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World Wide Web Sites Related to the Health Professions
Updated: May 5, 2008

Editor‘s Note: The appearance of a site on this list does not imply the endorsement of the site. The sites mentioned here are repeated in the appropriate sections of Health Careers, http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/hc.html.

Web sites are organized into the following categories and cross-referenced where appropriate:

Acupuncture Admissions Tests Audiology Application Services Associations/Organizations Biomedical Research and health-related information Chiropractic Medicine College/Career Guides Dentistry Dietetics Environmental Health Ethics Financial Aid/Grants/Scholarships Forensic Sciences

Genetics Health Care Administration Health Professions (General) Health Web Sites Holistic/Naturopathic Medicine How to Get Into… Journals M.D/Ph.D. Programs Medicine - Allopathic Medicine - Naturopathic and Holistic Medicine - Osteopathic Minority/Disadvantaged Student Programs NAAHP National & Regional Nursing/Nurse Practitioners

Occupational Therapy Ophthalmology Optometry Orthotists and Prosthetists Osteopathic Medicine Pathology Pharmacy/Pharmacology Physical Therapy Physician Assistants Podiatric Medicine Post-Baccalaureate Programs Prehealth Programs Public Health Recruitment Firms/Job Listings

Respiratory Care Rural Health Schools of Health Administration Schools of (Allopathic) Medicine School Rankings Sports Medicine Student Pages Substance Abuse Web Sites Summer Programs Therapeutic Recreation Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Technician Programs Volunteering Opportunities

Acupuncture

An authoritative analysis of acupuncture by the National Institutes of Health.
Click here for full article: http://my.webmd.com/content/article/1680.50247

Acupuncture.com
http://www.acupuncture.com

American Association of Oriental Medicine
http://www.aaom.org/

Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
http://www.ccaom.org/

National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
http://www.nccaom.org/

National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Statement on Acupuncture
http://nccam.nih.gov/nccam/cam/1998/jan/index.shtml

Admissions Tests

Dental Admissions Test (DAT)
http://www.ada.org/prac/careers/dat-01.html

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
http://www.gre.org

Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
http://www.aamc.org/stuapps/admiss/mcat/start.htm

Free MCAT Practice Test Online
http://www.e-mcat.com

MCAT Practice Online System
http://www.e-mcat.com

MCAT Paper Practice Tests
http://www.aamc.org/mcat/practicetests.htm

PCAT CONTACT INFORMATION:
Pharmacy College Admission Test
The Psychological Corporation
555 Academic Court
San Antonio, TX 78204-2498
Phone: 1-800/622-3231
Fax: 210/921-8861
M-F, 7:00 am - 7:00 pm Central Time.
PCAT Registration and Information: http://tpc-etesting.com/pcat/

Application Services

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)
http://www.aacom.org

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Application Service (PharmCAS)
http://www.PharmCAS.org

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS)
http://www.aacpm.org/Proc.html

American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
http://www.ADEA.org

American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
http://www.aamc.org/stuapps/admiss/amcas/start.htm

Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA)
http://www.caspaonline.org
E-mail: CaspaInfo@caspaonline.org

Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
http://aavmc.org/vmcas.htm

Associations/Organizations

Academy of Dispensing Audiologists
http://www.audiologist.org

American Academy of Audiology
http://www.audiology.org

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org

 American Academy of Forensic Sciences
http://www.aafs.org

American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges
http://www.aanmc.org

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.aanp.org

American Academy of Ophthalmology
http://www.eyenet.org/

American Academy of Optometry
http://www.aaopt.org/

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
http://aapd.org

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

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

American Association for the Advancement of Science
http://www.nextwave.org

American Academy of Anesthesiologist Assistants

(http://www.anesthetist.org/)

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
http://www.aacom.org

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

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
http://www.aacpm.org

American Association of Dental Schools
http://www.aads.jhu.edu

American Assn. of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org

American Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.avma.org

American Chiropractic Association
http://www.cais.net/aca/

American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.acep.org

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://www.acog.org

American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org

American Dental Education Association
http://www.ADEA.org

American Holistic Health Association
http://www.healthynet/ahha

American Holistic Medicine Association
http://www.doubleclickd.com/about_ahma.html

