Tennessee State University - Tennessean Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL HYGIENE The DENTAL HYGIENIST is a member of the dental health team who is dedicated to helping individuals obtain and maintain optimal oral health through the science of preventing dental disease and disorders. The DENTAL HYGIENIST as a CLINICIAN, is qualified to: inciswe foreman Tobtain and record medical and denta! histories trecognize and record conditions of the teeth and other oral structure Texpose. process and read x-ray films Tprovide dental health education greaterpamme $scale and polish teeth patanne aroc e55 Bf maxalla palatlne bone f r m n f aa I r ITIE Tprovide dietary counseling 0 a B resse p 1 me +0 3 n 'tpertorm laboratory procedures The DENTAL HYGIENIST Graduate of the baccalaureate curricutumT is qualified to be: ng.2,rn mm; Epwofthe Emma $both a clinical dental hygienist and ta dental hygiene teacher andIOF administrator in a variety of settings; Le. dental hygiene educational programs, armed forces, local, state and national voluntary and government health agencies, hospitals and clinics The CURRICULUM consists of courses in the bash; sciences. dental sciences, and liberal arts. The programs otter laboratory work and clinical experiences. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION AND PLANNING This program is specifically designed to meet the need for middle management personnel and to open career Opportunities m hospitals. health centers, public heatth departments, health ptannmg agencies. and other health-related TaCTlltleS. When You Choose This Program your CURRICULUM will mclude courses in health care organization. health care management, heatth economics, sociology of health. approaches to planning, and consumer health and facilities law. Also. held praeement is provided to give the student direct experience in various health care settings. Field placement aSSIgnments are on a nation-wide baSIs.

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SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS Chadene MaHock Secretary DL Andrew Bond Dean The School of Aliied Health Professions was established in 1974, and is unique in higher education in that it is cooperatively sponsored by Tennessee State University - a state supported land grant unwetSLty. and Meharry Medicai College 7 a privateiy operated health care educational institution. The purpose of the school is to after educational programs designed to produce practitioners and to prepare individuals who are interested in pursuing careers as educators in the health professions; to encourage, develop and support interest In research; and to DTOthE direct health care. when appropriate, and continuing education services to the community. ThlS threefold purpose is consistent with the stated missions at both Tennessee State University and Meharry Medical College. In addition to a new baccalaureate degree program in physicai therapy, fully accredited programs are offered in dental hygiene. health care administration and planning, medical record administration. medical technology, respiratory therapy and speech pathology and audiology. There are excellent employment opportunities in ali areas at the health care industry. The US. Deeartment of Labor has projected that practitioners in several of these professions will remain in short supply for the foreseeable tuture. Therefore these programs afford the opportunity for one to pursue a personally rewarding and financmlty profitable career. 30

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DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL RECORD ADMINISTRATION The MEDICAL RECORD ADMINISTRATIOR is educated to direct the development, analysis, maintenance and utilization of medical data as coordinated in patient medical records. Medical Records is all pertinent information regarding a patient's health history as noted by medical teams who have contributed to the patient's care. Choose a career as a Medical Record Administrator because . . . the demand for medical record administrators continues to increase. Due to ever expanding and increasingly sophisticat- ed medical records in hospitals and - clinics, community health centers and nursing homes tyes, and even veterinary clinicsT are relying more on trained, innovative medical record administrators. Insurance companies and other organizations are employing greater numbers of these specialists. The CURRICULUM includes courses in: current trends in health care delivery management medical record science medical science medical terminology physical and biological sciences Experience in the medical record departments of health care facilities provides students with a practical background in applying standardized medical record practices, compiling statistical reports, and organizing medical record systems. Palacelsus, mu e ;- The Microscnne. 1. Compound rglnuwnpc: e. mm: b. buan. ordinary Iduw-un: screw: 4. dilohrum: dl. dnt- ulbo lot locunmt: r. eyemm: .'. Bneudjuumom ncre-z m. minor: 3. nmacuclul: p. mlinr'. J. Auto: u. uubu-xc: r. tuho. l 2.Diuruno!:hulubel 0! I binocullr micro- mopo: a. lddilionu tuba: d. d. duw-Iubu: M. lemon: 1:- Il'ulll ntllm: l. erdinu-y tube. LENS DEO,PAXVNIS.'REQVIES ETERNA SEPVLTIS. .--ae k x RECLVJ PHLLIPPVS THEOPH t 'i...m admitoaa v waama wmoa am 'OQ'VICI Yi CALTERW: NON smav: SVVi'ESSE POTEST'. ' ' h DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY that come lvorn the Sun. ma Dlanau and lhE SIGIS. 8C1 In. vus-biv an man. and 1! those are ev-L they wvil omauca ewl elteasa' Desnue ma aslrologlcal veasonmg which he applied In ms macluce ol mem- cme. he never became a nwtessional auro- looer he an! not calculate nalwmes 01 make harbscaoas, Neveuneless. Iniouqn- oul his life he re- mained donDlv m- lamsled m In mler. :elauonsmos rmween man and mo alenels. hnallv concluding mat tho colasnal DMIGS acted as nee aqenls. bul Ihal man was nut ngnalv cunllolloa by them 'Ihe slats are Iieo lo: themselves. and we ate lwe fol nulsnlvaia' When life's delicately balanced, bodily processes go away; they fore- warn. of potential danger or signal the presence of disease. Quietly working behind the scenes to find out what has gone wrong and why is the medical laboratory team. WHAT IS A MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST The MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST is educated to use laboratory methods which ant physicians in diagnosing and treating disease. The medical technologist peiforms: chemical, microscope, and bacteriological tests that may Include, chemical tests to determine blood chotesterol, or microscopic examination of the blood to detect the presence of diseases such as leukemia. 22