Text Resources in the Center for Career Development

These are a few of the text resources the CCD has available pertaining to your major.  They can be checked out for 3 business days.

• Peterson’s Job Opportunities for Health Science Majors
• Health Professions Education Directory 1999/2000 27^th Edition
• Career Opportunities in Health Care: A Comprehensive Guide to Exciting Careers Open to You in Health Care
• Mental Health and Social Work Career Directory
• Therapists and Allied Health Professional Career Directory
• Medical Technologists and Technicians Career Directory

National Trade and Professional Associations

A few professional trade organizations are listed so that you can contact professionals in your field.  For more organizations look in National Trade and Professional Associations, 2001, Columbia Books, Inc. located in the CCD.

• American Association for Cancer Research: http://www.aacr.org/
• American Academy of Environmental Medicine: http://www.aaem.com/
• American Academy on Physician and Patient: http://www.physicianpatient.org/
• American Academy of Dermatology: http://www.aad.org/
• American Academy of Dental Group Practice: http://www.aadgp.org/

Online Resources

• The Health Science department has a detailed list of links: http://www.kzoo.edu/hsc/
• Links to summer opportunities: http://www.kzoo.edu/hsc/summer.html
• The REU sponsored by NSF has some medical research opportunities in the biology section: http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/reu/reulist.htm

Listservs

Listservs are a great resource for learning what people are doing in your field.  Join one and add comments or just listen to what others have to say.  It is possible that you may hear of job postings through a listserv.

• Neuroscience lists: http://www.baylor.edu/Library/BeyondLib/hodgkin.html#discussion
• Cancer Listservs: http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/1505/cancerlistservs.html
• Medical: http://www.rice.edu/projects/HispanicHealth/Internetres/listserv.html
• Pharmacy Related Listservs and Other: http://www.pharmacy.org/lists.html