Professional Associations can assist you with career management in many ways. They can provide continuing education, job postings, networking opportunities, and professional certifications. This list will help you quickly access the association or society website for your current or desired role in healthcare.
Most of the sites are accessible to everyone, and some sites, or parts of the sites, require membership to view.
Most physicians are members of the AMA. This site provides medical information, career information for physicians and allied healthcare professionals, and more.
Information for nurses of all types and career levels.
This group is specifically for NP's only.
This site contains comprehensive information about Medical Assistants (MA's), Certified Medical Assistants (CMA's) including information on how to prepare for the certification exam, and how to find an accredited training program.
Perfusionists are the people who operate the heart-lung machine during open heart surgery or other serious operations.
Echocardiographers are allied medical professionals who work with cardiologists to help diagnose and measure heart problems. You may be familiar with the test as an EKG. Learn more about this exciting career on the society website.
Sonographers operate ultrasound equipment which helps doctors to view internal organs, and unborn babies, to diagnose potential problems or abnormalities.
Physical therapists work with patients who have recently been injured or who are recovering from surgery to help them regain full range of mobility.
Rad techs assist physicians (radiologists) by operating equipment including x-ray, MRI, and CT scans, to see inside patients' bodies, and diagnose internal issues throughout the body and brain.
If you speak English and Spanish, or English and another language, and are comfortable with medical terminology, you could be a medical interpreter. This international association provides additional information.
This association is primarily for pharmacists, but also could be a resource for pharmaceutical representatives, pharmaceutical technicians, as well as physicians.
