MEDICAL AND

ALLIED HEALTH
PROFESSIONS
• The medical profession is a group of
individuals qualified to practice medicine .
Allied health professions,on the other
hand,are lines of work that still deal with
healthcare,but are distinct from medicine.
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER

•A person who helps

identify, prevent, or treat
an illness or disability.
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

• A trained healthcare provider practicing under supervision of a physician or healthcare

practitioner.
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL PROVIDER SERVICES AND
ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE

1. Prevention
2. Assessment/evaluation
3. Identification/diagnosis
4. Treatment
5. Rehabilitation/habilitation
6. Advocacy