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
- Trends in Dental Education
- 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
- Today in PT
- 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
- Today in OT
Links to improve reading skills
- ABC NewsHealth News
- AcademicMedicine
- BiomedicalBeat
- BostonGlobe Health News
- BrainFacts.org
- Bulletinof the World Health Organization
- CBS NewsHealth News
- CHI Health: Health News
- Chicago Sun-Times Health News
- CNN.comHealth
- DiscoverMagazine
- DiscoveryHealth
- The Doctor Will See You Now Bioethics Articles
- Doctor’sGuide – Medical News
- eLife JournalArticles
- EnvironmentalHealth News
- Medicine and Health News
- FreeMedical Journals
- Globalhealthfacts.org
- Harvard Health Publications
- HeadlineSpot.com Health News Links
- HealthAffairs: The Policy Journal of the Health Sphere
- Health News Digest.com
- HoustonChronicle Health News
- JohnsHopkins Public Health News Center
- Journalof the American Medical Association
- Journal of the AmericanOsteopathic Association
- Journalof the American Podiatric Medical Association
- Journal Watch: MedicalJournals and Research Articles
- Kaiser Health News
- TheLancet
- LosAngeles Times Health News
- Medical/HealthSciences Libraries on the Web
- 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.comHealth & Science News
- Physician’sWeekly
- Portsmouth Herald Health News
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- PublicLibrary of Science Medicine
- PubMed
- OnlineLibrary Science and Technology
- Reviewof Optometry Online
- TheSacramento 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.Health Policy Gateway
- U.S. News and World Report Health News
- American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
- The Wall Street Journal Health News
- Washington Post Health & Science News
Standardized Test Resources
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
- Dr.Flowers MCAT Prep
- Educational TestingService (ETS)
- Examkrackers
- Free GREPractice Tests
- FreeMCAT Practice Tests
- Getting Ready for the MCAT Exam
- GREFlashcard Secrets
- GREOnline Course
- GRE TestPrep
- Health Professions Admission Tests
- How Do I Prepare for the MCAT Exam?
- KaplanDAT Preparation
- KaplanMCAT Test Prep Free Events
- KaplanOAT Preparation
- KhanAcademy MCAT Prep
- Majon Test Prep Center
- MCAT AudioLearn
- MCAT Essentials
- MCATFlashcard Secrets
- MCATOnline Course
- MCAT Practice Online
- MCAT Practice Tests
- MCAT-Prep.com
- MCATPreparation
- MCAT Registration
- The MCATStore
- MCATTest Scores
- MCAT2015 for Students
- MyGRETutor.com
- NextStep Test Prep GRE Tutoring Program
- NextStep Test Prep MCAT Tutoring Program
- Nova Press Test PrepCenter
- Nursing Entrance Exam Online Course
- OATBooks Test Prep
- OATFlashcard Secrets
- OATOnline Course
- The OATProfessor
- 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
- Preparing for the MCAT Exam
- Princeton Review Free MCAT Events
- TheRecipe for MCAT Success
- How to Prepare for Standardized Tests
- StudyGuide Zone GRE Test
- StudyGuide Zone MCAT Test
- StudyGuide Zone OAT Test
- StudyGuide Zone PCAT Test
- TestMasters GRE Prep Courses
- Test Study Guides Best GRE Books
- Test Study Guides Best MCAT Books
- ThinkEducation Free MCAT Study Material
- 3 Inexpensive Ways to Study for the MCAT
- TopScore Pro for the DAT Sample Tests and StudyGuides
- TopScore Pro for the OAT Sample Tests and StudyGuides
- TopScore Pro for the PCAT Sample Tests and StudyGuides
- Update on the Dental Admission Test (DAT)
- VarsityTutors GRE Tutoring
- VarsityTutors MCAT Tutoring
- What’s It Like to Take the MCAT Exam?
- The WikiPremed MCAT Course
Health News
- Bulletin of the World Health Organization
- Chicago Sun-Times Health News
- 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 & Science News