Health Professionals Associations

Contact the professional and educational associations listed below for more information on careers in each area. Members of the Pre-Health Sciences Advisory Committee can also provide advice and additional information.

Profession	Organization(s)	Website
Administration	American College of Health Care Administrators	www.achca.org Links to an external site.
	American College of Health Care Executives	www.ache.org Links to an external site.
	American College of Health Care Executives	www.ache.org Links to an external site.
	American Medical Records Association	www.ama-assn.org Links to an external site.
	Association of University Programs in Health Administration	www.aupha.org Links to an external site.
Athletic Trainers	National Athletic Trainers Association	www.nata.org Links to an external site.
Bioanalysts	American Association of Bioanalysts	www.aab.org Links to an external site.
Biomedical Engineer	Biomedical Engineering Society	www.bmes.org Links to an external site.
Blood Bank Technician	American Association of Blood Banks	www.aabb.org Links to an external site.
Chiropractic	American Chiropractic Association	www.amerchiro.org Links to an external site.
Clinical Chemistry	American Association for Clinical Chemistry	www.aacc.org Links to an external site.
Communications	Health Sciences Communications Association	www.hesca.org Links to an external site.
Cytotechnology	American Society of Cytopathology	www.cytopathology.org Links to an external site.
Dentistry	American Dental Association	www.ada.org Links to an external site.
Dentistry	American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry	www.aapd.org Links to an external site.
Dental Assistants	American Dental Assistants Association	www.dentalassistant.org Links to an external site.
Dental Hygienists	American Dental Hygienists Association	www.adha.org Links to an external site.
Dental Schools	American Association of Dental School	www.adea.org Links to an external site.
Dietetics	American Dietetic Association	www.eatright.org Links to an external site.
Electroencephalographic Technologists	American Society of Electroencephalographic Technologists	www.aaet.infoLinks to an external site.
	American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine	www.aanem.org Links to an external site.
	The American Board of Registration of Electroencephalographic & Evoked Potential Technologists	www.abret.org Links to an external site.
Emergency Medical Technician	National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians	www.naemt.org Links to an external site.
Environmental Health	National Environmental Health Association	www.neha.org Links to an external site.
Financial Management	Healthcare Financial Management Association	www.hfma.org Links to an external site.
Genetic Counselor	National Society of Genetic Counselors	www.nsgc.org Links to an external site.
Health Physics	Health Physics Society	www.hps.org Links to an external site.
Hearing & Speech	National Association for Hearing and Speech Action	www.asha.org Links to an external site.
Holistic/Naturopathic	American Association of Naturopathic Physicians	www.naturopathic.org Links to an external site.
Holistic/Naturopathic	American Holistic Health Association	www.ahha.org Links to an external site.
Laboratory Technology	The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science	https://ascls.org/Links to an external site.
Medical Assistants	American Association of Medical Assistants	www.aama-ntl.org Links to an external site.
Medical Illustration	Association of Medical Illustrators	ami.org Links to an external site.
Medical Records	See AdministrationLinks to an external site.
Medical Technology	American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science	www.ascls.org Links to an external site.
Medical Technology	American Medical Technologists	www.americanmedtech.org Links to an external site.
Nurse Anesthetists	American Association of Nurse Anesthetists	www.aana.com Links to an external site.
Nurse Midwives	American College of Nurse-Midwives	www.acnm.org Links to an external site.
Nurse, Occupational Health	American Association of Occupational Health Nurses	www.aaohn.org Links to an external site.
Nurse, Practical	National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service	www.napnes.org Links to an external site.
Nurse, Practical	National Association of Licensed Practical Nurses	https://nalpn.org/Links to an external site.
Nursing	National League for Nursing	www.nln.org Links to an external site.
Nutrition Education	Society for Nutrition Education	www.sne.org Links to an external site.
Occupational Therapy	American Occupational Therapy Association	www.aota.org Links to an external site.
Ophthalmology	American Academy of Ophthalmology	www.aao.org Links to an external site.
Ophthalmology	Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology	www.jcahpo.org Links to an external site.
Opticians	Opticians Association of America	www.oaa.org Links to an external site.
Optometry	American Optometric Association	www.aoa.org Links to an external site.
	National Optometric Association	www.natoptassoc.org Links to an external site.
	American Academy of Optometry	www.aaopt.org Links to an external site.
	Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry.	www.optometriceducation.org Links to an external site.
Orthodontists	American Association of Orthodontists	www.braces.org Links to an external site.
Orthoptic	American Orthoptic Council	www.orthoptics.org Links to an external site.
Orthotics/Prosthetics	American Board for Certification in Orthotics & Prosthetics	www.opoffice.org/abcLinks to an external site.
Osteopathic	See Physician, D.O.Links to an external site.
Pediatrics	American Academy of Pediatrics	www.aap.org Links to an external site.
Perfusion	American Society of Extra-Corporeal Technology	www.amsect.org Links to an external site.
Pharmacy	American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy	www.aacp.org Links to an external site.
Physician, D.O.	American Osteopathic Association	www.osteopathic.org Links to an external site.
Physician, D.O.	American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine	www.aacom.org Links to an external site.
Physician, Family	American Academy of Family Physicians	www.aafp.org Links to an external site.
Physician, M.D.	American Medical Association	www.ama-assn.org Links to an external site.
	Association of American Medical Colleges	www.aamc.org Links to an external site.
	American Medical Student Association	www.amsa.org Links to an external site.
Physician, Scientist (M.D./Ph.D.)	Medical Scientist Training Program National Institute of General Medical Sciences	www.nigms.nih.govLinks to an external site.
Physician Assistant	American Academy of Physician Assistants	www.aapa.org Links to an external site.
Podiatry	American Podiatric Medical Association	www.apma.org Links to an external site.
Podiatry	American Association of Colleges of Podiatric	www.aacpm.org Links to an external site.
Public Health	Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health	www.asph.org Links to an external site.
Public Health	American Public Health Association	www.apha.org Links to an external site.
Radiologic Technology	American Society of Radiologic Technologists	www.asrt.org Links to an external site.
Rehabilitation Counseling	National Rehabilitation Association	nationalrehab.org Links to an external site.
Rehabilitation Counseling	American Rehabilitation Counseling Association	www.arcaweb.org Links to an external site.
Rural Health	National Rural Health Association	www.ruralhealthweb.org Links to an external site.
Sonography	Society for Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	www.sdms.org Links to an external site.
Sports Medicine	American College of Sports Medicine	www.acsm.org Links to an external site.
Therapy, Art	American Art Therapy Association	www.arttherapy.org Links to an external site.
Therapy, Dance	American Dance Therapy Association	www.adta.org Links to an external site.
Therapy, Music	American Music Therapy Association, Inc.	www.musictherapy.org Links to an external site.
Therapy, Physical	American Physical Therapy Association	www.apta.org Links to an external site.
Therapy, Recreation	National Therapeutic Recreation Society	www.nrpa.org Links to an external site.
Therapy, Respiratory	National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc.	www.nbrc.org Links to an external site.
Veterinary Medicine	American Veterinary Medicine Association	www.avma.org Links to an external site.
Veterinary Medicine	Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges	www.aavmc.org Links to an external site.