Health Profession Websites

• General sites and suggested searches
• Allopathic Medicine (M.D.)
• Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
• Chiropractic
• Dentistry
• Disadvantaged/Minority Student Programs
• Environmental Health
• Forensic Science
• Health Administration
• Occupational Therapy
• Optometry
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy
• Physician Assistant
• Podiatric Medicine
• Public Health
• Speech Therapy
• Veterinary Medicine
  

General sites and suggested searches:

• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. This page contains many links that are always working. Many different professions are covered. http://www.naahp.org/
• The Center for the Health Professions at UCSF http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/
• Council for International Educational Exchange (programs for volunteering and working abroad)http://www.ciee.org/
• Dr. Koop's Community http://www.healthcentral.com
• Genetics Societies Home Page http://www.faseb.org/Who-We-Are/Constituent-Societies.aspx
• Institute of Human Genetics http://www.med.umn.edu/ihg/
• Medical Education Online (scholarly journal)
  http://med-ed-online.net/index.php/meo
• MEDLINE http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
• World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/
• American Medical Student Association http://www.amsa.org/
• Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative http://www.pfizer.com/
• Writing for Medical School Admission http://www.accepted.com/medical/
• Google Searches: medical (dental, veterinary, etc.) schools ranked by GPA, medical (dental, veterinary, etc.) schools ranked by MCAT, medical (dental, veterinary, etc.) school interview questions

Allopathic Medicine (M.D.)

• American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
• Association of American Medical Colleges. Application service, MCAT, etc. http://www.aamc.org/

Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Application service, other information. http://www.aacom.org/

Chiropractic

• The Association of Chiropractic Colleges http://www.chirocolleges.org/
• American Veterinary Chiropractic Association http://www.animalchiropractic.org/

Dentistry

• American Dental Education Association. Application service. http://www.adea.org/
• American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/

Disadvantaged/Minority Student Programs

• MEDPREP http://www.siumed.edu/medprep/
• NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program. For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. ugsp.info.nih.gov

Environmental Health

• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://www.acoem.org/
• The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/

Forensic Science

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences http://www.aafs.org/
• American College of Forensic Examiners http://www.acfei.com/

Health Administration

• American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org/
• American College of Healthcare Executives http://www.ache.org/

Occupational Therapy

• American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/

Optometry

• American Academy of Optometry http://www.aaopt.org/
• The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry http://www.opted.org/

Pharmacy

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy http://www.aacp.org/

Physical Therapy

• American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/

Physician Assistant

• American Academy of Physician Assistants http://www.aapa.org/

Podiatric Medicine

• American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine http://www.aacpm.org/
• American Podiatric Medical Association http://www.apma.org/
• American Podiatric Medical Student Association http://www.apmsa.org/

Public Health

• American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/

Speech Therapy

• The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org/

Veterinary Medicine

• Association of American Veterinary Colleges. Application service http://www.aavmc.org/