Undergraduate Preparation

• Freshman handouts
  Health Sciences at Kalamazoo College [188 kb pdf]: Description of the Health Sciences curriculum with plans for retaining options for Biology or Chemistry majors.
  Curriculum Guide [47 kb pdf]: Grid containing the Health Sciences core curriculum and recommended cognates for various health professions
  Calculus [108 pdf]: Table of medical schools requiring calculus.
• Medical Professions Admissions Guide: Strategy for Success—published by the National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions. Contributors include Dr. Sally Olexia, former K-College Health Sciences Director. Order from NAAHP.
• Inter-institutional enrollment—if you need to take a course K College doesn't offer
• Volunteer opportunities

Summer opportunities

Other advising resources

• Explore Health Careers—Discover the many different options for a career in the health professions.
• Reading List—An excellent comprehensive reading list from Syracuse University's health professions advising site.
• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP)
• Pre-Med FAQs: From Duke University's Health Sciences web site. Please note that some situations may not apply to Kalamazoo College students.
• Rural medicine
• Virtual Mentor: AMA site devoted to educating future physicians on medical ethics.
• Student Doctor Network
• Galen Press: Factoids about Medicine, Specialties, and Residencies Galen Press:
• The Pre-med checklist
• Galen Press: Ten tips for writing excellent resumés

Electronic Journals

• Free Medical Journals on-line
• The Next Generation—With guidance and collaboration from Editors of the New England Journal of Medicine, we seek to expose the inner workings of Medicine to premedical and general audiences: undergraduate premeds, medical students, and others interested in learning what the lives of doctors are really like or what current issues in medicine will most directly affect our education, our families and lifestyles, and our future careers.
• New Jour: Archive of thousands of on-line journals and newsletters for all disciplines.
• Liberation Medicine: "The conscious, conscientious use of health to promote human dignity and social justice."
• GrantsNet: Database of over 700 funding and scholarship possibilities for training in
  the biomedical sciences and undergraduate science education.

Allopathic Medicine (MD)

• American Association of Medical Colleges
  • Curriculum directory: Compare medical school curricula
  • Specialty information: Descriptions of the various medical sub-specialties, length of training and average income.
• American Medical Association
• Application Service (AMCAS)
• Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
• American Medical Student Association
• Regarding practicing rural medicine
• WHO World Directory of Medical Schools
• Occupational Outlook

Chiropractic

• Association of Chiropractic Colleges
• American Chiropractic Association
• Occupational Outlook

Complementary/Alternative Medicine

• Georgetown University's MS in Physiology
• Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine
• Northwestern Health Sciences University

Dentistry (DDS)

• American Dental Education Association
• American Dental Association
• Application Service (AADSAS)
• Dental Admission Test (DAT)
• Occupational Outlook

Dual Degree

• AAMC Searchable database of combined/dual degree programs
• Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP): NIH-funded MD/PhD programs

Forensic Science

• List of graduate programs
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences
• International Crime Scene Investigator's Association

International Students

• George Washington University International MD program

Nursing

• All Nursing Schools.com: An excellent source of nursing information and links to programs.
• Second Degree Programs: Links to programs for students with a non-nursing bachelor's degree (typical of K students).
• Accelerated BSN Programs: Similar to second degree programs but accelerated.
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing

Nutrition/Dietetics

• American Dietetic Association
• Nutrition.gov
• Occupational Outlook

Optometry

• Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
• American Optometric Association
• American Academy of Optometry
• Occupational Outlook

Osteopathic Medicine (DO)

• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
• American Osteopathic Association
• Applicaton Service (AACOMAS)

Pharmacy

• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• Admissions Test (PCAT) Information
• Application Service (PharmCAS)

Physical Therapy

• Physical Therapy Programs
• American Physical Therapy Association
• Occupational Outlook

Physician Assistant

• American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Physician Assistant Programs (contact Dr. Kiino for access to the Directory)
• Application Service (CASPA)
• Occupational Outlook

Podiatry

• American Assoication of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
  • Career center (contact a podiatrist)
    
• American Podiatric Medical Association
• Occupational Outlook

Post-baccalaureate and Special Master's programs

• AAMC information
• NIH IRTA: Intra-mural research training award. One-year biomedical research opportunity for recent college graduates intending to apply to graduate or professional school. $19,300 stipend.

Public Health

• What is Public Health?: Comprehensive resource for all things public health.
• Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
• Epimonitor.net: On-line source of information about epidemiology.

Speech-pathology, Audiology

• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: Find a list of accredited graduate programs here.

Sports Medicine

• American College of Sports Medicine

Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

• Animal Nutrition Correspondence Courses (a pre-requisite for MSU CVM)
  Oklahoma State
  Purdue University
• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
  Prerequisites for member schools
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Application Service (VMCAS)
• Subscribe to Cornell's Pre-vet Newsletter
• Occupational Outlook

If you don't find it here, try http://www.cbu.edu/~seisen/websites.html for a much more complete listing of health professions and related sites.