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Ten-Year Summary of Previous Applicants

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SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Health Professions Advisory Committee

Health-Related Web Sites, Page 1

Admissions Tests

Dental Admissions Test (DAT)
http://www.ada.org/prac/careers/dat-01.html

Graduate Record Exam (GRE)
http://www.gre.org

Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
http://www.aamc.org/stuapps/admiss/mcat/start.htm

Official Guide to the MCAT Exam
http://www.aamc.org/students/mcat/

 

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Application Services

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Application Service (AACOMAS)
http://www.aacom.org

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine Application Service (AACPMAS)
http://www.aacpm.org/Proc.html

American Association of Dental Schools Application Service (AADSAS)
http://www.aads.jhu.edu/aadsas.html

American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS)
http://www.aamc.org/stuapps/admiss/amcas/start.htm

Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
http://aavmc.org/vmcas.htm

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Associations/Organizations

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.aafp.org

American Academy of Forensic Sciences
http://www.aafs.org

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
http://www.aanp.org

American Academy of Ophthalmology
http://www.eyenet.org

American Academy of Optometry
http://www.aaop.org

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
http://aapd.org

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

American Academy of Physicians Assistants
http://www.aapa.org

American Association for the Advancement of Science
http://www.nextwave.org

American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
http://www.aacom.org

American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
http://www.aacp.org

American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
http://www.aacpm.org

American Association of Dental Schools
http://www.aads.jhu.edu

American Association of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org

American Veterinary Medical Association
http://www.avma.org

American Chiropractic Association
http://www.cais.net/aca

American College of Emergency Physicians
http://www.acep.org

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://www.acog.org

American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org

American Holistic Health Association
http://www.healthynet/ahha

American Holistic Medicine Association
http://www.doubleclickd.com/about_ahma.html

American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org

American Medical Student Association
http://www.amsa.org

American Occupational Therapy Association
http://www.aota.org

American Osteopathic Association
http://www.am-osteo-assn.org

American Physical Therapy Association
http://www.APTA.org

American Podiatric Medical Association
http://www.apma.org

American Podiatric Medical Student Association
http://www.apmsa.org

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org

Association of American Indian Physicians
http://www.aaip.com

Association of American Medical Colleges
http://www.aamc.org

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
http://aavmc.org

Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
http://www.opted.org

Health Professionals for Diversity
http://www.aamc.org/~diversity

National Assn. Of Medical Minority Educators
http://www.namme-hpe.org

National Assn. Of Physicians for the Environment
http://www.intr.net/napenet

National Organization of NP Faculties
http://www.nonpf.com

National Rural Health Association
http://www.NRHArural.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
http://www.rwjf.org

World Health Organization (WHO)
http:///www.who.ch

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Biomedical Research

Biorap
http://www.biorap.org

University of Iowa Biomedical Research
http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/biosciences

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Centers of Information/Research

Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
http://www.ahcpr.gov

Center for the Health Professions at the University of California, San Francisco
http://www.futurehealth.uscf.edu

Center of Excellence Information Resource Center
http://www.msu.edu/user/coemmeh

JAMA HIV/AIDS Information Center
http://www.ama-assn.org/hiv/hivhome.htm

National Women’s Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov

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Chiropractic Medicine

American Chiropractic Association
http://www.amerchiro.org

Cleveland Chiropractic College
http://www.clevelandchiropractic.edu

Life Chiropractic College West
http://www.lifewest.edu

Los Angeles College of Chiropractic
http://www.lacc.edu

National College of Chiropractic
http://www.national.chiropractic.edu

New York Chiropractic College
http://www.nycc.edu

Northwestern College of Chiropractic
http://www.nwchiro.edu

Parker College of Chiropractic
http://www.parkercc.edu

Western States Chiropractic College
http://www.wschiro.edu

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College/Career Guides

Career Exploration Links
http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/CareerLibrary/links/careerme.html

U.S. News Colleges and Careers Center
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/home.htm

Virtual Campus Tours
http://www.campustours.com

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Dentistry

American Association of Dental Schools
http://www.aads.jhu.edu

American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
http://aapd.org

UCFS School of Dentistry
http://itsa.ucsf.edu/~dental

University of Louisville School of Dentistry
http://www.dental.louisville.edu/dental

Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific
http://www.dental.pacific.edu

University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
http://www.urmc.rochester.edu

University of Saskatchewan College of Dentistry
http://www.usask.ca/dentistry

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Environmental Health

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
http://www.acoem.org

Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine
http://www.coem.com

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov

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Ethics

Carnegie Mellon University Center for the Advancement of Applied Ethics
http://www.lcl.cmu.edu/CAAE/Home/CAAE.html

