Useful Sites for Prehealth Professions Students

(in alphabetical order)

Dentistry

• American Dental Association: http://www.ada.org/ index.html
• U.S. Dental School List (with links to websites):
  http://www.ada.org/ prof/ed/programs/ schools/index.html
• American Dental Education Associaton: http://www.adea. org
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: http://www.aapd. org

Financial Aid

• Federal loans and scholarships:
  http://www.hrsa. dhhs.gov/bhpr/dsa/ dsa.htm
• State and private (and some Federal) financial aid:
  http://www.aamc. org/about/gsa/stloan/ start.htm

Forensic Medicine

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

Genetic Counseling

• National Society of Genetic Counselors: http://www.nsgc. org

Medicine

• AAMC Student Page, including issues for premedical students with links to application materials, MCAT, etc. A very good place to start: http://www.aamc. org/students
• Association of American Medical Colleges (allopathic): http://www.aamc. org
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine: http://www.aacom. org
• American Medical Students Association: http://www.amsa. org
• American Medical Association: http://www.ama-assn. org
• Medical School Interview Feedback: http://www.interviewfeedback. com

Medical Readings (for both professionals and consumers)

• Reuters Health Info. Services: http://www.reutershealth. com
• New England Journal of Medicine: http://www.nejm. org/
• Journal of the American Medical Assn: http://jama.ama- assn.org/

Medical Scientist Training Programs (M.D./Ph.D.)

• Listing of MSTP addresses: http://www.nih.gov/ nigms/funding/mstp. html

Miscellaneous

• National Rural Health Assn: http://www.NRHArural. org
• Univ. of Pennsylvania Center for Bioethics: http://www.uphs. upenn.edu/%7Ebioethic
• Minority Medical Education: http://www.aamc. org/meded/minority/ mmep/start.htm
• Postbaccalaureate Programs: http://www.aamc. org/stuapps/appinfo/ postbac.htm
• World Health Organization: http:/www.who.ch/

Naturopathic Medicine

• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians: http://www.naturopathic. org

Nursing

• American Nursing Association: http://www.nursingworld. org
• American College of Nurse-Midwives: http://www.acnm. org
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing: http://www.aacn. nche.edu/

Occupational Therapy

• Association of Occupational Therapy: http://www.aota. org
• Educational Programs: http://www.aota. org/students

Optometry

• American Academy of Optometry: http://www.aaopt. org/
• Association of Schools of Optometry: http://www.opted. org/

Pharmacy

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

Physical Therapy

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

Physician Assistant

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

Podiatric Medicine

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

Public Health

• American Public Health Assn: http://www.apha. org
• Association of University Programs of Health Administration: http://www.aupha. com
• Association of Schools of Public Health: http://www.asph. org

Research Opportunities

• Summer research opportunities at the National Institutes of Health:
  http://www.training. nih.gov/student
• Undergraduate research opportunities sponsored by the National Science Foundation:
  http://www.nsf.gov/ home/crssprgm/reu/ reulist.htm
• Nationwide summer research opportunities for undergraduates in science:
  http://www.yale. edu/necuse

Veterinary Medicine

• American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges: http://www.aavmc. org
• American Veterinary Medical Association: http://www.avma. org
• Veterinary Medical Colleges Application Service: http://www.aavmc. org/vmcas.htm
• Veterinary Education: http://netvet.wustl. edu/vschool.htm

 If you discover that any of these links is non-functional, please notify premed@lclark.edu. Thank you!