Elections
Douglas L. Murphy
Dean
College of Health Related Professions, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
An educational psychologist by education and experience, I have held positions as an associate dean and dean in schools of allied health professions for the past 12 years. For most of that time I have been involved in ASAHP activities as a conference participant and presenter, member of ASAHP committees, and participant in the associate/assistant deans’ group. Because ASAHP is the only national voice for allied health education those of us in the association have the responsibility to represent our professions with authority and clarity, particularly with regard to education and health care policy. As a professional association, we must be an assertive, collaborative partner with similar associations in medicine, nursing, dentistry, public health, etc., to assure that the allied health professions have a high profile in all discussions about education, research, and practice in healthcare. In addition, ASAHP should continue and expand, when possible, its invaluable service in support of allied health schools and educators. Opportunities for information sharing, networking, and coordination have contributed much to program quality and collaboration. The strength of ASAHP, and our primary challenge, is the diversity of professions and programs that we represent and that look to us for direction and support.
ASAHP Activities:
- Conference participant and presenter
- Member, Education Committee
- Reviewer, Journal of Allied Health
Other relevant experience:
- Associate dean and allied health dean in schools of allied health professions for 12 years
- Vice president and president, Texas Society of Allied Health Professions for 5 years
- Author and co-author of journal articles and abstracts in the allied health professions
