HEALTH PROFESSIONS BY DEGREE
Health Professional Associations
Bold indicates new or often overlooked professions
Doctoral --
- Audiology (AuD), Sac State
- Chiropractic (DC), Accredited schools
- Dentistry (DMD, DDS)
- Medicine: Allopathic or Osteopathic (MD or DO)
- Naturopathic Medicine American Association of Naturopathic Physicians; American Association of Naturopathic Medical Colleges
- Optometry (OD)
- Ph.D. Training in:
- Biomedical Sciences
- Health Education
- Health Sciences
- Psychology
- Vision Science
- Pharmacy (PharmD)
- Physical Therapy (DPT, MS), Programs, Sac State
- Podiatric Medicine (DPM), Admissions, Useful link, Schools
- Veterinary Medicine (DVM), NetVet, Core Course work plus Vet-specific
Masters --
- Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Art Therapist (MS)
- Athletic Training (MS), Sac State
- Anesthesiology Assistant (MS)
- Biomedical Engineering
- Blood Bank Technology Specialist
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist (MS, 1-yr residency)
- Dance Therapist (MS)
- Exercise Sciences
- Human Movement (MS), Sac State
- Genetic Counseling (MS); NSGC; ABGC
- Geriatric Health (M.G.H.), Sac State
- Health Administration (MHA), Sac State
- Health Education, Sac State
- Health Sciences, Sac State
- Medical Librarian (MS)
- Mental Health Counselor (MS, MFT, etc.), Sac State
- Music Therapist (MS)
- Nutrition
- Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)
- Nursing (MSN)
- Occupational Therapy (MOT)
- Orthotist/Prosthetist (entry level, MS)
- Physician Assistant (PA), UC Davis
- Public Health (MPH), Programs (searchable), UC Davis 2012
- Psychology, Sac State
- Radiological Practitioner Assistant
- Rehabilitation Counselor (MS)
- Speech Pathology (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) (MS), Sac State,
- Social Sciences
- Vision Science
Bachelors or Associate--
- Cardiac Perfusionist (BS, 2 years post-bac)
- Clinical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist (BS, 1-yr residency), Sac State
- Cytogenetic Technologist (BS, post-bac)
- Cytotechnologist (BS, exam)
- Dental Hygenist (3 yr accelerated BS program at UOP)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (BS, 1-yr program)
- Health Information Administrator (BS, post-bac)
- Histotechnologist (BS)
- Kinesiotherapist (BS)
- Low Vision Therapist (BS, exam)
- Mental Health Counselor (BS, MFT, etc.)
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Nursing
- Nutritionist (BS), Sac State
- Orthoptist (BS, 2 years post-bac)
- Orthotist/Prosthetist (B.S., 1-yr residency)
- Radiological Technician, ASRT (BS, certification)
- Registered Dietitian (RD, BS, 1-yr residency), Sac State
- Respiratory Therapist, Advanced (BS, 2 years post-bac)
- Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (BS), sac State
Useful Associations, not already included above
National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions (NAAHP) This site has links to most popular, as well as some new and rapidly expanding, professional associations.
The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions This site has links to many professional associations that are not already included above:
| American Association for Respiratory Care | http://www.aarc.org |
| American Health Information Management Association | http://www.ahima.org |
| American Medical Informatics Association | http://www.amia.org |
| American Society of Clinical Pathologists | http://www.ascp.org/ |
| Health Professions Network | http://www.healthpronet.org/about/ |
| National Network of Health Career Programs in Two-Year Colleges | http://www.nn2.org/ |