Natural Science Division
Pre-Health Professions: Health Professions Links
American Medical Student Association
Premed membership information, student reviews of medical schools, and a premed guide.
http://www.amsa.org/premed
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
Career & admissions information, financial aid, minority/disadvantaged programs, and links to medicals schools, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) registration, online MCAT Student Manual, the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
http://www.aamc.org
Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service (TMDSAS).
Admissions information for the medical and dental schools in Texas. http://www.utsystem.edu/tmdsas/
The Student Doctor Network
Information on application, MCAT, medical and osteopathic schools, interviews, residencies, and all aspects of medicine from current premeds and medical students. http://studentdoctor.net
American College of Physicians
Practicing physician information. Valuable if you want to understand what a career as a physician looks like.
http://www.acponline.org/
American Medical Student Association
Information on current medical students. Valuable if you want to understand about the lives of medical students.
http://www.amsa.org/
AMSA website also has a special section for premed students.
http://www.amsa.org/premed/
The American Medical Association
Information for people in all stages of medical careers from premed to medical student to physician.
http://www.ama-assn.org/
Rural Medicine
Rural physician information, rural education, rural clinical topics, special issues of serving underserved populations.
http://www.ruralfamilymedicine.org/ and http://www.unmc.edu/Community/ruralmeded/
Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)
Review of programs, guidebook for applicants, discussion forums and links for prospective MD/PhD students.
http://mstp.intransit.us/
Association of Chiropractic Colleges (ACC)
Links to chiropractic colleges, general information about the chiropractic profession. http://www.chirocolleges.org
American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
Dental schools information, Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS).
http://www.adea.org
American Dental Association (ADA)
Career & admissions information, DAT test information.
http://www.ada.org
American Student Dental Association
Membership information, publications for dental & pre-dental students http://www.asdanet.org
PreDental.Com
Career & admissions information, e-mail list, and links to dental schools http://predental.com
UCLA Lab Technique Courses
Teaches lab practices to know what to expect before enrolling in dental school http://uclasod.dent.ucla.edu/continuingeducation/index.asp?id=520
American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
Naturopathic doctor locator, state licensure information, and links to naturopathic schools
http://www.naturopathic.org
American Association of Naturopathic Colleges
Provides information about naturopathic schools. http://healthy.net/pan/pa/Naturopathic/aanp/Welcome.html
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
Career and admissions information, and links to nursing programs
http://aacn.com
Nurse Practitioner American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Links to nurse practitioner programs.
http://aanp.org
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Career & admissions information, and links to occupational therapy programs http://www.aota.org
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO)
Career and admissions information, links to optometry programs, and Optometry Admission Test (OAT) description.
http://www.opted.org
Medicine American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
Career and admissions information, and links to osteopathic programs and the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS). http://aacom.org
Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons of California (OPSC)
OPSC, a division of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), is structured to help the individual D.O. better serve the interests of osteopathic medicine, provide quality health care for patients and educate the public to better understand osteopathic medicine and its contribution to total health care. You can access a listing of California D.O.s from their web site. Each state has similar organization.
http://www.opsc.org
American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
General and professional osteopathic membership information, index of past issues of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, and access to state and regional osteopathic associations.
http://www.am-osteo-assn.org
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Career and admissions information, links to pharmacy schools, and Pharmacy College Admissions Test (PCAT) description.
http://www.aacp.org
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Career and admissions information, and links to physical therapy programs. http://www.apta.org
Online Physical Therapist
Online PT-related events listings, job postings, a clinic directory, continuing education opportunities, and journal article abstracts.
http://physicaltherapist.com
California Chapter American Physical Therapy Association
State chapter of the national association, development and improvement of physical therapy education, practice, and research.
http://www.ccapta.org
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
General information regarding the profession, government and practice issues, employment opportunities, listing of physician assistant organizations, and an online store for physician assistants.
http://www.aapa.org
National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Physician assistant certification information, details about the certification process, re-certification, exam policies and procedures, and continuing medical education. http://www.nccpa.net
Application Service CASPA
The Central Application Service for Physician Assistant Programs is CASPA. To learn more go to the PAEA website.
http://www.paeaonline.org/
Student Academy of the APPA (SAAAPA)
Run by both students and graduate physician assistants for student physician assistants across the country, current information relevant to physician students, financial aid, academic survival skills, and listing of student societies.
http://www.saaapa.aapa.org
California Academy of Physician Assistants (CAPA)
California sub group of the AAPA. General information regarding the profession, employment opportunities, listing of local physician assistant groups, history of the profession, information on salaries, and various other PA related subjects. http://www.capanet.org
American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine (AACPM)
Career & admissions information, links to most podiatric programs, the American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS). http://www.aacpm.org
American Podiatric Medicine Association (APMA)
General podiatry information, careers in podiatry, and information about podiatric professionals.
http://www.apma.org/
American Podiatric Medical Student Association (APMSA)
Information about podiatric medical students.
http://www.apmsa.org/
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Public health careers and current advancements in public health.
http://www.apha.org/
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
General information on veterinary practice, animal health issues, current journal articles, and membership information.
http://www.avma.org
Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
Veterinary student information, admissions information, and application. http://www.aavmc.org/
