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Health Professions Advising
Montana State University 308 Leon Johnson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717
hpa@montana.edu

Phone 406 994-1670
Fax 406 994-4398

>Health Professions Advising

The Health Professions

Medical School:

The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) : the official source for information on medical school admission requirements, the Medical College Admission Test - including subject content and test dates, Medical Scientist Training Programs, MD-Ph.D. and MD-JD programs, financial aid for medical school, and applying to foreign medical schools. The AMCAS (American Medical College Application Service) online application is usually available in May.
Accredited U.S. and Canadian Medical Schools : listing maintained by The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) - includes medical school addresses and AMCAS application deadlines.
American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) : a great resource for the premedical student who wants to look beyond allopathic medicine. The site includes general information on the osteopathic medical profession, links (and addresses) to the sixteen osteopathic medical schools, and an online request form for an application kit.
American Medical Association (AMA) : the AMA web site provides access to membership information, The Journal of the American Medical Association, American Medical News, and much more.
American Medical Student Association (AMSA) : the AMSA web site provides organizational information but also a rich collection of links to other medically-related resources

Dental School:

Admission Requirements of U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools: The American Dental Education Association web site provides links to dental schools, the Dental Career Network and the Journal of Dental Education.
American Dental Association: Provides general information on the Dental Admission Test (DAT) and information for dental school applicants

Nursing:

Occupational Therapy:

American Occupational Therapy Association

Optometry:

Association of Colleges and Schools of Optometry

Pharmacy:

World Wide Web Virtual Library on Pharmacy : links to pharmacy colleges around the world, professional organizations, research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Physical Therapy:

MSU Pre-Physical Therapy Program
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) : Association information, description of the profession, and links to physical therapy resources on the Internet

Physician Assistant:

The National PA (Physician Assistant) Page : features include an overview of the profession, a listing of undergraduate and graduate programs, and PA organizations

Podiatry:

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine

Public Health:

What is Public Health? Information about career options and graduate programs in public health.

Sports Medicine:

American Academy of Sports Medicine

Additional Resources:

MEDWEB : is a catalog of health related web sites, maintained by the Emory Health Sciences Center Library to provide access to biomedical information to improve education, research and patient care. Their front page has links to resources covering many different subjects through the "browse by subject" link. In addition to the above listing, among the most popular are: