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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
- Clinical, Research, Service Learning, and Employment 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
- Nursing Degree Comparison
- Optometry Schools
- Osteopathic Medical Schools
- Ontario Medical Schools
- Admission Requirements of Canadian Faculties of Medicine
- Pharmacy Schools
- Physician Assistant Programs
- Physical Therapy Programs
- Physical Therapy Basic Course Prerequisites Chart
- 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
A few examples of medical and dental schools' Technical Standards:
- Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
- UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
- Harvard Medical School Technical Standards
- Georgetown University School of Medicine
- UCSF School of Dentistry
Information for International Students
- AAMC page on M.D. Schools for International Students
- AAMC List of MD Schools That Consider Applications from Out-of-State, Canadian, other International, and DACA applicants (2021)
- AACOM page on D.O. Schools for International Students
- ADEA page on Dental Schools for International Students
- F1 Doctors Mentoring
Information for Students Underrepresented in Medicine and other Health Professions
- AAMC Underrepresented in Medicine Definition
- AAMC Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
- AAMC Minorities in Medicine
- AAMC Medical Minority Applicant Registry (MedMAR)
- AAMC List of Diversity and Inclusion Offices at US and Candian MD schools
- AAMC List of Support Systems for Gender and Sexual Minority Students
- AAMC Beyond the White Coat Podcast
- Alpert Medical School Gisel Bello's You Are Med Podcast
- Tour for Diversity in Medicine
- AAVMC - Diversity
- ADEA - Need for Diversity
Information for Students with Disabilities
- Medical Students with Disabilities: A Generation of Practice (AAMC 2005)
- Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Myths: Premed Students with Disabilities (AAMC)
- DocsWithDisabilities podcast (University of Michigan)
- AAMC and UCSF Accessibility, Inclusion and Action in Medical Education: Lived Experiences of Learners and Physicians with Disabilities (March 2018)
Joint Program Information
- AAMC List of Combined Degree Programs
- AAMC MD-PhD Training and Careers: Resources for Potential Applicants, Current Trainees
- AAMC Directory of MD-MPH Programs
- Is an MD/PhD program right for me? Advice on becoming a physician-scientist
- List of JD/MD programs (page 30 of the 2019-20 NAPLA/SAPLA Law School Lists)
- MD/MBA programs from the informal Association of MD/MBA Programs
Veterinary School Information
- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
- VMSAR Online Veterinary School Directory
- Course Requirement Chart
- Admitted Student Statistics by School
- Financial and Aid Information
- Annual Data Reports of applicant, student, faculty, labor data
Program Directories
- AAMC Curriculum Inventory for M.D. and D.O. schools
- AAMC Medical School (M.D.) Member Contacts 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
- Financial Aid Modules for Osteopathic Medical School Students and Graduates
- Transition in a Time of Disruption: Practical Guidance to Support the Move from Undergraduate Medical Education to Graduate Medical Education
- Brown Academic Support Services
- AAMC Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR®) Report on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), 2022
