The AMA's Health Care Careers Directory lists information about 81 careers in health care (see PDF files below) and more than 8,000 accredited educational programs in those fields.
For more information or to order, contact the AMA at (800) 621-8335 or consult our online catalog. You can also obtain an order form by sending an e-mail to meded@ama-assn.org with the phrase "HCCD" in the e-mail's subject line.
Also, be sure to subscribe to our free monthly Health Care Careers e-Letter to stay up-to-date on news and trends in health professions education and practice.
Allied health
- Anesthesiologist assistant (PDF)
- Anesthesia technologist/technician (PDF)
- Athletic trainer (PDF)
- Cardiovascular technologist (PDF)
- Electroneurodiagnostic technologist (PDF)
- Emergency medical technician-paramedic (PDF)
- Exercise science (personal fitness trainer, exercise physiologist, and exercise science professional) (PDF)
- Kinesiotherapist (PDF)
- Medical assistant (PDF)
- Medical illustrator (PDF)
- Orthotist and prosthetist (PDF)
- Perfusionist (PDF)
- Polysomnographic technologist (PDF)
- Respiratory therapist (PDF)
- Surgical assistant (PDF)
- Surgical technologist (PDF)
Complementary and alternative medicine and therapies
- Chiropractic (PDF)
- Massage therapist (PDF)
Communication sciences
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Audiologist (PDF)
Counseling
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Counselor (PDF)
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Genetic counselor (PDF)
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Rehabilitation counselor (PDF)
Dietetics
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Dietitian/nutritionist (PDF)
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Dietetic technician (PDF)
Dentistry and related fields
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Dental assistant (PDF)
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Dental hygienist (PDF)
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Dentist (PDF)
Expressive/creative arts therapies
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Art therapist (PDF)
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Dance/movement therapist (PDF)
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Music therapist (PDF)
Health information and communication
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Cancer registrar (PDF)
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Medical coder (PDF)
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Medical librarian (PDF)
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Medical transcriptionist (PDF)
Laboratory science
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Clinical assistant (PDF)
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Cytogenetic technologist (PDF)
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Cytotechnologist (PDF)
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Histotechnician (PDF)
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Histotechnologist (PDF)
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Pathologists’ assistant (PDF)
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Phlebotomist (PDF)
Medical imaging
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Medical dosimetrist (PDF)
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Radiation therapist (PDF)
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Radiographer (PDF)
Pharmacy
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Pharmacist (PDF)
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Pharmacy technician (PDF)
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Doctor of medicine (PDF)
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Doctor of osteopathic medicine (PDF)
Therapy and rehabilitation
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Occupational therapist (PDF)
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Physical therapist (PDF)
Veterinary medicine
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Veterinarian (PDF)
Vision-related professions
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Optometrist (PDF)
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Orthoptist (PDF)
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