the legislation dictate?

Overview of HRSA’s Allied Health Projects Legislation, Section 755 of the Public Health Service Act

Joan Weiss, PhD
Branch Chief, Allied, Geriatric and Rural Health Branch, DSCPH, BHPr

Tanya Pagan Raggio, MD, MPH, FAAP
Director
Division of Medicine and Dentistry (DMD), BHPr

Summary of the Advisory Committee’s Recommendations in the Second Report Regarding Allied Health

Joan Weiss, PhD
Branch Chief
Allied, Geriatric and Rural Health Branch
DSCPH, BHPr

What is the past history, current status, and future outlook of Allied Health?

Susan Chapman, PhD, RN
UCSF Center for the Health Professions

Kathleen Megivern, JD, CAE
Executive Director
Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)

Barbara Jones, PhD, MT (ASCP)
President
National Network of Health Career Programs in 2-Year Colleges

Theresa Green, AA-C, MBA
Board Member, Advocacy Team Leader
Health Professions Network

Gene Gary-Williams
National Society of Allied Health

David Gale, PhD
President
Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions

David S. O’Bryon, CAE
Executive Director
Association of Chiropractic Colleges

Gary F. Cuneo
Executive Vice President
American Chiropractic Association

Catherine L. Parsons, BS, RT (R) (M) (QM)
President-elect
American Society of Radiologic Technologists

Janet Brown, MA, CCC-SLP
Director, Health Care Services
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Helena Gallant-Tripp, RDH
President
American Dental Hygienists’ Association

Susan H. Laramee, MS, RD, LDN, FADA
President
American Dietetic Association

Kenneth Harwood, PT, PhD, CIE
Director, Practice Department
American Physical Therapy Association

Caroline Baum, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
President
American Occupation Therapy Association

Glenn Gastwirth, DPM
Executive Director
American Podiatric Medical Association

Kay Hoffman, PhD, MSW
President

Julia M. Watkins, PhD, MSW
Executive Director
Council on Social Work Education

Roxanne Fulcher
Director, Health Professions Policy
American Association of Community Colleges

Cynthia Belar, PhD
Executive Director of Education
American Psychological Association

What is the Allied Health Reinvestment Act and what are its ramifications for the profession?

Thomas W. Elwood, DrPH
Executive Director
Association of Schools of Allied Health Schools

May 1 – 3, 2005
Rockville, MD

What are effective allied health interdisciplinary training programs and how are they achieved?

Allied Health Projects Program: Allied Health Center for Excellence in e-Health,
Kevin J. Lyons, PhD, FASAHP
Thomas Jefferson University
Promotion Programs for Underserved Populations
Allied Health Projects Program: Allied Team Training for Parkinson

Gladys Gonzalez-Ramos, PhD
Assistant Project Director, Associate Professor of Social Work, NYU

Elaine V. Cohen, PhD
Program Evaluation Consultant, National Parkinson Foundation
Allied Health Projects Program: Certification in Interdisciplinary Geriatric Assessment Program

Richard E. Oliver, PhD
University of Missouri-Columbia
Graduate Psychology Education Program: UCHSC Collaborative Health Services Psychology Internship Program

Hal C. Lewis, PhD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Graduate Geropsychology Education Program: Post-Doctoral Public Sector Interdisciplinary Training

Victor Molinari, PhD, ABPP
University of South Florida
Podiatric Primary Care Residency Training Grant Program: University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio Podiatric Residency Program

Kathleen Satterfield, DPM, FAPWCA, FACFAOM
University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio

Are allied health interdisciplinary training programs meeting the needs of employers and what do those employers seek in allied health professionals?

Lisa Cox
Assistant Director for Public Health Policy
National Association of Community Health Centers

Public Comment

Dan Rode, MBA, FHFMA
Vice President, Policy and Government Relations
American Health Information Management Association