Health Care | Mental Health | Psychology-related

OHPA=Office of Health Professions Advising at Virginia Tech recommends these resources for health careers and professions exploration:

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Explore Health Careers.org
Info on a very wide variety of health careers. Search for careers and for schools to prep you for careers. Professional profiles and student profiles.

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National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education > Life Works: explore health & medical science careers
Descriptions of health careers, educational preparation, career interviews.

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American Medical Association (AMA) > Education & Careers
> Careers in Health Care

Also see OHPA health professions undergraduate preparation

More general resources:

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AllHealthJobs.com
Professions include administration, allied health, dental, nursing, pharmacy (incl. sales), and physician jobs; with specialties within each profession.

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Alliant Medical Staffing.com
Specializes in travel nursing, therapy, radiology and other allied health profession jobs.

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American Physical Therapy Association.org
See careers and education.

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American Psychological Association
See "Education" and "Careers"
Recommended by the Psychology Department at Virginia Tech as a career information resource for students.
On the APA website, specific recommended resources:
> Psychology Careers for the 21st Century (40-page PDF)
> APA convention report: Debt, Salaries and Careers in Psychology: What you need to know about the employment landscape (51-page PDF)

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For animal health and vet medicine, also see science category.

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Association for Psychological Science
Recommended by the Psychology Department at Virginia Tech as a career information resource for students.

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Aya Healthcare.com
Travel, per diem and permanent nursing jobs

Best Nursing Degree.com
Includes explanations of degree programs and nursing career paths; expert advice which addresses over 25 nursing specialties.

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Biohealthmatics.com
"career networking site dedicated to biotechnology and healthcare IT professionals."

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Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare.org
40 programs, 400 employees; serves cities of Roanoke and Salem, and counties of Botetourt, Craig and Roanoke. Employment opps on org web site.

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Continental Nurses.com - Travel Nursing Agency
Travel nursing and permanent jobs.

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Eli Lilly.com > Careers > Student Experience
Internships; opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students in chemistry, biology, engineering / manufacturing operations, finance, marketing, human resources, information technology / computer science, sales, animal science.

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Emeritus Senior Living > healthcare, nursing, hospitality, and administrative jobs
Search jobs by type, location.

Healthcare Industry Jobs.net
"Medical career information website.... requirements and aspects of various medical careers; salary information, requirements for certification, and required coursework information."

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Health Care Job Store.com
Wide variety of health care jobs.

Health Care Pathway.com
Information on many careers in healthcare. Over 90 specific occupations detailed within broad categories of direct patient care, health care facility support, imaging and diagnostics, health informatics / business.

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Healthcare Recruitment.com
Jobs in nursing, travel healthcare, radiology, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehab, and labs.

Health Management Careers.org
About the variety of job functions and work settings, including first jobs, in health care management.

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Health-medical-jobs.com
Variety of categories, from administration to laboratory to research to therapy.

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hireBio.com
Biotechnology jobs, including bioinformatics, research, etc, and career resources.

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hireMedical.com
Medical and allied health jobs and career
resources.

hireNursing.com
Nursing jobs and career resources.

hireRx.com
Pharmaceutical jobs, including sales, research, drug development, and career resources.

Med Career Info.com
Career planning for students considering a wide variety of medical careers.

Med Careers.com

Med Hunters.com

Medical Career Info.com
Purpose of site is to familiarize you with the requirements and aspects of various medical careers (not a job listing web site).

Medical & Health Care Jobs
On NationJob.com.

Mental Help Net
See "jobs" for mental health jobs.

NovaPro travel nurse staffing.com
Nursing and related health professions staffing

Nurses123.com
Nursing jobs by specialty (with number of jobs available for each specialty)

Nursing Career Center on Nursing-School-Degrees.com
Career Services does NOT endorse any online or other degree programs.
This link is provided for the CAREER INFORMATION on this site.
Descriptions of over 100 nursing career specialties.
Also on this site: explanation of nursing degree programs, guide to finding nursing programs by state, and distance learning and online programs.

Nursing-Jobs.us
Must register to view job listings

Pharmaceutical & Medical Professionals | pmpconnect.com
Third-party recruiter placing job candidates with client organizations.
Always read the fine print before you give your information to a third-party recruiter.
Medical, scientific, operations and business functions.

Psychology Career Center | All Psychology Careers.com
Explore careers: psychologists, counselors, social work fields, therapists.
Licensure information re psychologists, counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists.
Salary data.
Hot psychology topics and information about many psychology fields.
Research schools and programs for advanced degrees; caveat: students researching graduate programs should contact your faculty for advice. Note whether a website is providing a comprehensive list of schools/programs or is promoting schools/programs as paid advertisers.

Psychology Career Center.org > Psychologist and Psychology Careers
Career specializations detailed.
Includes psychology job search resources and salary info.
Lists accredited schools and colleges.
Please note the Psychology Department at Virginia Tech recommends the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science (both above in this list, in alpha order) as resources for students desiring psychology-related career information.

Psychology Career Paths w/master's degree in psychology on Master of Psychology.com
Career Services does NOT endorse any online degree programs.
This link is provided for the CAREER INFORMATION on this site.
Please note the Psychology Department at Virginia Tech recommends the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science (both above in this list, in alpha order) as resources for students desiring psychology-related career information.

Psychology Specialties and Expert Interviews on OnlinePsychologyDegrees.com
Career Services does NOT endorse any online degree programs.
This link is provided for the CAREER INFORMATION on this site.
Please note the Psychology Department at Virginia Tech recommends the American Psychological Association and the Association for Psychological Science (both above in this list, in alpha order) as resources for students desiring psychology-related career information.

ScienceCareers.org
Search over 60 disciplines from agriculture to zoology. Includes faculty and postdoctoral jobs.

Social Service.com
The job site for jobs in social work, counseling, psychology, sociology, mental health, case management, employee assistance, volunteer management, substance abuse treatment, domestic violence, community development, mentoring, youth development, child welfare, developmental disabilities and all other areas of social services.

Also see career category: nonprofit, social & human service... for more resources.

Soliant.com
Medical jobs, including travel medical jobs and school-based medical jobs.

Take Care Jobs.com
Take Care Health Systems, part of Walgreen's Health and Wellness Division.
Jobs by category and location. Includes fitness, health care providers, administration (finance, IT, etc.)
Link requested.

Travel Nursing Jobs at Travel Nurses Now.com
Helps Registered Nurses and Allied Health Professionals find the best travel nursing jobs and per diem nursing jobs.

For vet medicine and animal health, also see science category.

Virginia Health Careers Manual (on VCU.edu)
Choosing among health careers, educational planning and financial aid info.

Virginia Hospital Center.com > jobs
Arlington, VA, location

U.S. federal & state goverment departments & agencies & job search resources

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Federal Occupational Health
Has occupational health centers and wellness/fitness centers located throughout the country and a large network of medical professionals, environmental specialists, and counselors.

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U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration
See job opportunities.

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U.S. Public Health Service.gov Commissioned Corp
Uniformed service of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; career opportunities and paid student externships.

Virginia Tech academic colleges and departments > career resources

Students preparing for health profession careers are welcomed and strongly encouraged to use services of the Office of Health Professions Advising [OHPA] at Virginia Tech, housed within Career Services.
OHPA serves STUDENTS IN ALL MAJORS.

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Biochemistry Department at Virginia Tech

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Biological Sciences Department at Virginia Tech

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Human Development Department at Virginia Tech

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Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise Department at Virginia Tech

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Psychology Department at Virginia Tech

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Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute