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- Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention: serves as the lead federal agency for developing and
applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health
promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people
of the United States.
- HospitalWeb:
provides links to hospital web sites throughout the world. If you are
looking for internships or jobs, search for the human resources department at
individual hospital sites in your desired geographic location.
- Indian Health Services: contains
information on Native American health issues and a searchable database of jobs
available throughout IHS facilities, tribally operated health programs, and
urban Indian health programs.
- National Institutes of
Health: information on research and training opportunities.
- U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services: principal agency for protecting the health of all
Americans.
Job or Internship Listings
- Pam Pohly's Net Guide: jobs
in the healthcare industry - managed care, hospitals, healthcare systems,
companies, physician groups, etc.
- HireHealth.com: a
bio-pharmaceutical career site.
- Medzilla.com: contains databases of
jobs listings (10,000+) in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, science, and
medical fields.
Health/Medicine Bibliography: A sampling of books available in the Resource
Library
- AVMA Membership Directory & Resource Manual: The
American Veterinary Medical Association membership directory includes - in
addition to a listing of veterinarians - listings of veterinary medical
associations, veterinary technician information, government agencies and
more.
- Careers in Health Care: In this completely revised and
updated edition, you'll find essential information on all of the major career
paths within this dynamic field. Arranged in an easy-to-use, A- to - Z format,
this comprehensive guide is essential reading for anyone considering a career
in health care.
- Health-Care Careers for the 21st Century: Step by step,
this up-to-date guide helps you discover over 80 health-care careers - along
with the training, daily working demands, and career potential for each. This
book goes beyond the basics by giving you a feel for what it's like to work in
health care; by helping you assess career options; and by listing thousands of
training and educational programs.
- Medical School Admission Requirements: This book provides
all the basic information needed to explore medical school including: premed
planning, making decisions, MCAT and AMCAS information and application
procedures. It discusses financial information and has a special section
containing specific school entries.
- Minority Student Opportunities in United States Medical
Schools
- Official Guide to Dental Schools: This is the resource for
those contemplating dental school. It provides introductory information about
becoming a dentist, decision making advice as well as information on individual
schools and programs in the U.S. and Canada.
- Planning Your Career in Alternative Medicine: A guide to
degree and certificate programs in alternative health care. Part One provides
you with a clear explanation of the major fields that constitute alternative
healing. Part Two presents the profiles of the schools and their programs.
Appendices provide information on licensing requirements; a list of agencies
that approve or accredit programs; a list of professional organizations; and a
self-study chapter that includes correspondence courses, books, videos,
software, and periodicals.
- Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements in the United
States and Canada: This resource provides campus-by-campus,
requirement-by-requirement information including evaluation criteria,
prerequisites, application and enrollment data, financial aid information,
descriptions of minority and disadvantaged programs and more!
- Write for Success: Preparing a Successful Professional School
Application: This guide will help you write more clearly about tasks
related to the health professions application process. It offers suggestions,
strategies and samples of writing that are evaluated by AMCAS
professionals.
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