FAQ: Medical & Health Care Education and Career Information

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Question: How do I find information on medical & health care education and careers?

Answer: You can link to medical & health care education and career information from the following:

• NLM MedlinePlus Health Occupations
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthoccupations.html
  
  
• NLM MEDLINE/PubMed for journal articles about medical education or medical careers.  Search these terms: Education, Medical, Graduate; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Internship and Residency; or Education, Nursing
  A PubMed tutorial is at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/disted/pubmedtutorial/
  
  
• NLM DIRLINE for specialty organizations or associations that deal with your field of interest. 
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/factsheets/dirlinfs.html
  
  
• University and public libraries often have medical education and career information. You can contact the NLM National Network of Libraries of Medicine to find a medical library you can use
  http://nnlm.gov/members
  
  
• U.S. Department of Labor Health Services
  http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm
  
  
• School guidance counselors and career centers

 Medical School, Residency, and Fellowship Information

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)  Medical Schools  
  http://www.aamc.org/medicalschools.htm
  
  
• The American Medical Association Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA) opportunities and statistics by medical specialty
  http://www.ama-assn.org/go/freida
  
  
• The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates to enter residency or fellowship programs in the United States
  http://www.ecfmg.org
  
  
• The NIH Research and Training Opportunities
  http://www.training.nih.gov/student/index.asp
  
  

Dental School, Residency, and Fellowship Information

• The American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
  http://www.adea.org
  
  
• Careers in Dentistry: Be a Dentist, The American Dental Association (ADA)
  http://www.ada.org/public/careers/beadentist/index.asp

 Nursing or Other Allied Health Information

• The American Nurses Association career information
  http://www.nursingworld.org/nursecareer
  
  
• The American Association of Colleges of Nursing nursing careers
  http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/nurse_ed/career.htm
  
  
• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professionals links
  http://www.asahp.org/links.htm
  
  
• National Student Nurses Association Career Center
  http://www.nsna.org/career/ultimate_adventure.asp
  
  
• National League for Nursing Careers page
  http://www.nln.org/Careers/index.htm

 Alternative Medicine Education and Career Information

• The American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC)
  http://www.aanmc.org
  
  
• The Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
  http://www.ccaom.org

Veterinary School, Residency, and Fellowship Information

• The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
  http://www.aavmc.org
  
  
• The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
  http://www.avma.org

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Last reviewed: 17 August 2007
Last updated: 22 August 2007
First published: 01 January 1998
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