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Clinical Lab
Dentistry
Dietetics/Nutrition
Emergency Med.
Health Info/Comm.
Pharmacy
Nursing
Mental/ Social Health
Allopathic/ Osteopathic Physicians
Vision Care
Alternative Med.
Veterinarian
Therapy/Rehab
Technical Instrumentation
Science/ Engineering
Health Service Admin.
Public Health
Career Exploration Links
Clinical Laboratory Services: General Online Resources American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science www.ascls.org American Society for Clinical Pathology www.ascp.org American Association of Bioanalysts www.aab.org American Medical Technologists www.amt1.com Online Medical Resources http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html#MENU Laboratory Technicians.org http://www.laboratorytechnician.org/education-and-certification [Back to top]
Cytotechnologist
American Society for Cytotechnology http://www.asct.com/
Histologic Tech/ Histotechnologist
National Society for Histotechnology www.nsh.org
Blood Bank Tech/Specialist
AABB: Advancing Cell Therapies and Transfusions Worldwide www.aabb.org
Phlebotomist
Phlebotomy.net http://www.phlebotomist.net/
Dentistry General Online Resources American Dental Association www.ada.org American Dental Education Association www.adea.org [Back to top]
Erdodontist
American Association of Endodontists http://www.aae.org/
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons http://www.aaoms.org/ Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery http://www.joms.org/
Oral Pathologist
American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology http://www.aaomp.org/ International Association of Oral Pathologists http://www.iaop.com/
Orthodontist American Association of Orthodontists http://www.aaomembers.org/ An International Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics http://www.angle.org/
Pediatric Dentist
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry http://www.aapd.org/ American Board of Pediatric Dentistry http://www.abpd.org/
Periodontist
Periodontist.org http://periodontist.org/
Prosthodontist
American College of Prosthodontists http://www.prosthodontics.org/
Dental Public Health
American Association of Public Health Dentistry http://www.aaphd.org/ American Association for Community Dental Programs http://www.aacdp.com/ American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/membergroups/sections/aphasections/oral/ Additional Dental Health Links http://phpartners.org/dentalhealth.html
Dental Assistant
Dental Assistant.net http://www.dentalassistant.net/ Dental Assisting National Board http://www.danb.org/
Dental Hygienist
Dental Hygienist.org http://www.dentalhygienist.org/ American Dental Hygienists Association http://www.adha.org/careerinfo/
Dietetics/Nutritionists
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Dietician
American Dietetic Association http://www.eatright.org/ Today’s Dietitian http://www.todaysdietitian.com/
Nutritionist
Nutritionist-World http://www.nutritionist-world.com/ The International & American Associations of Clinical Nutritionists http://www.iaacn.org/ Clinical Nutrition Certification Board http://www.cncb.org/ American Society for Nutrition http://www.nutrition.org/
Emergency Medicine [Back to top] EMT-B &EMT-I &EMT-Paramedic
National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians http://www.nremt.org/ National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) www.naemt.org EMT Test Questions.com http://www.emttestquestions.com/
Health Information and Communications
General Online Resources BioCommunications Association www.bca.org Health & Science Communication Association www.hesca.org/ [Back to top]
Health Sciences Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries
Librarian
http://www.aahsl.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=86427 Medical Library Association www.mlanet.org/career
Medical Illustrator
The Association of Medical Illustrators http://www.ami.org/
Health Information Manager
American Health Information Management Association http://www.ahima.org/ HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) http://www.himss.org/ASP/index.asp American College of Healthcare Executives http://www.healthmanagementcareers.org/careers.cfm Health Information Careers www.hicareers.com/ Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIM) www.cahiim.org
Medical, Science, Technical Writer
American Medical Writers Association www.amwa.org National Association of Science Writers www.nasw.org Council of Science Editors http://www.councilscienceeditors.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3267 Society for Technical Communication www.stc.org
Health Service Administration [Back to top]
Administrators
Health Resources & Services Administration www.hrsa.gov
Medical Assistant American Association of Medical Assistants www.aama-ntl.org Medical Assistant Careers www.medicalassistantcareers.org
Medical Secretary American Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR) www.amspar.com Association for Healthcare Documentation www.ahdionline.org Future of Medical Transcription http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPYI_pqKwEw National Association of Medical Staff Services (NAMSS) www.namss.org