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org

American Medical Student Association
http://www.amsa.org/

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

American Optometric Association (AOA)
http://www.aoanet.org/aoanet

American Osteopathic Association
http://www.am-osteo-assn.org

American Physical Therapy Association
http://www.APTA.org

American Podiatric Medical Association
http://www.apma.org

American Podiatric Medical Student Association
http://www.apmsa.org

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

American Student Dental Association
http://www.ASDAnet.org

Association of American Indian Physicians
http://www.aaip.com

Association of American Medical Colleges
http://www.aamc.org

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
http://aavmc.org

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
http://www.opted.org

Audiology Foundation of America
http://www.AuDfound.org

Health Professionals for Diversity
http://www.aamc.org/~diversity

National Assoc. of Future Doctors of Audiology
http://www.nafda.org

National Assn. of Medical Minority Educators
http://www.namme-hpe.org/

National Assn. of Physicians for the Environment
http://www.intr.net/napenet

National Organization of NP Faculties
http://www.nonpf.com

National Rural Health Association
http://www.NRHArural.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org

World Health Organization (WHO)
http://www.who.ch//

Audiology Websites
Audiology Foundation of America
http://www.AuDfound.org

Academy of Dispensing Audiologists
http://www.audiologist.org

American Academy of Audiology
http://www.audiology.org

National Association of Future Doctors of Audiology
http://www.nafda.org

Biomedical Research

Biorap
http://www.hiorap.org

 Centers of Information/Research Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
http://www.ahcpr.gov/

Center for the Health Professions at the University of California, San Francisco
http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu

Center of Excellence Information Resource Center
http://www.msu.edu/user/coemmeh/index.htm

Health Services Research
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr

Household Products Database - a consumer's guide that provides easy-to-understand information on the potential health effects of more than 2,000 ingredients contained in more than 5,000 common household products used inside and outside the home.
http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov

JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
http://www.ama-assn.org/hiv/hivhome.htm

National Women’s Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov

Profiles in Science: Bring to Life Scientific Papers of 20^th Century Biomedical Scientists
http://www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov/

Chiropractic Medicine

American Chiropractic Association
http://www.amerchiro.org/

Cleveland Chiropractic College
http://www.clevelandchiropractic.edu

Life Chiropractic College West
http://www.lifewest.edu

Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
http://www.lacc.edu

National College of Chiropractic
http://www.national.chiropractic.edu

New York Chiropractic College
http://www.nycc.edu

Northwestern College of Chiropractic
http://www.nwchiro.edu

Parker College of Chiropractic
http://www.parkercc.edu

Western States Chiropractic College
http://www.wschiro.edu

College/Career Guides

Career Exploration Links
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/CareerLibrary/links/careerme.html

U.S. News Colleges and Career Center
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/ed~omehtm

Virtual Campus Tours
http://www.campustours.com

Dentistry

American Association of Dental Schools
http://www.aads.jhu.edu

American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org

American Dental Education Association
http://www.ADEA.org

American Student Dental Association
http://www.ASDAnet.org

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
http://aapd.org

Schools of Dentistry

Alabama
University of Alabama
(205) 934-3387
http://www.dental.uab.edu

California
University of California, Los Angeles
http://www.dent.ucla.edu

University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry
(415) 467-2737
http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~dental/index.htm

Loma Linda University
(909) 558-4621 or (800) 422-4558
http://www.dentistry.llu.edu

University of the Pacific School of Dentistry
http://www.dental.uop.edu

University of Southern California
(213) 740-2841
http://www.usc.edu/hsc/dental

Colorado

University of Colorado
(303) 315-8893
http://www.uchsc.edu/sd/sd

Connecticut

University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine
(860) 679-2175
http://sdm.uchc.edu

District of Columbia

Howard University
(202) 806-0400

Florida

Nova Southeastern University College of Dental Medicine
(954) 262-1107 or (800) 35600026 ext. 1107 or 1108
http://www.nova.edu

University of Florida
(352) 392-4866
http://www.dental.ufl.edu

Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago
(312) 996-2621
http://www.uic.edu

Southern Illinois University
(618) 474-7170
http://www.siue.edu/DMSCH

Indiana

Indiana University
(317) 274-8173
http://www.iusd.iupui.edu

Iowa

The University of Iowa
(319) 335-7157
http://www.dentistry.uiowa.edu

Kentucky

University of Kentucky
(859) 323-6071
http://www.mc.uky.edu/Dentistry

University of Louisville School of Dentistry
http://www.dental.louisville.edu/dental/

