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Gaining Experience in the Health Professions
- Schools' Expectations and your Self-Assessment
- Clinical Opportunities
- Research Opportunities
- Public Health and Health-Related Community Service
- Dental Opportunities
- Opportunities for Students from Backgrounds Under-Represented in the Health Professions
- Veterinary Opportunities
- International Opportunities
Links to Health Profession Schools
- Allopathic (M.D.) Medical Schools in the United States
- Chiropractic Schools
- Dental Schools
- Foreign Medical and Vet Schools
- Nursing Schools
- Optometry Schools
- Osteopathic Medical Schools
- Ontario Medical Schools
- Admission Requirements of Canadian Faculties of Medicine
- Pharmacy Schools
- Physician Assistant Programs
- Physical Therapy Programs
- Public Health Schools and Programs
- Veterinary Schools
Links to Application Services
- AACOMAS (Association of American Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service)
- AADSAS (Dental school application service)
- AMCAS (American Medical Colleges Application Service)
- CASPA (Central Application Service for Physician Assistants)
- NursingCAS (Nursing Program Application Service)
- OMSAS (Ontario Medical Schools Application Service)
- OptomCAS (Optometry Centralized Application Service)
- PharmCAS (Pharmacy College Application Service)
- PTCAS (Physical Therapist Centralized Application System)
- TMDSAS (Texas Medical and Dental Schools Application Service)
- VMCAS (Veterinary Medical Colleges Application Service)
Other Helpful Links
- ExploreHealthCareers.org
- US National Library of Medicine MedlinePlus- valuable information about medical terminology and topics in health and medicine.
Joint Program Information
- MD-PhD Training and Careers: Resources for Potential Applicants, Current Trainees
- Is an MD/PhD program right for me? Advice on becoming a physician-scientist, Article in Molecular Biology of the Cell
- List of JD/MD programs (page 22 of the NAPLA/SAPLA Law School Lists 2013- 2014)
- MD/MBA programs from the informal Association of MD/MBA Programs
Program Directories
- Medical School (M.D.) Curriculum Directory
- Post-Baccalaureate and Masters Programs: for Career-Changers, Record-Enhancers, Under-Represented Minority, or Economically Disadvantaged Individuals
- Organizations and Associations of Health Profession Schools
Other Useful resources:
- ADEA GoDental- information for students interested in dentistry
- Financial Aid Modules for Osteopathic Medical School Students and Graduates
- Brown Academic Support Services
- AAMC Medical School Policies on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) 2018
- Medical Students with Disabilities: A Generation of Practice (AAMC 2005)
- Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Myths: Premed Students with Disabilities (AAMC)