Allopathic/Osteopathic Physicians General Online Resources American Medical Association www.ama-assn.org Association of American Medical Colleges www.aamc.org American Osteopathic Association www.osteopathic.org American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine www.aacom.org Liaison Committee on Medical Education www.lcme.org
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Allergy and Immunology American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology www.aaaai.org The Journal of Immunology www.jimmunol.org
Anesthesiology
Society of Academic Anesthesiology Associations www.asahq.org Anesthesia Zone.com www.anesthesiazone.com/anesthesia-links.aspx
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Colon & Rectal Surgery Associates www.colonrectal.org American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery www.abcrs.org American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgerons www.fascrs.org Seminars in Colon & Rectal Surgery www.seminarscolonrectalsurgery.com
Dermatology American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) www.aad.org American Dermatological Association Inc. http://www.amer-derm-assn.org/ Dermatology Nurses’ Association (DNA) www.dnanurse.org Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology www.eblue.org Additional Links http://www.theagapecenter.com/Organizations/Specialties/Dermatology.htm
Emergency Medicine American Academy of Emergency Medicine AAEM
www.aaem.org American College of Emergency Physicians www.acep.org Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants www.semps.org Society for Academic Emergency Medicine www.saem.org Journal of Emergency Medicine http://www.aaem.org/jem/
Family Practice
American Academy of Physicians www.aafp.org Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants www.afppa.org Facebook: Association of Practice Physician Assistant http://www.facebook.com/afppa
Internal Medicine
American College of Physicians-Internal Medicine www.acponline.org Annals of Internal Medicine www.annals.org
Neurological Surgery
American Association of Neurological Surgeons www.aans.org Society of Neurological Surgeons www.societyns.org The American Board of Neurological Surgery www.abns.org The Journal of Neurosurgery www.thejns.org
Neurology
American Neurological Association www.aneuroa.org American Academy of Neurology www.aan.com
Child Neurology Society www.childneurologysociety.org
Nuclear Medicine
Society of Nuclear Medicine www.snm.org American Society of Nuclear Cardiology www.asnc.org Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board www.nmtcb.org Journal of Nuclear Medicine http://jnm.snmjournals.org/
Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.acog.org American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society www.agosonline.org American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology www.ajog.org
Ophthalmology
American Academy of Ophthalmology www.aao.org American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus www.aapos.org Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology www.paao.org The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology www.arvo.org
Orthopedic Surgery
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons AAOS www.aaos.org American Foot and Ankle Society www.aofas.org Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons www.jaaos.org The Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
www.josonline.org
Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology ASCO www.asco.org Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians www.oncanp.org American Society for Radiation Oncology www.astro.org Hematology Oncology Pharmacy Association www.hoparx.org
Otolaryngology
American Academy of Otolaryngology www.entnet.org Association of Otolaryngology Administrators www.oto-online.org Association for Research in Otolaryngology www.aro.org American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology www.aspo.us Ear, Nose & Throat Journal www.entjournal.com
Pathology
American Society for Clinical Pathologists www.ascp.org College of American Pathologists www.cap.org Digital Pathology Association (DPA) www.digitalpathologyassociation.org Association for Molecular Pathology www.amp.org Association for Pathology Informatics www.pathologyinformatics.org
Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org Academic Pediatric Association www.ambpeds.org National Associations of Pediatric Nurse Associates www.napnap.org
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation www.aapmr.org Association of Academic Physiatrists www.physiatry.org International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine www.isprm.org
Plastic Surgery
The American Society Plastic Surgeons www.plasticsurgery.org American Association of Plastic Surgeons www.aaps1921.org Facial Plastic Surgery & Reconstructive Surgery Academy www.aafprs.org The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery www.aafprs.org American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) www.cosmeticsurgery.org The International Association of Plastic Surgeons http://www.iaplasticsurgery.org/
Preventive Medicine
American College of Preventive Medicine www.acepidemiology.org
Radiology
Radiology. org www.radiology.org American College of Radiology http://www.acr.org/
