Websites of Interest to Pre-Health Professions Students

The following is a list of useful links to professional associations, admissions tests, and schools and colleges.

Professional Associations

• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
  www.aamc.org
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
  www.aacom.org
• American Dental Association
  www.adea.org
• American Dental Hygienists Association
  www.adha.org
• American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
  www.aacp.org
• American Academy of Physicians Assistants
  www.aapa.org
• American Chiropractic Association
  www.amerchiro.org
• American Podiatric Medical Association
  www.apma.org
• American Optometric Association
  www.aoanet.org
• American Physical Therapy Association
  www.apta.org
• American Occupational Therapy Association
  www.aota.org
• National League of Nursing
  www.nln.org
• American Association of Colleges of Nursing
  www.aacn.nche.edu
• American Veterinary Medical Association
  www.avma.org
• The American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association
  www.vetsci.sdstate.edu/~apvma
• American Association of Veterinary Clinicians
  http://cvm.msu.edu/~judy/aavc1.htm

Admissions Tests

• Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
  www.aamc.org/students/mcat/start.htm
• Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
  www.gre.org
• Dental Admission Test (DAT)
  www.ada.org/prof/ed/testing/dat.asp
• Pharmacy College Admission test (PCAT)
  www.tpcweb.com/pse/g-conts0htm#PCAT
• Optometry Admission Test (OAT)
  www.opted.org/info_oat.cfm
• Allied Health Profession Admissions Test (AHPAT)
  www.tpcweb.com/pse/g-ahpat0.htm
• Veterinary College Admission Test (VCAT)
  www.tpcweb.com/pse/g-vcat0.htm

• Kaplan

• Princeton Review
  

Schools and Colleges

• Medical Schools in the U.S. and Canada
  www.aamc.org/meded/medschls/start.htm
• Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
  www.aacom.org/home-applicants/index.html
• Physician Assistant Programs
  www.aapa.org/pgmlist.php3
• Schools of Nursing
  www.aacn.nche.edu/education/memdir.htm
• Dental Schools in the U.S. and Canada
  www.adea.org/links.html
• Dental Hygiene Programs
  www.adha.org/careerinfo/schools.htm
• Physical Therapy Programs
  www.apta.org/education
• Occupational Therapy Programs
  www.aota.org/nonmembers/area13/links/LINK11.asp
• Associations of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
  www.opted.org/info_links.cfm
• Association of Chiropractic Colleges
  www.chriocolleges.com
• American Association of Colleges of Podiatric Medicine
  www.aacpm.org/careercenter/cz3_links.asp
• Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)
  www.aavmc.org/v,cas/vmcas2.htm