Library Guides: Health (general): Career and Statistical Resources

Health Career Information

Health Occupations

Pre-Health Resources
From the Eberly College of Science, profession overviews, admission and application processes.
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.
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

Become an Osteopathic Physician
American Association of College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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)