Health Professions in a Diverse World: March 16-20

Health Professions in a Diverse World
March 16-20, 2009

LEARN MORE ABOUT THE WEEKLY THEME:

*What are the Health Professions?

• Doctor
• Dentist
• Chiropractor
• Optometrist
• Pharmacist
• Podiatrist
• Lab Technician
• Nursing
• Physical Therapist
• Physician’s Assistant
• Veterinarian………etc.

Check out http://explorehealthcareers.org/, a reputable site sponsored by the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). The site provides a comprehensive review of many of the different health professions and serves as a good place to start looking for information.

You can also visit http://www.healthprofessions.com/ for a list of additional professions:
From their site: “You can look up any of the listed medical careers and find out their roles and responsibilities, average salaries, educational requirements, and associated affiliations with your career option. We also have links to obtain quality medical equipment, books and uniforms online. We also have links to great financial aid sites that can help make your career choice a reality.”

*Want to learn more about the medical school admissions process?

Following are some useful resources:

1) UB PreHealth Advising
UB has an entire office dedicated to providing you with advice and guidance on your future career plans, advising you on majors, courses, etc. that will assist you in meeting your goal of entering the health profession.
Visit: http://prehealth.buffalo.edu/index.php for more information

2) This site is sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges and provides important information for premedical students. http://www.aspiringdocs.org/site/c.luIUL9MUJtE/b.2011035/apps/lk/content3.aspx

3) You can also visit other individual undergraduate schools’ pre-health websites.

For example:
Clark University’s at http://www.clarku.edu/departments/prehealth/careers.cfm.
Carnegie Mellon’s at http://www.cmu.edu/hpp/
Also try visiting the sites of schools like Stanford and Yale

*UB’s School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Learn more about the programs UB offers at its own medical school: http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/about.htm

*Want to be a Dentist?

Visit the American Dental Education site (http://www.adea.org/), the American Dental Association (http://www.ada.org/), or Explore Health Careers at http://explorehealthcareers.org/.

*Want to be a Veterinarian?

Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges

“The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) represents all 32 veterinary medical colleges in the United States and Canada, nine departments of veterinary science, seven departments of comparative medicine, three veterinary medical education institutions, and six international colleges of veterinary medicine in its collective dealings with governmental bodies, veterinary medical organizations, the animal and human health industry, educational and scientific organizations and the public.” http://www.aavmc.org/

The two closest schools to Buffalo are the Ontario Veterinary College (OVC) in Guelph and Cornell in Ithaca. UB’s PreHealth Advising frequently posts information from them on their Prehealth Bulletin (see above for website information).

HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?

RELATED UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS AT UB:

Anthropology: wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology
Biological Sciences: http://www.biology.buffalo.edu/
Biochemistry: www.smbs.buffalo.edu/bch
Biomedical Sciences: www.smbs.buffalo.edu/bms
Exercise Science: http://sphhp.buffalo.edu/ens/
Health and Wellness (MINOR) sphhp.buffalo.edu/spm/wellness
Health and Human Services (Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Concentration) http://academicprograms.buffalo.edu/sscbp.php
Medical Technology: www.smbs.buffalo.edu/cls
Medicinal Chemistry: http://www.chemistry.buffalo.edu/
Nuclear Medicine Technology: nucmed.buffalo.edu/nmt/
Nursing: nursing.buffalo.edu
Nutrition: sphhp.buffalo.edu/ens/
Occupational Therapy: sphhp.buffalo.edu/ot
Pharmaceutical Sciences: http://http/pharmacy.buffalo.edu/psci.shtml
Pharmacology & Toxicology: www.smbs.buffalo.edu/pmy
Pharmacy: http://www.pharmacy.buffalo.edu/
Physical Therapy: sphhp.buffalo.edu/rs/dpt
Psychology: psychology.buffalo.edu

However, it is important to note that no particular majors – either science or non-science are endorsed by US professional health schools. Most promote a wide diversity of majors – science and non-science.

STUDENT CLUBS AT UB:

· Alpha Epsilon Delta (National Pre-Health Honors Society)
· COSIGN (College Student Interest Group in Neurology)
· Minorities in Health Related Professions
· Nursing Student Organization
· Pre Dental Club
· Pre Med Student Association
· Pre meds without Borders
· Pre Pharmacy Club
· Multicultural Nursing Student Organization

For more information on these clubs and who to contact please visit: http://clubs.buffalosa.org/default.aspx