• Lifeworks, NIH Office of Science Education
• AspiringDocs.org, AAMC. Part of their campaign to increase medical school diversity.
• AllMedExchange
• Careers in Medicine: Medical Specialties, AAMS
• Becoming an MD, AMA
• ExploreHealthCareers.org
• Guide to Medical School -- includes a discussion on MD vs DO
• American Board of Medical Specialties
• American Medical Association
• Tomorrow'sDoctors.org

• American Board of Allergy & Immunology
• American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
• American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
• Clinical Immunology Society
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH

• What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
• American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Integrative Medical Alliance
• Integrative Programs at Medical Schools, Hospitals and Health Systems
• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• National Center for Complementary and Altenative Medicine, NIH

• American Board of Anesthesiology
• American Society of Anesthesiologists
• American Association of Nurse Anesthetists

• American Chiropractic Association
• Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
• International Chiropractors Association

• Association of Clinical Research Professionals
• Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
• Society for Clinical Trials
• NIH Clinical Center
• John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Health Sciences, NIH

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
• American Counseling Association
• Academy for Eating Disorders
• American Psychological Association
• National Association of School Psychologists
• National Association of Social Workers 
• National Board of Certified Counselors
• NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
• National Psychological Association For Psychoanalysis

You may also want to review Psychiatry

• American Dental Association
• American Dental Education Association
• Academy of General Dentistry
• American Student Dental Association
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, NIH
• Hispanic Dental Association
• American Association of Women Dentists
• International Association for Dental Research
• Special Areas of Dental Practice, American Dental Association
• Careers in Dentistry [PDF], American Dental Association
• Preparing for a Dental Education, American Dental Association
• How Dental School Works by Dr. Jerry Gordon

• American Association of Public Health Dentistry
• American Association of Endodontists
• American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology
• American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
• American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Radiology
• American Association of Orthodontists
• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
• American Academy of Periodontology
• American College of Prosthodontists

• American Dental Hygienist Association
• American Dental Association -- offers information on careers in the following fields
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Dental Assistant
  • Dental Lab Technician

• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Board of Dermatology
• American Osteopathic College of Dermatology
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH

• American Academy of Emergency Medicine
• American Board of Emergency Medicine
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
• American College of Emergency Physicians

• American Academy of Family Physicians
• American Board of Family Medicine (was the American Board of Family Practice)
• American Geriatrics Society
• Gerontological Society of America
• National Institute on Aging, NIH

• Genetic Counseling Programs
• National Society of Genetic Counselors

• American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
• Association for Healthcare Documentation Integrity (was American Association for Medical Transcription)
• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Association of University Programs in Health Administration
• Careers in Healthcare Management, American College of Healthcare Executives
• Professional Association of Health Care Office Management

• National Commission of Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)
• American Association of Diabetes Educators

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
• Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• National Association for Healthcare Quality
• National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
• National Quality Forum (NQF)

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• Society of General Internal Medicine
• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Thoracic Society
• American Heart Association
• American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
• American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP)
• American Venous Forum
• American Board of Vascular Medicine
• Society for Vascular Medicine and Biology
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• The Endocrine Society
• American Diabetes Association
• American College of Gastroenterology
• American Gastroenterological Association
• North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
• American Society of Hematology
• American Obesity Association
• Infectious Diseases Society of America
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
• American Medical Society for Sports Medicine
• American Society of Nephrology
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American College of Rheumatology
• American College of Sports Medicine
• Society of Gynecologic Oncologists
• Society of Hospital Medicine
• American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Association of Air Medical Services
• National Cancer Institute, NIH
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
• National Institute of General Medical Sciences, NIH
• National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH

• American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
• American Medical Technologists
• American Association of Bioanalysts
• Association of Surgical Technologists
• American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology (AmSECT)
• American Association of Blood Banks
• Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologists

• American Board of Medical Genetics
• American College of Medical Genetics
• American Society of Human Genetics
• National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH

• Association of Medical Illustrators

• American Medical Informatics Association
• Biohealthmatics.com
• International Medical Informatics Association

• Midwives Alliance of North America
• North American Registry of Midwives
• American College of Nurse Midwives

• American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
• American Neurological Association
• American Academy of Neurology
• Association of University Professors of Neurology
• Society for Neuroscience and the Committee on Women in Neuroscience (C-WIN)
• American Academy of Pain Management
• American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
• American Epilepsy Society
• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
• American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• American Board of Clinical Neurophysiology
• American Headache Society
• International Association for the Study of Pain
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH

