Related Links

Below are a variety of links to health professions sites. Clicking on the field in the list below will take you to the specific links for that field.

1. General sites and suggested searches
2. Allopathic Medicine (M.D.)
3. Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
4. Chiropractic
5. Dentistry
6. Disadvantaged/Minority Student Programs
7. Environmental Health
8. Forensic Science
9. Health Administration
10. Occupational Therapy
11. Optometry
12. Pharmacy
13. Physical Therapy
14. Physician Assistant
15. Podiatric Medicine
16. Public Health
17. Speech Therapy
18. Veterinary Medicine

1. 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/
  
  
• Career Exploration in the Health Professions. This is a site at Cornell University. http://www.career.cornell.edu/ccs
  
  
• 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.drkoop.com/
• Genetics Societies Home Page http://www.faseb.org/genetics
  
  
• Institute of Human Genetics http://www.ihg.med.umn.edu/
  
  
• Medical Education Online (scholarly journal) http://www.utmb.edu/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.positiveprofiles.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
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2. 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/
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3. Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
   
   
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. Application service, other information. http://www.aacom.org/
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4. Chiropractic
   
   
• The American Chiropractic Association http://www.amerchiro.org/
  
  
• The Association of Chiropractic Colleges http://www.chirocolleges.org/
  
  
• American Veterinary Chiropractic Association http://www.animalchiropractic.org/
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5. Dentistry
   
   
• American Dental Education Association. Application service. http://www.adea.org/
  
  
• American Dental Association http://www.ada.org/
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6. Disadvantaged/Minority Student Programs
   
   
• MEDPREP http://www.som.siu.edu/medprep
  
  
• NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program. For individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. ugsp.info.nih.gov
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7. Environmental Health
   
   
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://www.acoem.org/
  
  
• Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://www.coem.com/
  
  
• The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences http://www.niehs.nih.gov/
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8. Forensic Science
   
   
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences http://www.aafs.org/
  
  
• American College of Forensic Examiners http://www.acfei.com/
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9. Health Administration
   
   
• American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org/
  
  
• American College of Healthcare Executives http://www.ache.org/
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10. Occupational Therapy
    
    
• American Occupational Therapy Association http://www.aota.org/
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11. Optometry
    
    
• American Academy of Optometry http://www.aaopt.org/
  
  
• The Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry http://www.opted.org/
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12. Pharmacy
    
    
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy http://www.aacp.org/
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13. Physical Therapy
    
    
• American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org/
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14. Physician Assistant
    
    
• American Academy of Physician Assistants http://www.aapa.org/
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15. 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/
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16. Public Health
    
    
• American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/
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17. Speech Therapy
    
    
• The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association http://www.asha.org/
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18. Veterinary Medicine
    
    
• Association of American Veterinary Colleges. Application service http://www.aavmc.org/
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