Medical Professions: Websites
Exploring medical professions in MP 108 with Cheri McLaughlin
Recommended websites
- National Library of MedicineNLM provides research articles and results, as well as info on clinical trials and MedlinePlus with consumer information about health and diseases, and much more.
Advanced Google Searching
Google's advanced search lets you limit your search to more reliable resources, like education sites or government sites. To do this, add site:edu or site:gov to your regular Google search.
For example:
- If you do an ordinary Google search for nutritional supplements, most of your top results will be commercial (.com) sites trying to sell you vitamins.
- If you search for nutritional supplements site:gov , the top results (except for the sponsored ads) will be sites such as the National Institute of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, which are authoritative, unbiased sources that are not trying to sell you anything.
- If you search for nutritional supplements site:edu, your top results will be from universities providing research on nutritional supplements.
Learn more Google Search tips from "6 Google Tricks That Will Turn You Into an Internet Detective" in the New York Times.
Explore different healthcare careers
One way to explore a health care job or profession is to look at professional organizations. Explore professional websites to find what interests you.
- American for Behavioral Health & WellnessBehavior Health
- National Association of Emergency Medical TechniciansEMT/Paramedics
- American Health Information Management AssociationHealth Information Management (Electronic Medical Record)
- American Association of Professional CodersMedical Coding