• American Board of Nuclear Medicine
• American College of Nuclear Physicians
• Society of Nuclear Medicine
• American Society of Nuclear Cardiology

• American Nurses Association
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
• National League for Nursing
• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Infusion Nurses Society
• Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
• National Association of School Nurses
• American Organization of Nurse Executives
• Case Management Society of America
• Society of Otorhinolaryngology and Head-Neck Nurses
• National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH

• American Dietetic Association
• Dietary Managers Association
• American Society for Nutritional Sciences

• American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American Urogynecologic Society

• American Board of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology
• National Eye Institute, NIH

• American Optometric Association (AOA)
• American Academy of Optometry
• College of Optometrists in Vision Development

• American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
• American Association for Hand Surgery
• American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
• American Society for Surgery of the Hand
• National Association of Orthopedic Technologists
• Arthroscopy Association of North America

• American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
• National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education
• National Examining Board of Ocularists, Inc.
• American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC)
• Orthotics and Prosthetics: Make a Career of Making a Difference

• The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• DO-Online.org, the American Osteopathic Association

• American Board of Otolaryngology
• American Academy of Otolaryngology
• American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc., a.k.a. The Triological Society
• Association for Research in Otolaryngology
• American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
• National Institue on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH

You may also be interested in some of the resources listed under Allergy and Immunology.

• American Board of Pathology
• American Society for Investigative Pathology
• Pathology as a Career in Medicine, American Society for Investigative Pathology
• American Society of Clinical Pathologists
• Society for Pediatric Pathology
• American Society of Cytopathology
• College of American Pathologists
• National Association of Medical Examiners

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Board of Pediatrics
• Ambulatory Pediatric Association
• American Pediatric Society and Society for Pediatric Research
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH

We also have information on Pediatric Gastroenterology and Pediatric Pathology

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• AAPS Pharmaceutica, American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
• American Pharmacists Association
• American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
• Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

• American College of Clinical Pharmacology
• American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
• Controlled Release Society

• Hand Therapy Certification Commission Inc.
• American Massage Therapy Association
• American Music Therapy Association
• American Occupational Therapy Association Inc.
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Canadian Association for Music Therapy / Association de Musicothérapie du Canada
• The Growing Massage Therapy Industry, the National Massage Therapy Institute

• American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
• Association of Academic Physiatrists
• American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine

• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
• American Academy of Physician Assistants

• The Physiological Society
• American Physiological Society
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Burn Association
• American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

You may also want to review the resources under Orthopedics and Orthopedic Surgery.

• American Podiatric Medical Association
• American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

• American Board of Preventive Medicine
• American College of Preventive Medicine
• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• Aerospace Medical Association
• Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society
• American College of Medical Toxicology
• American Academy of Environmental Medicine
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Society of Toxicology
• Education, Careers, and Outreach in Envoronmental Health and Toxicology, National Library of Medicine

• American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
• American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry
• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
• American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training
• American College of Psychiatrists
• Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists
• National Institute of Mental Health, NIH
• National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH

• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• Association of Schools of Public Health
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
• Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH

• American Board of Radiology
• American College of Radiology
• American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
• American Association of Physicists in Medicine
• American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
• North American Society of Cardiac Imaging
• Health Physics Society
• Society of Interventional Radiology
• Society of Breast Imaging
• Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM)
• Society for the Advancement of Women's Imaging
• European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology
• American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• Clinical Magnetic Resonance Society
• American Society of Echocardiography
• Society for Vascular Ultrasound
• SPIE - the International Society for Optical Engineering
• American Society of Electroneurodiagnostic Technologists
• American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic and Evoked Potential Technologists
• National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, NIH

• American Association of Respiratory Care
• National Board for Respiratory Care

• American Academy of Sleep Medicine
• American Board of Sleep Medicine

• American Academy of Audiology
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

• American Board of Surgery
• American College of Surgeons
• American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
• American Board of Neurological Surgery
• American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
• American Society for Bariatric Surgery
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
• Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons
• Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery
• Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society
• Career Development Resources, Association of Women Surgeons. Includes articles on private practice, surgical subspecialties, and much more.

• American Board of Thoracic Surgery
• CTSNet - the Cardiothoracic Surgery Network

• American Board for Transplant Certification
• American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
• American Society of Transplant Surgeons
• North American Transplant Coordinators Organization
• International Transplant Nurses Society

• American Board of Urology
• American Urological Association

• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Veterinary Botanical Medicine Association
• American Association of Housecall Veterinarians
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

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