Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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Allied Health Professions Year The College of Allied Hea Professions became the 1 school within Temple Uni sity on July 1, 1966. The esl lishment of the college based upon the recognit ■ that the health care deliv I system was undergoing d I matic change creating a ni - for more and better educai health professionals. In calls for the establishment of i College, it was stated J only is the need for more 8 better qualified personij teachers and supervisors i I mediately pressing, but i I committee feels that Temi University has an obligatioii the Philadelphia Commun 1 and the Commonwealth I Pennsylvania to offer its $ dent population adequate e( cational opportunities in th J- fields. The Board of trust I: concurred with this obligati and voted to form a college educational programs lead to the baccalaureate degree nursing, medical technolq physical therapy, occupatio: therapy, medical records brary science and such ot] . specialities as may emerge medical and biologic kno edge advances and changes; Immediately upon estal lishment of the College the p - isting program in Medii Technology was moved ad- ministratively from the School of Medicine to the College of Allied Health Professions. In September 1967 the first class- es in occupational therapy and programs in nursing •: medical records accepting - ' their first classes in 1969. Thus, by 1969 each of the dis- a th sal for the Formation illege of Allied Health Prq isions was fully operatic owth and transformai jrked the development , ' e College from that poiri •ward. 3 n 1973 the Medical Reci )rary Science Departn anged its name to He cords Administration ' pre accurately reflect th lie nature of the profesf id for consistency with: ftional professional asso in designation. In 1984 jpartment of Medical T- flogy became the Def pnt of Clinical Labor lences, again to reflects binges occuring within ofession nationwide. Grci the College was seen in tablishment of a Masi igree program in Physical berapy in 1980 which joi ' ' ie existing Master ' s pro Medical Technology.! 81 the Post-Professi| raduate program in OccI bnal Therapy was operat ; with further growth oc in 1984 with the add! [ a second track for pre- Ssional graduate student Throughout its 20 year +ory the College has been mate in having leadershl the departmental chair anu Dean ' s level which has mc ' the programs forward. Al Andrews the first Dean ol College was and is a recogr| leader in Allied Health Ed — s is a r ! Amei ciety of Allied Health ssions which was established with the leadership of 1 aris of allied health as the isociation of Schools of Al- d Health Professions. Dr. ancis Pyne followed Aaroi| ndrews as the Dean on an in- rim basis before Dr. Frank usted was appointed to that jsition. During Dr. Husted ' s [ministration the College oved from its temporary fa- lities at 3525 Germantown ivenue to its current location i 3307 N. Broad Street. Ms. lice Sivak ably assumed th iministrative responsibilities r the College following Dr. usted ' s departure and served »r five years as the acting san. Dr. Mary Lee Seibert ined the College in 1981 and mtinues today as the Dean. The different facilities hich the College has occu- ed over its 20 year history fleets the growth and in- creasing range of the College. A row house at 3424 Carlisle ■:reet held the first adminis- ative offices while the De- irtment of Medical Technol- ry functioned in shared space ■ the Old Medical School uilding. The first facility to ouse administrative offices, iculty offices, labs, class- loms and the library was at )25 Germantown Avenue; a ' furbished meat packing icility. Over 20 years many out- anding faculty, staff and stu snts have been involved iw (veloping the College of All ed Health Professions. M roud history can be remem- ered because of each of them id a hopeful future is ahead ecause of the direction whicH , they have provided. 22

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VICE-PRESIDENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIALS e vice presidents and adminis- ve officials determine the aims, } and policies of the University, i year, a main issue facing the ersity was the proposed core cur- um, developed by a committee tinted by Barbara Brownstein. proposal emphasized increased B in communications and mathe- ics; and it suggested revisions in teaching of the basic courses iposition 50 and English 53. 0th- ighlights of the proposal include: t least six credits would be re- jed for graduation in the areas of position and Communication, — thematics and Logic, Science and Cultural Heritage. - Three to six credits would be re- quired for Language or International Studies. - Three credits would be required for the Arts and one credit would be re- quired for an Orientation Course. The proposal is still being worked on, and it should be passed by the faculty senate by early 1986. Clockwise from upper left: Harold B. Morley, Vice President for Development and Alumni Affairs; Rodney D. Johnson, Vice President for Financial Affairs; Barbara Brownstein, Provost; William C. Seyler, Secretary; H. Patrick Swygert ' , Vice president for University Adminis- tration; Robert J. Reinstein, University Council; Francis J. Sweeney, Jr., Vice President for the Health Services Center. t 21

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Founded In 1966 sions; these 23