Student Resources...What Professional Associations Provide More Information on Specific Careers?

For many health careers, there are professional associations that are specifically focused on the needs of the current members of that profession as well as future. You will find helpful information to build your future on these websites:

Aging:

• Indiana Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
  www.iahsa.com/main.htm

Dental:

• American Dental Association
  www.ada.org/
• American Dental Hygienists' Association
  www.adha.org/
• Indiana Dental Association
  www.indental.org/
• Indiana Dental Hygienists Association
  www.indiana-hygienists.org/

General Healthcare

• Indiana Health Care Association
  www.ihca.org/
• Indiana Public Health Association
  www.InPHA.org

Hospice:

• Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care
  www.iahhc.org

Medical - Nursing:

• American Assembly for Men in Nursing
  www.aamn.org/
• Black Nurses Association of Indiana
  www.bna-indy.org/
• Coalition of Advance Practice Nurses of Indiana
  www.capni.org/index.html
• Indiana Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  www.napnap-in.org/
• Indiana Emergency Nurses Association
  www.indianaena.org
• Indiana State Nurses Association
  www.indiananurses.org
• National College of Nurse-Midwives
  www.midwife.org/

Medical - Physician:

• American Medical Association
  www.ama-assn.org/
• Indiana Academy of Physician Assistants
  www.aapa.org/Indiana/iapa.htm
• Indiana Academy of Family Physicians
  www.in-afp.org
• Indiana Primary Health Care Association
  www.indianapca.org/index.html
• Indiana State Medical Association
  www.ismanet.org/

Mental Health:

• Indiana Counseling Association
  www.indianacounseling.org/
• Indiana Mental Health Counselors Association
  www.imhca.com/

Osteopathic:

• Indiana Osteopathic Association
  www.inosteo.org/

Pathology:

• American Society for Clinical Pathology
  https://www.ascp.org/

Pharmacology:

• Indiana Pharmacists Alliance
  www.indianapharmacists.org/
• Community Pharmacists of Indiana
  www.cpi-ind.com/
• Southwest Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
  www.swipa.org/
• Northeast Indiana Pharmacists Association
  www.neipa.org/

Physical and Occupation Therapy:

• American Occupational Therapy Association
  www.aota.org/
• Foundation for Physical Therapy
  www.apta.org/

Radiology:

• Indiana Society of Radiologic Technologists
  www.isort.org/

Respiratory:

• Indiana Society of Respiratory Care
  www.in-isrc.org/

Social Work:

• Indiana Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers
  www.naswin.org/

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