suggested reading
In exploring careers in healthcare professions and in preparation for application and interviews, it is important to continually read about current issues and news in healthcare and the profession of your interest. Below are some recommendations.
Medicine
- American Medical Association: Resources, publications, and news that cover a wide variety of topics in medicine with links to an array of current journals and blogs.
- New England Journal of Medicine
Dentistry
- American Dental Association: links to articles that cover current issues in dentistry.
- Journal of Dental Education
- Dental Education Trends
- Dental Tribune
- Science Daily Dental News
Physician Assistant
- American Academy of Physician Assistants: links to news and publications on issues pertaining to Physician Assisants.
Pharmacy
- American Pharmacist Association: links to articles and journals pertaining to pharmacy.
- Drug Topics
- Pharmacy Choice News
Veterinary Medicine
- American Veterinary Medical Association: News, alerts, and policy updates pertaining to veterinary medicine.
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Journal of Veterinary Medical Education
- DVM360
- FDA: Animal and Veterinary News
Physical Therapy
- American Physical Therapy Association: News, podcasts, blogs, and more on Physical Therapy
- New York Times Index on PT
Optometry
- American Optometric Association: News and issues in optometry
- Healio: Optometry News
Occupational Therapy
- American Occupational Therapy Association: OT in the News
Links to improve reading skills
- ABC NewsHealth News
- AcademicMedicine
- BiomedicalBeat
- BostonGlobe Health News
- BrainFacts.org
- Bulletinof the World Health Organization
- CBS NewsHealth News
- CNN.comHealth
- DiscoverMagazine
- DiscoveryHealth
- The Doctor Will See You Now Bioethics Articles
- Doctor’sGuide – Medical News
- eLife Journal Articles
- EnvironmentalHealth News
- Medicine and Health News
- FreeMedical Journals
- Globalhealthfacts.org
- Harvard Health Publications
- HealthAffairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere
- Health News Digest.com
- JohnsHopkins Public Health News Center
- Journal of the American Medical Association
- Journalof the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Journal Watch: Medical Journals and Research Articles
- Kaiser Health News
- TheLancet
- LosAngeles Times Health News
- MedicalNews Today
- MedicineNet.com
- NIH Medline Plus
- Medscape
- MiamiHerald Health News
- ModernHealthcare Online
- National Academy forState Health Policy
- NationalInstitutes of Health (NIH) News
- NationalLibrary of Medicine
- Nature
- Nature Medicine
- NBCHealth News
- NewEngland Journal of Medicine
- The NewPhysician
- Newsday.comHealth/Science News
- News-Medical.Net
- NewsweekHealth
- Newswise Medical News
- New YorkTimes Health News
- New YorkTimes Science News
- NPRHealth News
- NPRScience News
- Philly.com Health News
- Physician’sWeekly
- Portsmouth Herald Health News
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- PublicLibrary of Science Medicine
- PubMed
- Reviewof Optometry Online
- The Sacramento Bee Health/Medical News
- SciCentral Health Sciences News
- Science
- DailyHealth and Medicine News
- ScienceNews Online
- ScienceNow
- ScientificAmerican Health News
- TheScientist
- SeattleTimes Health News
- TimeHealth News
- TimeScience News
- U.S.Global Health Policy
- U.S. News and World Report Health News
- American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
- The Wall Street Journal Health News
- Washington Post Health News
Standardized Test Resources
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Additional standardized exam information and preparation links. UF does not endorse any test prep companies or resources.
- Aboutthe GRE
- Admission Exams
- Are YourMCAT Scores Competitive?
- BerkeleyReview
- CLEaRS (Computerized Learning, Evaluation andReview System) for MCAT
- Crackthe DAT
- Cutts Graduate Reviews GRE Tutorial
- Cutts Graduate Reviews MCAT Tutorial
- DATFlashcard Secrets
- DAT Newsletter
- DAT-Prep.com
- DATPreparation
- Educational TestingService (ETS)
- Examkrackers
- Getting Ready for the MCAT Exam
- GREFlashcard Secrets
- GREOnline Course
- GRE TestPrep
- Health Professions Admission Tests
- How Do I Prepare for the MCAT Exam?
- Inspira Advantage
- KaplanDAT Preparation
- KaplanMCAT Test Prep Free Events
- KaplanOAT Preparation
- KhanAcademy MCAT Prep
- Magoosh
- MCAT Essentials
- MCATFlashcard Secrets
- MCATOnline Course
- MCAT Practice Tests
- MCAT-Prep.com
- MCATPreparation
- MCAT Registration
- The MCATStore
- MCATTest Scores
- MCAT2015 for Students
- blueprint Test Prep MCAT Tutoring Program
- Nova Press Test PrepCenter
- Nursing Entrance Exam Online Course
- OATBooks Test Prep
- OATFlashcard Secrets
- OATOnline Course
- Official Guide to the MCAT Exam
- The Official MCAT Self-Assessment Package Bundles
- ThePCAT.com
- PCATFlashcard Secrets
- PCATOnline Course
- PCATPrep Info
- Peterson’s GRE Test Info
- Peterson’s MCAT Test Info
- Preparingfor the DAT
- Preparing for the MCAT Exam
- Princeton Review Free MCAT Events
- Health Education and Training
- StudyGuide Zone GRE Test
- StudyGuide Zone MCAT Test
- StudyGuide Zone OAT Test
- StudyGuide Zone PCAT Test
- TestMasters GRE Prep Courses
- ThinkEducation Free MCAT Study Material
- 3 Inexpensive Types of MCAT Test Prep
- Update on the Dental Admission Test (DAT)
- VarsityTutors GRE Tutoring
- VarsityTutors MCAT Tutoring
- What’s It Like to Take the MCAT Exam?
Health News
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Discovery Health
- The Doctor Will See You Now Bioethics Articles
- Doctor’s Guide – Medical News
- eLife Journal Articles
- Environmental Health News
- Free Medical Journals
- Health News Digest.com
- Johns Hopkins Public Health News Center
- Journal Watch: Medical Journals and Research Articles
- Medical/Health Sciences Libraries on the Web
- Medical News Today
- MedicineNet.com
- Medscape
- National Academy for State Health Policy
- National Institutes of Health (NIH) News
- National Library of Medicine
- Nature Medicine
- New England Journal of Medicine
- The New Physician
- Newsweek Health
- New York Times Health News
- NIH Medline Plus
- NPR Health News
- Physician’s Weekly
- Public Library of Science Medicine
- PubMed
- Science Daily Health and Medicine News
- Science Now
- Scientific American Health News
- Time Health News
- Time Science News
- U.S. Global Health Policy
- U.S. News and World Report Health News
- Virtual Mentor: American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
- The Wall Street Journal Health News
- Washington Post Health News