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Cluster Resources
Cluster Specific
- AlliedHealthWorld.com
- American Medical Association (AMA) - Careers in Health Care
- Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG)
- HealthCareers.net
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) - LifeWorks
- Sloan Career Cornerstone Center - Healthcare
Occupation Specific
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Anesthesiologists
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Athletic Trainers
- Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE)
- National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA)
- Board of Certification (BOC)
Audiologists
- Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA)
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Audiology Foundation of America (AFA)
Billing and Posting Clerks
Biomedical Engineers
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - Find Accredited Programs
- BIOCOM - Career Center
- Bio-Link
- Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians
- Commission on Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
- Society for Vascular Ultrasound (SVU)
- Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals (ACVP)
- American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers (ARDMS)
- Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI)
Computer Programmers
- Association of Software Professionals (ASP)
- CollegeBoard - Computer Programmers
- Which Programming Language Should You Learn?
Computer User Support Specialists
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
- American Culinary Federation (ACF)
- All Culinary Schools
- American Culinary Federation (ACF)
- Culinary Schools USA
- National Restaurant Association (NRA)
- National Restaurant Association (NRA) - ProStart
Dental Assistants
- American Dental Association (ADA) - Search Dental Assisting, Hygiene and Lab Technology Programs
- American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA)
- American Dental Association (ADA)
- Dental Assisting National Board (DANB)
Dental Hygienists
- American Dental Association (ADA) - Search Dental Assisting, Hygiene and Lab Technology Programs
- American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA)
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
- Joint Review Committee on Education in Diagnostic Medical Sonography (JRCDMS)
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM)
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS)
- American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT)
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography (SDMS)
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics
- National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT)
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Emergency Medical Services (NHTSA EMS)
- National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT)
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants
- Association of Executive and Administrative Professionals (AEAP)
- International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
- International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA)
Family and General Practitioners
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- American Culinary Federation (ACF)
- All Culinary Schools
- American Culinary Federation (ACF)
- Culinary Schools USA
- National Restaurant Association (NRA)
- National Restaurant Association (NRA) - ProStart
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health Educators
- American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
- National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC)
Home Health Aides
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
- All Psychology Schools - How to Become a Psychologist
- American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
- American Psychological Association (APA)
- Careers In Psychology
Internists, General
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
- International Association of Internists (IAI)
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- All Nursing Schools - Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Accreditation
- National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
- BestNursingDegree.com
- Discover Nursing
- Exceptional Nurse - Resources for Nurses with Disabilities
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Nursing
- National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service (NAPNES)
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
- National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN)
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
Medical Assistants
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES)
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP)
- American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA)
- American Medical Technologists (AMT)
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
- American Society of Podiatric Medical Assistants (ASPMA)
- Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (JCAHPO)
- National Healthcareer Association (NHA)
Medical and Health Services Managers
- Commission on Accreditation Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
- Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA)
- American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA)
- American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
- Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PAHCOM)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
- Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME )
- Association of American Medical Colleges - Medical Research
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS)
- American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
Medical Secretaries
- Association of Medical Secretaries, Practice Managers, Administrators and Receptionists (AMSPAR)
- International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP)
- International Virtual Assistants Association (IVAA)
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB)
- CollegeBoard - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers
- Center for Clinical Social Work
- National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Mental Health Counselors
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- American Counseling Association (ACA)
- American Mental Health Counselors Association (AMHCA)
- National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
Nursing Assistants
- American Health Care Association (AHCA)
- National Association of Health Care Assistants (NAHCA)
- National Network of Career Nursing Assistants
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Occupational Therapists
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - ACOTE Accreditation
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Occupational Therapy Aides
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - Accredited OTA Programs
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Occupational Therapy Assistants
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) - Accredited OTA Programs
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Opticians, Dispensing
- National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS)
- American Board of Opticianry (ABO) / National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE)
- Opticians Association of America (OAA)
Optometrists
- Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry,
- American Optometric Association (AOA) - Accreditation Council on Optometric Education
- American Optometric Association (AOA)
- Optometrists Network
Orderlies
Pediatricians, General
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Pharmacists
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
- American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
Pharmacy Aides
- National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT)
- National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA)
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Pharmacy Technicians
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) - Accreditation
- National Healthcareer Association (NHA) - Pharmacy Technician Certification (CPhT)
- National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA)
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB)
Physical Therapist Aides
Physical Therapist Assistants
- CAPTE Accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Education Programs
- PT Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Physical Therapists
- CAPTE Accredited Physical Therapist Assistant Education Programs
- PT Centralized Application Service (PTCAS)
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
Physician Assistants
- Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistants (ARC-PA)
- American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Psychiatrists
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Public Relations Specialists
- International Association of Business Communicators (IABC)
- Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
- Universal Accreditation Board (UAB)
- Note that the Accredited in Public Relations (APR) accreditation, which is a generally acknowledged industry award, has nothing to do with program accreditation.
Receptionists and Information Clerks
Registered Nurses
- All Nursing Schools - Nursing School Accreditation
- American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
- National League of Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
- American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- American Society of Registered Nurses (ASRN)
- American Nurses Association (ANA)
- BestNursingDegree.com
- Discover Nursing
- Exceptional Nurse - Resources for Nurses with Disabilities
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Nursing
- National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS)
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
- National League for Nursing (NLN)
Social and Human Service Assistants
Software Developers, Applications
- Association of Software Professionals (ASP)
- CollegeBoard - Computer Programmers
- Which Programming Language Should You Learn?
Surgeons
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- American College of Surgeons
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)
Veterinarians
- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) - Center for Veterinary Education Accreditation
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)