Ethics Policies and Codes
http://ccme-mac4.bsd.uchicago.edu

MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics
http://ccme-mac4.bsd.uchicago.edu/ccme.html

Medical College of Wisconsin Center for the Study of Bioethics
http://www.mcw.edu/bioethics

Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutions at Indiana University
http://www.indiana.edu/~poynter

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Financial Aid/Grants/Scholarships

FAFSA Express
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/express.html

FastWeb (scholarships)
http://www.fastweb.com

GrantsNet
http://www.grantsnet.org

Group on Student Affairs Financial Assistance Fact Sheets
http://www.aamc.org/about/gsa/stloan/start.htm

Navy Health Professions Scholarship Program
http://nshs.med.navy.mil/hpsp/new.html

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Forensic Sciences

American Academy of Forensic Sciences
http://www.aafs.org

American College of Forensic Examiners
http://www.acfe.com

American Medical Forensic Specialists, Inc.
http://www.amfs.org

Forensic Science Society Homepage
http://www.demon.co.uk/forensic

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Genetics

Genetics Societies Home Page
http://www.faseb.org/genetics

Institute of Human Genetics
http://www.ihg.med.umn.edu

National Society of Genetic Counselors, Inc.
http://members.aol.com/nsgcweb/nsgchome.htm#marker

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Health Professions (General)

Dept. of Health and Human Services
http://www.hhs.gov

Doctors’ Guide to the Internet
http://www.pslgroup.com/docguide.htm

Dr. Koop's Community
http://www.drkoop.com

HealthWorld
http://www.healthy.net

HospitalWeb
http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/hospitalweb.nclk

Information Services for the Medical Community
http://www.medconnect.com

Martindales’ Health Science Guide
http://www-sci.lib.uci.edu/HSG/HSGuide.html

Medical Education Software Home Page
http://www.webcom.com/~wooming/mededuc.html

Medical History on the Internet
http://www.anes.uab.edu/medhist.htm

MEDLINE
http://www.nlm.nih.gov

Medscape
http://www5.medscape.com/default.mhtml

MedWeb
http://www.emory.edu/WHSCL/medweb.html

Misc.Education.Medical FAQ/Newsgroup
http://home.eznet.net/~nbright/mem/main.htm

National Academy Press
http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/

National Library of Medicine's Visible Human Project
http://www.npac.syr.edu/projects/vishuman/VisibleHuman.html

Patch Adams/Gesundheit Institute
http://www.patchadams.org

Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative
http://www.positiveprofiles.com

Profiles in Science (National Library of Medicine)
http://www.profiles.nlm.nih.gov

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Holistic/Naturopathic Medicine

American Assn. Of Naturopathic Physicians
http://www.naturopathic.org

American Holistic Health Association
http://www.doubleclickd.com/about_ahma.html

Bastyr University
http://www.bastyr.edu

Center for Alternative Medicine Research
http://www.acponline.org

Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://www-camra.ucdavis.edu

Complementary and Alternative Medicine Citation Index
http://altmed.od.nih.gov/oam/resources/cam-ci

National College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.ncnm.edu

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine
http://www.infinite.org/oregon.acupuncture

Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
http://www.scnm.edu

US National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine
http://altmed.od.nih.gov

University of Texas Center for Alternative Medicine Research
http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/utcam/default.htm

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International Health & Medicine

Ben Gurion University
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/bgcu-md

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Journals

American Orthoptic Journal
http://www.aoj.org

Annals of Internal Medicine
http://www.acponline.org

Journal of the American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/jama/jamahome.htm

Journal of Family Practice
http://www.phymac.med.wayne.edu/jfp/jfp.htm

Medical Education Online
http://www.utmb.edu/meo

New England Journal of Medicine
http://www.nejm.org

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M.D./Ph.D. Programs

MD/PhD Integrated Degree Program at UW-Madison
http://www.biostat.wisc.edu/medschool/eduprog/mdphd

University of Illinois Medical Scholars Program
http://soma.npa.uiuc.edu/msp

University of Iowa MD/PhD Program
http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/mstp

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Minority/Disadvantaged Student Programs

HealthWeb: Minority Health Education & Training
http://www.lib.msu.edu/health/hw/minority/education.htm

MEDPREP
http://www.som.siu.edu/medprep

NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
http://ugsp.info.nih.gov

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NAAHP National & Regional

NAAHP
http://www.naahp.org

CAAHP
http://www.as.