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Campus Resources

Students interested in shadowing or internship opportunities through Carleton are encouraged to contact the Career Center, or work with local practitioners.

Carleton's chapter of AMSA (American Medical Students Association)is a student organizaiton on campus for students that are interested in the health
professions. https://apps.carleton.edu/student/orgs/amsa/

Also, opportunities through the Carleton Biology department are available to all current students.


Health Professions Resources

All Health Careers

Explore Health Careers

NEAAHP Links to Health Professions Websites

Pre-professional Examinations

MCAT - Medical/M.D./Ph.D. & Osteopathy

DAT - Dentistry

PCAT - Pharmacy

GRE - Occupational/Physical Therapy/ Public Health & Veterinary School

Allopathic Medicine

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Osteopathic Medicine

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

American Osteopathic Association - For Patients, Consumers and Media

American Osteopathic Association - For Health Industry Professionals

Osteopathic International Alliance

MD/PhD

Three Crucial Questions When Applying to MD-PhD Programs

M.D./Ph.D. Programs, Articles, Publications, and Other Research Related
Organizations
from the AAMC.

MD/PhDs.org - “Guide for Tomorrow's Physician Scientists”

MSTP Institutions

Dentistry

American Dental Education Association

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

American Dental Association

Public Health

American Association of Schools of Public Health

American Association of Public Health Physicians

Environmental HealthCenter for Occupational and Environmental Medicine

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

http://www.whatispublichealth.org/ 

Veterinary Medicine

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)

International

AAMC International Health Opportunities Database

Child Family Health International

Cross-Cultural Solutions

ECELA Medical Spanish Program

Flying Doctors of America

Global Medical Training

Global Service Corps

International Healthcare Opportunities Clearinghouse

International Health Resources

Medical Mission International

Medicos del Mundo         

Project Hope

Remote Area Medical (RAM) Volunteer Corps

Northwest Medical Teams International

Somos Hermanos

World Health Organization

Summer

Summer Pre-Health Enrichment Programs: programs offering diverse opportunities to participate in clinical or bench research, and exposure to the medical environment. Some, but not all, will be directed at students underrepresented in medicine.

AAMC GREAT Group Undergraduate Research programs at medical schools.

Co-op/Internship Opportunities for a wide range of scientific and pre-
professional science disciplines from Rochester Institute of Technology.

Explore Health Careers.org’s Pre-Health Enrichment Programs

Journals

Journal of the American Medical Association

Medical Education Online

The New England Journal of Medicine

Funding

AAMC (MD)2: Monetary Decisions (for Pre-Meds) and Medical Doctors

Indian Health Service

Loan Repayment/Forgiveness and Scholarship Programs

National Health Service Corps

Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Programs (HPSP)

 Minority/Disadvantaged Student Programs

Co-op/Internship Opportunities for Minority & Underrepresented Students

Aspiring Docs.org, an AAMC campaign to increase diversity in medicine.

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

Resources for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Pre-Meds

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA)

Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association (LGVMA)

LGBT Medical Student podcast, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Stanford University LGBT Medical Education Research Group

Post-Baccalaureate and Masters Programs

Searchable database from AAMC

Other Health Fields:

Chiropractic

American Chiropractic Association

Genetic Counseling

National Society of Genetic Counselors

Naturopathic Medicine

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians

Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges

Naturopathic Medicine Network

Nursing

All Nursing Schools: Guide to Nursing Education and Careers

General Nursing Resource

American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Occupational Therapy

American Occupational Therapy Association

Optometry

American Academy of Optometry

American Optometric Association (AOA)

American Orthoptic Journal

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry

Pharmacy

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Physical Therapy

American Physical Therapy Association

Physician Assistants

American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Podiatry

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

American Podiatric Medical Association

YouTube video: "What is Today's Podiatrist?"