• Pre-medicine
• Pre-physician Assistant
• Pre-chiropractic
• Pre-physical Therapy
• Pre-occupational Therapy
• Pre-dental
• Pre-optometry
• Pre-veterinary Medicine
• Pre-pharmacy
• Useful Links

Useful Links

Useful websites for health pre-professional students

Allied Health

• Association of Schools of Allied Health Professionals

Allopathic Medicine

• American Medical Association
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Application and Admission Timeline
• Getting into Medical School: very helpful general information and FAQs for applicants from AAMC
• Medical Schools: a list of all of the medical schools in the U.S. with links to their individual Web sites from AAMC
• Med Schools and Careers: information on schools, careers, and the MCAT as well as advice and admissions requirements of all medical schools in the U.S. from the Princeton Review Web site
• Interview Feedback: includes resources and information on medical school interview questions and answers
• AAMC Women in Medicine Program
• Suggested Readings for Premedical Students: a reading list including medical/healthcare issues and other topics
• Top Medical Schools - Primary Care: from the U.S. News and World Report on America's Best Graduate Schools 2007
• Prerequisites for schools many CSB/SJU students apply to

Alternative Medicine

• American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• American Association of Oriental Medicine
• National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance
• Acupuncture.com: lists acupuncture schools, both accredited and non-accredited
• Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

Athletic Training

• National Athletic Trainers' Association

Chiropractic Medicine

• National University of Health Sciences: Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine
• Northwestern Health Sciences University
• American Chiropractic Association
• Chiropractic Colleges - List: accredited chiropractic colleges and universities
• Chiropractors: a look at the chiropractic profession in the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor

Dentistry

• American Dental Education Association: formally the American Association of Dental Schools
• American Dental Association
• American Student Dental Association
• US Dental Schools
• ADA-Accredited Dental Assisting Programs
• American Dental Association Information
• University of Minnesota School of Dentistry

Financial Aid

• Student Aid on the Web - FAFSA Information

Health Professionals (General)

• Health Career Exploration Links
• The Princeton Review
• National Library of Medicine - National Institutes of Health

MCAT Preperation and Information

• MCAT Prep: help with preparing for the Medical College Admission Test including practice and information
• Medical School Admission Requirements: information and how to order the most authoritative guide to all U.S. and Canadian medical schools from the AAMC
• The Official Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) Web site: includes general information about the MCAT and information on the computerized MCAT as well as sections on registration, examinees with disabilities, practice tests, MCAT scores, examinee data, research, and news.
• About the MCAT Exam
• MCAT Exam Testing Center Regulations and Procedures
• MCAT Exam Registration
• Computerized MCAT Exam Testing Sites
• MCAT 2008 Test Dates

Resources for preparation

• Complete Guide to the MCAT: from the Princeton Review
• Your Complete Guide to the MCAT: a course from Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
• Dr. Flower's MCAT

Managed Care/Health Care

• Information on Managed Care
• Information on the latest health care reforms

Nursing

• American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Occupational Therapy

• American Occupational Therapy Association
• Occupational Therapist
• American Occupational Therapy Foundation Library: contains various databases and links of interest to occupational therapists
• Occupational Therapy World: provides many valuable links to resources such as an OT Library, OT usenet groups, and an OT salary survey
• General Prerequisites

Optometry

• American Academy of Optometry
• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
• American Optometric Association

Osteopathic Medicine

• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• Exploring Medical School Options: includes information on the application process, preparing for medical schools, financial aid, and much more
• Osteopathic Medical Schools: includes a list of schools in the U.S. as well as comparitive information
• Osteopathic Medical College Information Book

Pharmacy

• Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• Pharmacy Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy in the U.S.
• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• PCAT and NAPLEX Test Preparation - Pharmacy Admissions Consulting: a course from Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Information on Pharmacy as a career

• Pharmacists: a look at the pharmacist profession in the Occupational Outlook Handbook from the U.S. Department of Labor
• American Pharmacists Association

Physical Therapy

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Accredited Educational Programs for Physical Therapy
• World Confederation for Physical Therapy

Physician Assistant

• American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Physician Assistant Programs in the U.S.
• About Physical Assistants
• The PA Forum: The PA Resource Center
• Prerequisites
• Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

Podiatric Medicine

• American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
• American Podiatric Medical Association

Public and Rural Health

• American Public Health Association
• National Rural Health Association

Sports Medicine

• American College of Sports Medicine
• American Society of Exercise Physiologists