The information on these Web pages is intended as a resource to anyone wanting to further understand health careers.

Health Career Resources

Health Careers (general):

• AlliedHealthCareers.com
• Allied Health Careers in Healthcare (California Community Colleges)
• California Health Professions Consortium
• Explore Health Careers
• Health Care Careers, Employment Development Department - profiles 48 health care occupations requiring education of a bachelor's degree or less.
• Health Career Guide
• Health Careers Resource Center
• Health Jobs Start Here
• Health Professions Education Program Search Tool
• Kaiser School of Allied Health
• Regional Health Occupations Resource Center/Health Care Initiative

Chiropractic:

• Chiropractors

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Practices:

• What is Complementary and Alternative Medicine?
• Acupuncture
• Ayurvedic Medicine
• Certified Massage Therapists
• Homeopathy
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine: An Introduction
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation

Dentistry:

• American Dental Association: Career Resources
• Dental Hygienists

Healthcare Management/Executives:

• American College of Healthcare Executives

Medicine:

• Association of American Medical Colleges: Considering a Medical Career

Mental/Behavioral Health:

• Mental Health Overview
• Counselors
• Psychologists
• Social Workers

Nurse Practitioner:

• What is a Nurse Practitioner?
• Nurse Practitioner

Nursing:

• Choose Nursing.com
• Discover Nursing
• All Nursing Schools – Guide to Nursing Education and Careers

Optometry:

• A Career in Optometry

Osteopathic Medicine:

• What is Osteopathic Medicine?

Pharmacy:

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Physical Therapy:

• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapist Assistants and Aides

Physician Assistant:

• Physician Assistants

Podiatry:

• Podiatrists
• Podiatric Medicine Review

Public Health

• Careers in Public Health

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Health / Research Program Opportunities

For High School Students:

• Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
• Mentoring in Medicine
• National Institute of Health High School Students Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research (SIP) 
• National Internship Opportunities
• National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine
• Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
• Stanford Medical Youth Science Program
• Tufts University Adventures In Veterinary Medicine
• UC Davis Young Scholars Summer Residential Research Program 

For College Students:

• American Public Health Association Internships
• Health Careers Connection
• Health Management & Policy Summer Enrichment Program
• Jackson Laboratory- Summer Student Program (Bar Harbor, ME)
• Mentoring in Medicine
• National Institutes of Health Community College Summer Enrichment Program (CCSEP)
• National Research Opportunities for Pre-Meds
• Stanford Summer Health Careers Opportunity Program (SSHCOP) (
• Stanford Summer Research Program (SSRP)
• Summer Medical and Dental Program
• UCLA School of Medicine PREP – premedical/predental program
• Undergraduate Scholarship Program, National Institutes of Health

For Graduate/Professional Students:

• American Public Health Association Internships
• Institute for Diversity in Health Management Summer Enrichment Program
• Public Health Employment Connection
• The California Medical Association Foundation
• World Health Organization Internship Programme

International Programs:

• Amigos de las Americas (high school/college)
• International Scholar Laureate Program on Medicine (college)
• International Scholar Laureate Program on Nursing (college)

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Scholarships & Financial Aid

For College Students:

• CSU Mentor (The California State University)
• FastWEB Scholarship Search
• Hispanic Scholarship Fund
• League of United Latin American Citizens Scholarship Program
• Pay for College
• Ron Brown Scholar Program
• Sallie Mae’s Free Online Scholarship
• The American Indian College Fund
• The Gates Millenium Scholars
• The United Negro College Fund

For Graduate/Professional Students:

• California State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)
• Health Professions Education Foundation
• Health Professions Scholarship Programs
• Health Workforce Information Center: Funding & Scholarship Opportunities
• National Medical Fellowships (medical students)
• The Institute for Diversity in Health Management - Scholarships for Graduate Students (healthcare administration graduate students)

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Health Career / Scientific Professional Organizations

• Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association
• Association of American Indian Physicians
• California Nursing Students’ Association
• California Professional Organizations
• Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
• Health Workforce Information Center
• Institute for Diversity in Health Management
• Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
• Latino Medical Student Association
• National Association of Hispanic Nurses
• National Black Nurses Association
• National Hispanic Medical Association
• National Medical Association
• National Professional Organizations
• Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations
• Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science
• Student Academy of Audiology
• Student National Medical Association
• Student Physicians for Social Responsibility

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