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Anatomy and Physiology
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Health Career Information
Health Occupations
Pre-Health Resources
From the Eberly College of Science, profession overviews, admission and application processes.
Allied Health
Website for the Commission on Accreditation of
Allied Health Education Programs.
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Job descriptions, employment characteristics, educational programs, licensure, certification and registration information.
Health Occupations: MedlinePlus
Links to information covering many different occupations. From the National Library of Medicine.
ExploreHealthCareers.org
Overview of a variety of health careers.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a section on Healthcare that includes overviews, educational requirements, median salaries.
O*NET OnLine
Searchable content: provides outlook indicators, job overview, required knowledge and skills, work environment, wages and employment trends.
Health Science Career Cluster from O*NET
Information about careers requiring similar skill sets.
LifeWorks
From the National Institutes of Health. Explore health and medical sciences careers.
Physicians
Requirements for Becoming a Physician
Advice from the American Medical Association.
Preparing for Medical School
Overview of requirements from the American Medical Association.
Become an Osteopathic Physician
American Association of College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Nursing
Nursing World
Nursing overview from the American Nurses Association.
Find Accredited Nursing Programs (ACEN)
Search by state, country or name of governing organization and program type. (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing)
Statistics
Health Data Tools and Statistics
Access to selected public health resources on the Internet.
National Center for Health Statistics
Principal U.S. health statistics agency. Compile statistics to guide actions and health policies to improve public health.
Statistics Research Guide
Penn State Library resources
State Health Facts (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
WHO Global Burden of Disease
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