Maryland

University of Maryland, Baltimore
(410) 706-7472
http://www.dental.umaryland.edu

Massachusetts

Boston University Goldman School of Dental Medicine
(617) 638-4787
http://www.bu.edu

Harvard School of Dental Medicine
(617) 432-1443
http://www.hsdm.med.harvard.edu

Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
(617) 636-6639
http://www.tufts.edu/dental

Michigan

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry
(313) 494-6650 (A-L) or (313) 494-6611 (M-Z)
http://www.udmercy.edu

The University of Michigan
(734) 763-3316
http://www.dent.umich.edu

Minnesota

University of Minnesota
(612) 625-7149
http://www.umn.edu/dental

Missouri

University of Missouri - Kansas City
(816) 235-2808 or (800) 776-8652
http://www.umkc.edu/dentistry

Nebraska

Creighton University
(402) 280-2695 or (800) 544-5072
http://www.creighton.edu

University of Nebraska Medical Center
(402) 472-1363 or (800) 332-0265
http://www.unmc.edu/dentistry

Nevada

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
(702) 895-2451
http://www.unlv.edu/dental-school

New Jersey

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(973) 972-5362
http://www.umdnj.edu/njdsweb

New York

Columbia University
(212) 305-3478
http://www.columbia.edu

New York University College of Dentistry
(212) 998-9818
http://www.nyu.edu/dental

State University of New York at Buffalo
(716) 829-2839
http://www.sdm.buffalo.edu

State University of New York at Stony Brook
(631) 632-8980
http://www.ugmc.sunysb.edu/dental/

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu

North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(919) 966-4565
http://www.dent.unc.edu

Ohio

Case Western Reserve University
(216) 368-2460
http://www.cwru.edu/dental/casewebsite

The Ohio State University
(614) 292-3361
http://www.dent.ohio-state.edu

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma
(405) 271-3530
http://dentistry.ouhsc.edu

Oregon
Oregon Health Sciences University
(503) 494-5274
http://www.ohsu.edu/sod

Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania
(215) 898-8943
http://www.dental.upenn.edu

University of Pittsburgh
(412) 648-8437
http://www.dental.pitt.edu

Temple University
(215) 707-7663
http://temple.edu/dentistry

Puerto Rico

University of Puerto Rico
(787) 758-2525 ext. 5228
http://www.rcm.upr.clu.edu

South Carolina

Medical College of South Carolina
(843) 792-8710
http://www.musc.edu

Tennessee

Meharry Medical College
(615) 327-6223
http://www.mmc.edu

University of Tennessee Health Science Center
http://www.utmem.edu

Texas

Baylor College of Dentistry/The Texas A & M University System
(214) 828-8230
http://www.tambcd.edu

The University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center Dental Branch
(713) 500-4151
http://www.db.uth.tmc.edu

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School
(210) 567-2674
http://www.uthscsa.edu

Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University
(804) 828-9196
http://www.dentistry.vcu.edu

Washington

University of Washington
(206) 685-8271
http://www.dental.washington.edu

West Virginia

West Virginia University
(304) 293-6646
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/sod/index.html

Wisconsin

Marquette University
(414) 288-3532 or (800) 445-5385
http://www.marquette.edu/dentistry

Canada

University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry
http://www.usask.ca/dentistry

Dalhousie University
(902) 494-2876
http://www.dentistry.dal.edu

Dietetics

American Dietetics Association Homepage
http://www.eatright.org/

American Dietetics Association's webpages about careers in dietetics
http://www.eatright.org/becomeanrd.html
http://www.eatright.org/careers.html

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

Ethics

American Medical Association's Virtual Mentor, an interactive Web site for exploring topics in medical ethics and professionalism.
http://www.virtualmentor.org

Carnegie Mellon University Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics
http://www.lcl.cmu.edu/CAAE/Home/CAAE.html

Ethics Policies and Codes
http://ccme-mac4.bsd.uchicago.edu/

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
http://ccme-mac4.bsd.uchicago.edu/ccme.html

Medical College of Wisconsin Center for the Study of Bioethics
http://www.mcw.edu/bioethics

Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University http://www.indiana.edu/~poynter

Financial Aid/Grants/Scholarships

FAFSA Express
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/express.html

FastWeb (scholarships)
http://www.fastweb.com

GrantsNet
http://www.grantsnet.org

Group on Student Affairs Financial Assistance Fact Sheets
http://www.aamc.org/about/gsa/stloan/start.htm

Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program
http://nshs.med.navy.mil/hpsp/new.html

Forensic Sciences American Academy of Forensic Sciences
http://www.aafs.org

American College of Forensic Examiners
http://www.acfe.com

American Medical Forensic Specialists, Inc.
http://www.amfs.org

Forensic Science Society Homepage
http://www.demon.co.uk/forensic/index.html

Genetics

Genetics Societies Home Page
http://www.faseb.org/genetics/

Institute of Human Genetics
http://www.ihg.med.umn.edu/

National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc.
http://members.aol.com/nsgcweb/nsgchome.htm#marker

Health Care Administration

American College of Health Care Executives
www.healthmanagementcareers.org

Health Professions (General)

Dept. of Health and Human Services
http://www.hlis.gov

 Doctors’ Guide to the Internet
http://www.pslgroup.com/docguide.htm

Dr. Koop’s Community
http://www.drkoop.com

HealthWorld
http://www.healthy.neti

Hospital Web
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.nclk

Information Services for the Medical Community
http://www.medconnect.com

Martindales’ Health Science Guide
http://www.sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/HSGuide.html

Medical Education Software Home Page
http://www.webcom/-wooming/mededuc.html

Medical History on the Internet
http://www.anes.uah.edu/medhist.htm

MEDLINE
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Medscape
http://www5.medscape.com/default.mhtml

Med Web
http://www.emory.edu/WHSCL/medweb.html

Misc. Education. Medical FAQ/Newsgroup
http://home.eznet.net/~nbright/mem/main.htm

National Academy Press
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/

National Library of Medicine’s Visible Human Project
http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/vishuman/VisibleHuman.html

Patch Adams/Gesundheit Institute
http://www.patchadams.org

Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative
http://www.positiveprofiles.com

Profiles in Science (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov

Women in Medicine
www.womeninmed.com

Health Web Sites (These Web sites on health rely on peer-reviewed information and reports published in reputable medical journals.)

Johns Hopkins Division of Infectious Diseases Antibiotic Guide
http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/

Medscape
http://www.medscape.com

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov

National Institutes of Health
http://www.nih.gov/health

National Library of Medicine
http://www.nlm.nih.gov or try the library's easy-access site: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayohealth.org

Holistic/Naturopathic Medicine
American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges
http://www.aanmc.org

American Assn. of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org

American Holistic Health Association
http://www.healthynet/ahha

American Holistic Medicine Association
http://www.doubleclickd.com/about_ahma.html

Bastyr University
http://www.bastyr.edu

Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.ccnm.edu

Center for Alternative Medicine Research
http://www.acponline.org/

Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://www-camra.ucdavis.edu/

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Citation Index
http://altmed.od.nihhgov/oamiresources/cm-ci/

National College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.ncnm.edul

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
http://www.infinite.org/oregon.acupuncture

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.scnm.edu

US National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine
http://altmed.od.nih.gov/

University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.bridgeport.edu/naturopathy

University of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine Research
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/utcam/default.htm

How to Get Into…

Pre-Med Lots-O-Links Web Page
http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Lab/3153/premed.html

Journals

American Orthoptic Journal
http://www.aoj.org

Annals of Internal Medicine
http://www.acponline.org

Journal of the American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/jama/jamahome.htm

Journal of Family Practice

http://www.phymac.med.wayne.edu/jfp/jfp.htm

Medical Education Online
http://www.utmb.edu/meo/

New England Journal of Medicine
http://www.nejm.org

M.D/Ph.D. Programs

MD/PhD Integrated Degree Program at UW—Madison
http://www.biostat.wisc.edu/medschool/eduprogmdphd

University of Illinois Medical Scholars Program
http://soma.npa.uiuc.edu/msp/

Minority/Disadvantaged Student Programs

HealthWeb: Minority Health Education & Training
http://www.lib.msu.edu/health/hw/minority/education.htm

MEDPREP
http://www.som.siu.edu/medprep

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program for individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
http://ugsp.info.nih.gov/

NAAHP National & Regional

NAAHP
http://www.naahp.org/

CAAHP
http://www.as.ysu.edu/~tdkim/CAAHP/

NEAAHP
http://www.netspace.org/NEAAHP/index.html

SAAHP
http://www.millsaps.edu/www/saahp/

Nursing/Nurse Practitioners

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.aanp.org

American College of Nurse-Midwives
http://www.acnm.org

General Nursing Resource