Other Health Professions

There are many options for students interested in becoming health care professionals:  human medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, public health, health care administration, the therapies (physical, occupational, recreational, music and art), pharmacy, optometry, nursing, podiatry, and more.

Public Health
Association of Schools of Public Health - a good site for public health links.

What is Public Health? - An excellent site developed by the Association of Schools of Public Health.

Council on Education for Public Health - Information of accredited schools and Programs.

American Public Health Association (APHA) - The largest organization of public health providers in the world: links to science and practice programs, publications, advocacy, efforts, news and publications, job resources.

Dental Medicine
American Dental Education Association

American Dental Association

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

Veterinary Medicine
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

American Veterinary Medicine Association

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
NIH Office of Alternative Medicine

Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program, Georgetown University

Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges

Other Fields
Genetics:
National Society of Genetic Counselors - Information on jobs, careers and issues in genetic counseling.

Genetic Counseling Programs - Includes international programs, links to resources.

Genetics Societies Home Page and the Institute of Human Genetics.

Masters in Nursing
 

Medical Illustration:
Association of Medical Illustrators
 

Nursing:
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners    
American College of Nurse-Midwives
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Nursing Careers Resource Information
All Nursing Schools

 

Nutritionists:
Other Nutritional Information
American Society for Nutritional Sciences - Listings of graduate programs.
 

Occupational Therapy:
American Occupational/Therapy Association
 

Optometry:
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
 

Pharmacy:
World Wide Web Virtual Library on Pharmacy - Links to pharmacy colleges around the world, professional organizations, research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies.

American Pharmaceutical Association

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Physical Therapy:
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - Association information, description of the profession, and links to physical therapy resources on the Internet.

Washington University Program in Physical Therapy
 

Physician Assistant:
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- Provides access to authoritative information about this profession.

Association of Physician Assistant Programs
 

Podiatric Medicine:
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

 

Sports Medicine:
American College of Sports Medicine

 

Additional Resources:
National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project

Food and Drug Administration

National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine

 

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