Surgery
American College of Surgeons www.facs.org American Society of General Surgeons www.theasgs.org The American Journal of Surgery www.americanjournalofsurgery.com
Thoracic Surgery
American Association for Thoracic Surgery www.aats.org The Society of Thoracic Surgeons www.sts.org
Urology
American Urological Association www.auanet.org Urology Health www.urologyhealth.org Journal of Urology www.jurology.com
Physician Assistant
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) www.aapa.org Association of Family Practice Physician Assistants www.afppa.org Physician Assistant Education Association www.paeaonline.org
Podiatry
American Podiatric Medical Association www.apma.org American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine www.aacpm.org National Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners www.nbpme.info American Podiatric Medical Association: Council on Podiatric Medical Education
www.cpme.org
Mental and Social Health [Back to top] Genetic Counselor
National Society of Genetic Counselors www.nsgc.org American Board of Genetic Counseling www.abgc.net Genetic Health http://www.genetichealth.com/resources_what_is_genetic_counseling.shtml Genetic Counseling Programs http://www.kumc.edu/gec/prof/gcprogs.html
Human Service Worker/Social Worker
National Organization for Human Services www.nationalhumanservices.org American Public Human Services Association www.aphsa.org National Association of Social Workers www.socialworkers.org Clinical Social Work Association www.clinicalsocialworkassociation.org/ Additional links http://healthlinks.washington.edu/social_work/associations
Psychologist/ Mental Health Technician
American Psychological Association www.apa.org National Association of School Psychologists http://www.nasponline.org/ Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology http://www.siop.org/tip/TIP.aspx
American Counseling Association http://www.counseling.org/
Nursing General Online Resources All Nursing Schools http://www.allnursingschools.com/ Network with Nurses www.allnurses.com American Nurses Association www.nursingworld.org www.discovernursing.com/who American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) http://www.nursecredentialing.org/default.aspx Additional Links to specific Programs http://www.theagapecenter.com/Organizations/Nursing.htm [Back to top]
Homemaker-Home Health Aide
National Association for Home Care & Hospice http://www.nahc.org/ American Association for Home Care http://www.aahomecare.org/
Licensed Practical Nurse
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses http://www.nflpn.org/ National Association for Practical Nurse Education http://www.napnes.org/
Nursing Aide/Assistant/Orderly National Association of Health Care Assistants
www.nahcacares.org National Network of Career Nursing Assistants www.cna-network.org/ Nursing Assistant Resources on the Web www.nursingassistants.net/
Registered Nurse
American Society of Registered Nurses www.asrn.org National League for Nursing www.nln.org Association of peri-Operative Registered Nurses www.aorn.org/
Certified Nurse Midwife
American College of Nurse-Midwives www.midwife.org Network with midwives on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/ACNMmidwives Reading List http://www.midwife.org/siteFiles/education/Selected_Reading_List.pdf Midwife.org www.midwife.org
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists www.sana.com
Clinical Nurse Specialists
National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists www.nacns.org Clinical Nurse Specialist Journal http://journals.lww.com/cns-journal/pages/default.aspx
Nurse Practitioner
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners www.aanp.org American College of Nurse Practitioners www.acnpweb.org Additional Links
http://www.theagapecenter.com/Organizations/Specialties/Nurse-Practitioner.htm
Pharmacy General Online Resources American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy www.aacp.org American Society of Health-System Pharmacists www.ashp.org National Association Boards of Pharmacy www.nabp.net Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education www.acpe-accredit.org Additional Links Page http://www.pharmacy.org/association.html [Back to top]
Pharmacist
American Pharmacists Association www.aphanet.org
Pharmacy Technician
American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT) www.pharmacytechnician.com
Pharmacologist
The American Society of Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics www.aspet.org The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology http://jcp.sagepub.com/
Public Health General Online Resources
Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/ Journal of Biomedical and Biotechnology http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jbb/2011/264350/ [Back to top]
Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology http://www.asm.org/ Journal of Clinical Microbiology http://jcm.asm.org/ Microbiology education http://www.microrao.com/micro.htm American College of Microbiology http://www.microbiologycert.org/abmm.asp
Parasitology
Additional Page of Links http://www.k-state.edu/parasitology/links
Virology
Virology Journal www.virologyj.com/ Graduate Education Virology Programs http://www.virology.net/garryfavweb10.html Pan American Society for Clinical Virology (PASCV) www.virology.org/links.html
