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Key Resources: Medical, Health, and Nursing
The "Medical, Health and Nursing" section of the Career Services Library may be used to explore health-related careers options, to locate potential health-related employment and to strengthen understanding of the health professions. We recommend the following resources to explore health-related career options.
Additional CS resources in this area:
Key Resources
CS Library
Websites
Medical
- Careers In Medicine: Traditional and Alternative Opportunities (Revised in 1997)
- Future Practice Alternatives in Medicine
- Medical Practice in the Current Healthcare Environment
- Careers in Alternative Medicine: This book is an overview of alternative medicine and the philosophy behind holistic health and has listings of many alternative health institutions in the US
- Osteopathic Medicine: Past Present & Future
Health Professions
- Therapist and Allied Health Professional Career Discovery : Includes information on opportunities in Dental Hygiene, Pathology, Audiology, Chiropractics, and Occupational Therapy
- 270 Ways to Put Your Talent to Work in the Health Field (Revision)
- 120 Careers in the Health Care Field: Includes information on Athletic Training and Art Therapy
- Allied Health Professions: Podiatry, Physician’s Assistant, Physical Therapy
- Health Care Careers for the 21st Century
- The JobBank Guide to Health Care Companies, 2nd Edition: This book has contact information on a range of medical and health care facilities, including hospitals and medical clinics, office and clinics of health practitioners, home health care, pharmaceutical developing, manufacturing and marketing, biotechnology firms, and medical and clinical labs
- Careers in Aging: Opportunities and Options
Nursing
- Entrepreneuring: A Nurse’s Guide to Starting a Business
- Opportunities to Care: The Pfizer’s Guide to Careers in Nursing
Resources to Identify Potential Health Related Employers
Medical Research
- Medical Research Directory: A world directory of research organizations.
Health
- Plunket’s Health Care Industry Almanac: Contains company profiles.
- Dorlands Medical Directory: Lists physicians, group practices and medical facilities in PA & NJ.
- The Hospital Phone Book
- Health Care Job Explosion
- The Best Hospitals in America: Includes the US and Canada.
Nursing
- The Nursing Spectrum: Local and regional editions
- Directory of Nurse-Midwifery Practices
Other Books of Interest
Medical Healthcare Marketplace Guide – Dorland Biomedical: Information on companies in the Biomedical Industry.
Related books in Graduate Study-Health section of the Career Services Library:
- Accredited Programs in Health Services Administration
- Allied Health Education Directory
- Peterson’s Guide to Nursing Programs
- Admission Requirements for Dental, Medical, Pharmacy, Physician’s Assistant, Physical Therapy, and Veterinary School
Websites of Interest
For additional sites, please see Alternatives to Medical School and Healthcare and Healthcare Management - Key Resources. Our homepage for Resources for Biomedical and Postdoctoral Appointees of the School of Medicine also has some wonderful Internet resources, including "Science's Next Wave."
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