Useful Links
Professional Organizations
- ACA American Chiropractic Association
- ADA American Dental Association
- AHA American Hospital Association
- AMA American Medical Association
- AMSA American Medical Student Association
- ANA American Nurses Association
- APhA American Pharmacists Association
- APHA American Public Health Association
- AOA American Optometric Association
- AOSA American Optometric Student Association
- APA American Podiatry Association
- AVMA American Veterinary Medical Association
- NLN National League for Nursing
- NMA National Medical Association
- SNMA Student National Medical Association
Professional School Associations
- AACOM American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
- AACP American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- AACPM American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
- AANP American Association of Naturopathic Medicine
- AAMC Association of American Medical Colleges
- AAVMC Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
- ADEA American Dental Education Association
- APTA American Physical Therapy Association
- ASCO Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
- ASPPH Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health
- PAEA Physician Assistant Education Association
Tests
Testing and Certification Groups/Sponsors
Government Organizations with Health Care/Research/Regulatory Responsibilities
- CDC Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services
- NIH National Institutes of Health
- NIAID National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
- NCI National Cancer Institute
- NIMH National Institute of Mental Health
- NIDR National Institute of Dental Research
- NLM National Library of Medicine
- NHSC National Health Service Corps
Loan and Scholarship Programs
- ALP Alternative Loan Program (AAMC)
- DEAL Dental Education Assistance Loan
- HPSL Health Professions Student Loan
- HPSP Health Professions Scholarship Program (military scholarship awarded by Army, Navy, and Air Force)
- MEDLOANS Umbrella loan coordinating program sponsored by AAMC
- NMF National Medical Fellowships, Inc. (organization that provides minority scholarships)