Health-related careers
Books and publications in the Filene Center library:
Health Professions Career and Education Directory 28th Edition
270 Ways To Put Your Talent To Work In The Health Field
Americas Top Medical Education, & Human Services Jobs, J. Michael Farr
The Health Professionals Job Resource Guide, Val Harper, Deanna Wood
Exploring Health Care Careers, Second Edition
Internet Resources:
http://alpha.furman.edu/~snyder/careers/medical.html
Gives an alphabetical list of medical careers inclusive of a description of the field and educational requirements.
http://www.medcareernet.com
A recruitment resource for healthcare professionals; employers, candidates, and recruiters.
http://www.medical-career-schools.com/
Directory of schools offering training in medical careers and provides concise essential information about each school.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/services/medicaled.html
Detailed database of medical opportunities and educational requirements as well as job postings and opportunities for student involvement.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html
FREIDA Online is a database with over 7,800 graduate medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200 combined specialty programs.
http://www.nursingworld.org/nursecareer
Information on nursing issues and programs.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html
Listings of summer internships in biomedical science.
http://www.care.ucla.edu/inside/intern.html
Summer research programs in medicine
http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp
Summer research experiences for undergraduates in science.
http://www.apta.org
The American Physical Therapy Association provides information about the field of physical therapy.
http://www.aapa.org/
The American Academy of Physician Assistants is the primary professional association for physician assistants.
http://www.idealist.org
Idealist is a search engine that provides internship and volunteer opportunities in health related fields.
http://www.khake.com/page22.html
Health Related Career Descriptions