Recommended Web Sites

What is a DO? - The American Osteopathic Association clears up any confusion about Doctors of Osteopathy.

Medical Careers for High School Students - This site provides a great guide for choosing a college and a major for those considering a career as a doctor. They also provide links to excellent related sites about the medical (and pre-medical) field.

Today’s Veterinarian - The American Veterinary Medicine Association offers tips for future and present veterinarians.

Tomorrow’s Doctors - The American Academy of Medical Colleges has produced this web site for students considering a career as a doctor.

Discover Nursing - This great career site offers information and links to resources exploring the profession of nursing.

A Career in Nurse-Midwifery - This information was compiled by the American College of Nurse-Midwifery.

Career Options: Allied Health Careers - This site offers links to a few organizations which license allied health practitioners.

Career Voyages - Health Care - This informative site is from the Dept. of Education and the Dept. of Labor.

Careers in Allied Health - The American Medical Association has created this great resource with information on three dozen allied health careers.

Careers in Dentistry: Be a Dentist - Learn more about becoming a dentist from the American Dental Association.

Careers in Diagnostic Radiology - This information comes from the American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America.

Dietitians and Nutritionists - The US Department of Labor supplies this information.

Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations - Learn more about these types of jobs from America's Career InfoNet.

Healthcare Career Resource Center - Try their interactive career finder!

Is Nursing for You? - The National Student Nurses Association has many valuable fact sheets available at this site. There are fact sheets about the many specialties that nurses can follow in the Career Section.

Is Pharmacy for You? - The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy have created some great resources on careers in pharmacy.

LifeWorks - This great site includes a career finder and alphabetic lists of careers. It is created by the National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education.

Medical Librarians: A Career Beyond the Cutting Edge - Learn more from the Medical Library Association.

MEDLINEPlus: Health Occupations - The librarians at the National Library of Medicine have assembled these links to information on dozens of health care careers.

Mental Health Providers Degrees and Certifications - The Mayo Clinic offers this information.

Nursing, Psychiatric and Home Health Aides - Learn more about these jobs on the front lines of health care, from the Department of Labor.

Nursing Resources – Your Passport to a Great Career - Jefferson Health System reviews the different nursing degrees and the possible job positions one can hold with these degrees.

Paying for Medical School - Great ideas from the American Medical Association.

People Doing Science - The National Institutes of Health provide these 'snap shots' of health professionals.

Physical Therapists or Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides - The Bureau of Labor Statistics has assembled these reports.

Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology - The Society of Toxicology has created this information.

Scholarships and Financial Aid Resources for Nursing Students - This information is courtesy of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

The Student Doctor Network - Read all about what medical students have to say about their chosen careers.

US Department of Labor Professional and Related Careers – Scroll down the list to “health diagnosing and treating occupations” or to “health technologies and technologists” for great information on these careers.

Veterinary Career Resources - NetVet offers dozens of links to information about careers in veterinary medicine.

Veterinary Career Center - These career links are from the Association of American Veterinary Colleges.

Why Geriatrics as a Career Choice? - Learn the answer to this question from the American Geriatrics Society.

Your Nursing Career - The American Association of the Colleges of Nursing review nursing occupations, the education needed and the job opportunities available.