JEFFSelects: Health and Medical Organizations

A selective list, primarily of professional membership organizations.

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A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

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A

• Aerospace Medical Association (AMA)
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) - Formerly known as the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI)
  
• American Academy of Dermatology (AAD)
• American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
• American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
• American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)
• American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
• American Academy of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• American Association for the History of Nursing (AAHN) - Founded in 1978 to "stimulate national and international interest in the history of nursing..." Contains exhibit, bibliography, conference schedules, and links to other history of nursing sites.
• American Association of Anatomists (AAA)
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
• American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
• American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
• American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
• American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN)
• American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA)
• American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC)
• American Board of Pediatrics (ABP)
• American Cancer Society (ACS)
• American College of Cardiology (ACC)
• American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP)
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
• American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
• American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)
• American College of Physicians (ACP)
• American College of Radiology (ACR)
• American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
• American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• American Dental Association (ADA)
• American Diabetes Association (ADA)
• American Dietetic Association (ADA)
• American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
• American Geriatrics Society (AGS)
• American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society (AGOS)
• American Heart Association (AHA)
• American Hospital Association (AHA)
• American Institute of the History of Pharmacy (AIHP)
• American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society (aka The Triological Society)
• American Lung Association (ALA)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
• American Medical Students Association (AMSA)
• American Medical Technologists (AMT)
• American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
• American Neurological Association (ANA)
• American Occupational Therapy Assocation (AOTA)
• American Pediatric Society (APS)
• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• American Physiological Society (APS)
• American Psychiatric Association (APA)<
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Public Health Association (APHA)
• American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS)
• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS)
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
• American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)
• American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
• American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
• American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET)
• American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
• American Society of Clinical Hypnosis (ASCH)
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA>
• American Stroke Association
• American Surgical Association (ASA)
• American Urological Association (AUA)
• Association of American Physicians (AAP)
• Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
• Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (ACHNE)
• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

C

• Canadian Medical Association (CMA)
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)
• College of American Pathologists (CAP)
• College of Physicians of Philadelphia (CPP)

F

• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
• Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB)

G

• Gerontological Society of American (GSA)

J

• Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

N

• National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
• National Association for Biomedical Research (NASR)
• National Association for Health Care Recruitment (NAHCR)
• National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)
• National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME)
• National Center for Research Resources (NIH)
• National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
• National Eye Institute (NEI)
• National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• National Kidney Foundation (NKF)
• National Library of Medicine (NLM)
• National Mental Health Association (NMHA)
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS)
• National Science Foundation (NSF)
• National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA)

O

• Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)

P

• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
• ProjectHope (Project Hope) - Nonprofit agency that provides health education, health policy research, and humanitarian assistance to people around the world.

R

• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

S

• Sigma Theta Tau International (IUPUI)
• Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)

U

• United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP)
• United States Medical Licensing Examiner (USMLE)

W

• World Health Organization (WHO)
• For a comprehensive listing of Professional Organizations see: The Scholarly Societies Project (Univ. of Waterloo).

 

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