Immunology
Clinical Immunology Society www.clinimmsoc.org
Biostatician
American Statistical Association www.amstat.org
Health Educator
American Association for Health Education http://www.aahperd.org/aahe/ National Association for Health Education Centers www.nahec.org
Society for Public Health Education www.sophe.org Health Care Education Association www.hcea-info.org
International Health Specialist
World Health Specialists www.worldhealthspecialists.org World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en/
Occupational Safety Specialist
Safety Council www.safetylca.org
Science and Engineering General Online Resources Research: Lerner Institute http://www.lerner.ccf.org/ [Back to top]
Anatomist
American Association of Clinical Anatomists www.aacameeting.org Additional Link Page http://www.anatomy.org/resources/resource_links.asp
Biomedical Engineer
Biomedical Engineering Society www.bmes.org American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) www.ashe.org
Bioinstrumentation/ Biomedical Equipment Technician
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation www.aami.org
Biomaterials
Society for Biomaterials www.biomaterials.org
Biomechanics
American Society of Biomechanics www.asbweb.org International Society of Biomechanics www.isbweb.org Clinical Biomechanics www.clinbiomech.com
Medical Imaging
Medical Imaging.org www.medicalimaging.org The Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) www.ahraonline.org The Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences www.jmirs.org
Rehabilitation Engineering
Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) http://www.resna.org/
Food Scientist Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences http://omicsonline.org/jnfshome.php
Biochemist
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology www.asbmb.org United Kingdom: The Association for Clinical Biochemistry www.acb.org.uk/ Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry www.amgdb.org The Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) www.abrf.org
United Kingdom: Biomechanical Society/Portland Press http://www.biochemsoc.org.uk/default.htm The Electrophoresis Society www.aesociety.org The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB) http://www.iubmb.org/
Geneticist
American Genetic Association www.theaga.org Journal of Heredity http://jhered.oxfordjournals.org/ Behavior Genetics of Association www.bga.org Additional Links http://www.kumc.edu/gec/prof/soclist.html
Health Physicist
Health Physics Society www.hps.org The Hospital Physicists’ Association www.hospitalphysics.org.uk/ Health Physics Journal http://journals.lww.com/health-physics/pages/default.aspx
Occupational Health and Safety Technologist
Board of Certified Safety Professionals www.bcsp.org/ohst_clcs The American Society of Safety Engineers www.asse.org Additional Page of Links http://www.acgih.org/resources/links.htm
Industrial Hygienist
American Industrial Hygiene Association www.aiha.org American Board of Industrial Hygiene www.abih.org
Risk Manager
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM) www.ashrm.org Public Risk management Association www.primacentral.org Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) www.garp.org Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) www.prmia.org/ The Risk Management Association (RMA) www.rmahq.org
Technical Instrumentation [Back to top] Cardiovascular Technician & Technologist
SICP: The Society of Invasive Cardiovascular Professionals www.sicp.com SCST: The Society for Cardioloical Science and Technology www.scst.org.uk
Echocardiographer
American Society of Echocardiography www.asecho.org Echo Journal (make General Resource all radiology/imaging specialists) http://www.echojournal.org/
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer
Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography www.sdms.org ARDMS: American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonography www.ardms.org American Society of Radiologic Technologists www.asrt.org
Electroneurodiagnostic Technologist
American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists Inc. www.aset.org American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists (ABRET) www.abret.org American Association of Electrodiagnostic Technologists (AAET) www.aaet.info The Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists (general resource?) www.brpt.org
Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Society of Nuclear Medicine www.snm.org Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board www.nmtcb.org The Journal of Nuclear Medicine http://jnm.snmjournals.org/ Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology http://tech.snmjournals.org/ Joint Review Committee on Education Programs in Nuclear Medicine Technology (JRCNMT) www.jrcnmt.org
Radiation Therapy Technologist/ Radiologic Technologist
American Society of Radiologic Technologists www.asrt.org American Registry of Radiologic Technologists www.arrt.org
Radiographer
Radiographers Association www.radiographers.org Radiological Society of North America [general Resources?] www.rsna.org
Additional Links Page http://www.rsna.org/orgs/
MRI Technologist
International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine www.ismrm.org Additional links http://www.ismrm.org/mr_sites.htm
Respiratory Therapy Technician
American Association for Respiratory Care www.aarc.org Respiratory Care Journal http://www.rcjournal.com/
Surgical Technologist /Scrub Technologist /Circulating Technologist
AST: Association of Surgical Technologists www.ast.org
Veterinary Medicine [Back to top]
Veterinarian
American Veterinary Medical Association www.avma.org Association of American Veterinary Medicine Colleges(AAVMC) www.aavmc.org World Veterinary Association www.worldvet.org VCAT http://www.eduers.com/Medical/Veterinary_College_Admissions_Test.html National Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
www.nbvme.org
Veterinary Technician and Assistant
American Association for Laboratory Animal Science www.aalas.org
Vision [Back to top] Dispensing Optician
Opticians Association of America www.oaa.org American Board of Opticianry www.abo-ncle.org National Academy of Opticianry www.nao.org National Federation of Opticianry Schools www.nfos.org Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (COA) www.COAccreditation.com
Ophthalmic Medical Personnel
Association of Technical Personnel in Ophthalmology (ATPO) www.atpo.org
Optometrist/Paraoptometrist
American Optometric Association www.aoa.org Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry www.opted.org
National Board of Examiners in Optometry www.optometry.org Journal of Optometry www.journalofoptometry.org
Orthopist
American Orthoptic Council www.orthoptics.org American Association of Certified Orthoptists www.orthoptics.org
Therapy and Rehabilitation General Online Resources INFINITEC http://www.infinitec.org [Back to top]
Audiologist
American Speech Language-Hearing Association www.asha.org American Academy of Audiology www.audiology.org Educational Audiology Association www.edaud.org Audiological Resource Association www.audresources.org American Journal of Audiology http://aja.asha.org/
Athletic Trainer
National Atheltic Trainer’s Association Inc. www.NATA.org Board of Certification
www.bocatc.org Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education www.caate.net American Medical Society for Sports Medicine www.amssm.org American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine www.sportsmed.org National Academy of Sports Medicine www.nasm.org
Creative Arts and Activities Therapist
American Art Therapy Association www.arttherapy.org National Coalition of Art Therapies Association www.nccata.org Music Therapy Association www.musictherapy.org American Dance Therapy Association www.adta.org American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama www.asgpp.org National Association for Poetry Therapy www.poetrytherapy.org American Horticultural Therapy Association www.ahta.org
Occupational Therapist/Occupational Therapy Assistant
American Occupational Therapy Association www.aota.org National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy www.nbcot.org Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education www.aota.org
Physical Therapist/Physical Therapy Assistant
American Physical Therapy Association www.apta.org Physical Therapy Journals www.ptjournal.org
Orthotist and Prosthetist
American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists www.oandp.org American Orthotic & prosthetic Association www.aopanet.org
Recreational Therapist
The American Therapeutic Recreation Association www.atra-tr.org
Rehabilitation Counselor
National Rehabilitation Counseling Association http://nrca-net.org/ National Rehabilitation Association www.nationalrehab.org American Rehabilitation Counseling Association www.arcaweb.org Additional Links http://www.gwu.edu/~chaos/rehab/Links4.htm
Speech-Language Pathologist
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) www.asha.org ASHA Leader www.asha.org/leader.aspx Speech Pathology.com www.speechpathology.com
Alternative Medicine
General Online Resources The Complementary Medical Association www.the-cma.org.uk Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine www.liebertpub.com/acm The Guide to Alternative Medicine http://www.worldwidelearn.com/online-education-guide/health-medical/alternative-medicine-major.htm [Back to top]
Acupressure
Shiatsu Therapy Association of British Columbia, Canada www.shiatsutherapy.ca
Acupuncture
American Academy of Medical Acupuncture www.medicalacupuncture.org American Journal of Acupuncture www.acupuncturejournal.com Natural Healers; List of Acupuncture Schools http://www.apta.org/apta/shared/am404.aspx?ASPXERRORPATH=/AM/TEMPLATE.CFM
Massage Therapy
American Massage Therapy Association www.amtamassage.org Association of Reflexologist www.aor.org Sports Massage Association www.thesma.org
Naturopathic Medicine American Association of Naturopathic physicians
www.naturopathic.org International Journal of Naturopathic Medicine www.intjnm.org Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges http://www.aanmc.org The National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy www.naha.org National Ayurvedic Medical Association www.ayurveda-nama.org Association for Applied Psychophysiology & Biofeedback www.aapb.org Biofeedback Association www.biofeedbackassociation.org Council on Naturopathic Medicine www.cnme.org