The School of Nurses is established at Samaritan Hospital (later Temple University Hospital)

The Speech-Language-Hearing Center is established (the exact date is unknown, but the first director was hired in 1952.

The Department of Social Work is established in the College of Education. 

The College of Allied Health Professions is founded to upgrade "the training of technicians to take over more of the physicians'' tasks" under the leadership of Aaron L. Andrews, who remained dean of the school until 1969. A single program, Medical Technology, is transferred from the School for Laboratory Technicians into the college. It operated out of 3424 North Carlisle Street. 

Paley Library opens and later becomes the new home of the College of Public Health in 2025.

The Departments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy are established.  

The College of Allied Health Professions begins classes in five disciplines: Medical Records, Medical Technology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, and Physical Therapy. 

Francis Pyne is named the Acting Dean of the College of Allied Health Professions & remains in this position until 1971. 

A Medical Records Library Sciences program is established. It eventually changed its name to Health Records Administration, Health Information Management, and finally, Health Services Administration & Policy. 

The Doctor of Physical Therapy is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education.

Francis F. Payne is appointed acting dean of the College of Allied Health Professions. 

The MA in Speech-Language-Hearing is accredited by the Council of Academic Accreditation and the American Speech Language Hearing Association. 

MS in Occupational Therapy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy. 

The Council of Social Work Education accredited the School of Social Administration. 

The College of Allied Health Professions grew to 153 undergraduates and 35 full-time faculty members. 

Ritter Annex was built onto Ritter Hall; Ritter Annex will eventually house Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Social Work.

Weiss Hall opens to house Speech and Psychology.

The College of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance was founded.

The Department of Physical Education (later Kinesiology) is established.

Alice M. Sivak is named Acting Dean of the College of Allied Health Professions, and serves in this position until 1982.

Eleanor Saffran opens the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, an interdisciplinary research group of neurologists, psychologists, and speech pathologists. It is later renamed the Eleanor Saffran Center for Cognitive Neuroscience.

Mary Lee Seibert is appointed dean of the College of Allied Health Professions and serves until 1989. 

The Speech and Hearing: Rhetoric Department joined the School of Communications and Theater (now Klein College). 

The MPH program was accredited by the Council of Education in Public Health. Note that the according to CEPH, the MPH was our initial unit of accreditation, and we could add additional degrees to that unit at any time by providing a substantive change notice. Eventually, the BS in Public Health, MS in Epidemiology, and PhDs in Public Health (later changed to Social and Behavioral Sciences) and Epidemiology are added to this CEPH accreditation. 

The Bell Building opens.

The MS in Kinesiology with a concentration in Athletic Training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. 

Curtis A. Leonard is appointed Acting Dean of the School of Social Work and serves in this position until 1993 when he becomes Dean of the School of Social Work until 2002.

The Center for Social Policy and Community Development joins the School of Social Administration.

The Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences changes its name to the Department of Communication Sciences. 

Temple Health Connection opens as a nurse-managed, healthcare facility. 

The MS in Athletic Training is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.