Healthcare and Healthcare Administration
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Descriptive Career Information
American Medical Association Health Professions
From art therapy to physical therapy to massage therapy, this is a list of all of the AMA's health and health education positions. Click on each link for a career description, and professional requirements.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14598.html
Society of Toxicology
This site offers detailed information about careers in toxicology, along with a list of Academic and Post-Doctoral Programs and Web Sites that specialize in the field.
http://www.toxicology.org/AI/CRAD/careerguide.asp
Washington Health Care Careers
This site, run by a few Washington state counties, is a good first stop on learning more about various careers available in health care and healthcare administration.
http://www.washingtonhealthcarecareers.com/
Health Career Issues
Central Washington University has created a comprehensive website describing careers in Healthcare and Healthcare Administration, and some issues found within these fields.
http://www.cwu.edu/~healthcareers/issues/slide2.html
Job Banks and Searching Advice
ADVANCE - for Healthcare Careers
Searchable, nationwide health care job database.
http://health-care-jobs.advanceweb.com/main.aspx
AlliedHealthCareers.com
Search for opportunities in allied health including - Dental Assistant, Hygienist, Medical Assistant, Radiology, Dietitian/Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Respiratory, EMT, Pharmacy, Social Services, HIM/Medical Records, Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology, Laboratory, and Physician Assistant.
http://www.alliedhealthcareers.com/search.cfm?
HealthCareerWeb.com
Search health-related jobs by employer or location.
http://www.healthcareerweb.com/site/index.html
HireHealth.com
Biopharmaceutical career site with searchable national job database, discussion boards and resume bank.
http://careers.biospace.com/jobs/Public/PublicSearchJobs.aspx
LongTermCareCareers.org
Job opportunities website for the Massachusetts Extended Care Federation.
http://www.longtermcarecareers.org
MedBio World
Extensive listings for medical and bioscience career opportunity websites.
http://www.medbioworld.com/MedBioWorld/ResourceLinks.aspx?type=Careers&&category=Job%20Listings&&concept=Medicine
MedHunters.com
National job board for healthcare professionals.
http://www.medhunters.com/
Monster Healthcare
Healthcare division of Monster: search jobs, research companies, and more.
http://content.monster.com/getthejob/industry/5/home.aspx
Medzilla
Job database and resume posting website for employment in the biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, healthcare and science industry.
http://www.medzilla.com/
Simmons College Careers in Health Studies
Explore the links below to learn more about health studies careers in your field — including professional associations, career FAQs, information on how to choose a degree program, and more.
http://www.simmons.edu/shs/career/resources.shtml
Employer Directories
HealthGrades
More Hospital ratings
http://www.healthgrades.com
US News & World Report - Hospital Directory Search
This directory has general information on more that 6,000 hospitals in US.
http://health.usnews.com/features/health/hospital-directory.html
Associations - General
American Hospital Association
http://www.aha.org/aha_app/index.jsp
Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA)
Official site of the MHA.
http://www.mhalink.org
Associations - Healthcare Administration
Association of University Programs in Health Administration
http://www.aupha.org
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
http://www.cahme.org
American College of Healthcare Executives
http://www.ache.org/
American College of Health Care Administrators
http://www.achca.org
Professional Association of Health Care Office Management
http://www.pahcom.com/
American Health Information Management Association
http://www.ahima.org
National Center for Healthcare Leadership
http://www.nchl.org/ns/index.asp
American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org/
Associations - Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
http://www.aacn.nche.edu/
American Organization of Nurse Executives
http://www.aone.org/aone_app/index.jsp
Graduate School Information
MassCIS
The Massachusetts Career Information System (MassCIS) is available to Massachusetts residents and includes an Education & Training section. Click on "Graduate School Sort" to create a list of schools matching your preferences. From the Mass. Division of Career Services (DCS).
http://masscis.intocareers.org/
Peterson's Online Graduate Program Resource
Peterson's online searchable graduate program database. Users can search graduate programs nationally by keyword, location, etc.
http://www.petersons.com/Default.asp?ShowTab=gr
Market Trends
"For the Health-Care Work Force, A Critical Prognosis"
This article from The Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington: Nov 2, 2007. Vol. 54, Iss. 10, by Daniel W. Rahn, and Steven A. Wartman, discusses the shortage of many types of health-care professionals that the US faces, especially within the next 10 years.
http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.simmons.edu/pqdweb?index=8&did=1383183351&SrchMode=1&sid=5&Fmt=3&VInst=PROD&VType=PQD&RQT=309&VName=PQD&TS=1208456632&clientId=19053
Salaries of Recent Master's Graduates
From the American College of Healthcare Executives. Survey of 58 accredited master's level programs in healthcare management conducted by researchers at Texas Women's University.
http://www.ache.org/newclub/CAREER/grads_salary.cfm
Top Issues Confronting Hospitals: 2007
An annual survey from the American College of Healthcare Executives.
http://www.ache.org/pubs/research/ceoissues.cfm
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