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Contents:
Allied Health Education
Health Careers Information: For Kids, Students, Parents, Teachers
Financial Aid
Jobs: Resume Posting & Classified Ads
Licensure & Certification
Mentoring
Nursing Education
Nursing Opportunities – Career Advancement
Nursing Resources

Allied Health Education

American Association for Respiratory Care
11030 Ables Lane
Dallas, Texas 75229
(972) 243-2272

AARC is committed to enhancing the respiratory care profession through education, advocacy and professional support. To learn more about the American Association for Respiratory Care.

American Dietetic Association
216 W. Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60606-6995
(312) 899-0040

As a leading source of food and nutrition services, the ADA mission is to promote optimal nutrition for all.

American Occupational Therapy Association
4720 Montgomery Lane
P.O. Box 31220
Bethesda, Maryland 20824-1220
301-652-2682
(800) 377-8555

On behalf of its members, the AOTA strives to enhance the quality and availability of occupational therapy services through advocacy, education and research.

American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1488
703-684-2782
1-800-999-2782

The APTA is a national professional organization focused on promoting advances in physical therapy through research and education.

Health Occupations Students of America
6021 Morriss Road, Suite 111
Flower Mound, TX 75028
(800) 321-HOSA
HOSA is a student organization dedicated to promoting career opportunities in healthcare. Services include a national conference, publications, advisor services, e-Magazine, chat rooms, links.

Health Professions Network
1850 Samuel Morse Drive
Reston, Virginia 20190-5316
Phone: (703) 708-9000
Fax: (703) 708-9015

The Health Professions Network is a unification of professionals, representing diverse aspects of allied health including primarily provider organizations, but also educators, accreditors and administrators. The group works together in a cooperative and interactive manner on issues relevant to health care.

LabScience.org: Your Site for Information on Clinical Laboratory Careers in New Jersey.
This site provides information about the clinical laboratory profession, skills and characteristics, work settings, career advancement, educational programs in the state, financial assistance, labor statistics and salaries, plus recruitment resources, links, FAQs and information for science teachers. Useful for anyone considering a career in clinical laboratory professions including clinical laboratory scientist, medical technologist, medical laboratory technician , cytotechnologist, histotechnologist, histotechnician, clinical laboratory technician, phlebotomist, laboratory administrative positions and pathologist. This site differentiates between the education needed for each position from post-secondary education, associate and baccalaureate degrees through masters, PhD and MD.

NJHA Directory: Professional Societies and Health Associations Holding NJHA Membership
These professional organizations consist of more than 10,000 healthcare professionals serving New Jersey hospitals and provide continuing education for their members.

New Jersey Health Information Management Association
NJHIMA is the New Jersey component state association of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), a professional organization of more than 38,000 experienced specialists in health information management. For more information, visit http://www.ahima.org or http://www.njhima.org

Financial Aid

For more information about financial aid and scholarships, click on the following Web sites:

CollegeNet, Inc. Portland, Oregon 97205
Offers college and scholarship searches, financial aid. Web page available at: www.collegenet.com

FinAid.org, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 81620
Provides a comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the Web. For more information, Web page available at: www.FinAid.org FinAid Page, LLC.

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) On the Web United States Department of Education Washington, DC 20202
Web page available at: www.fafsa.ed.gov

GCNet Ltd. Houston, Texas 77008
College search, scholarships, SAT/ACT practice tests. Web page available at: www.gocollege.com

Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey - Health Careers Scholarship Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0001
Offers one scholarship a year, application information.

My.Ed.Gov United States Department of Education Washington, DC 20202
Web page available at: www.ED.GOV/finaid.html

National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Washington, DC 20036-3453
Web page available at: www.NASFAA.org

National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) New York, NY, 10019
It is a membership organization for nursing students that prepares them for eventual participation in professional and specialty organizations. To learn more about NSNA. Web page available at: http://www.nsna.org/

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Web page available at: www.hesaa.org

New Jersey League for Nursing Garwood, New Jersey 07027-0165
Offers scholarships to RN and LPN nursing students based on merit. For more information, including eligibility requirements and application deadlines. Web page available at: http://www.njln.org/

Nursing Center.com Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, New York, NY, 10014
For more information on nursing specialty organizations, Nursing Center provides links to professional nursing associations as well as information about continuing education and nursing resources. Web page available at: www.nursingcenter.com

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Overview.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, Rockville, MD, 2002. Accessed: May 7, 2002.
The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) offers registered nurses substantial assistance to repay educational loans in exchange for service in eligible facilities located in areas experiencing a shortage of nurses.

Oncology Nursing Society Awards, Scholarships, and Research Grants
Your dedication to providing quality cancer care is a testament to your commitment to oncology nursing. Get recognized by applying for the many awards, research grants, and educational scholarships available through ONS, ONCC, and the ONS Foundation. The American Cancer Society also has nursing scholarships and grants available.

Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Philadelphia, PA 19146-2397 (including Regional offices)
Web page available at: www.pheaa.org

Tylenol scholarships are available for 160 students pursuing healthcare related degrees. For more information visit the Tylenol Web site.

Health Careers: Information For Kids, Parents & Teachers

Career Path: Patient Care. New Jersey Next Stop: Your Career
Several healthcare careers are described including those involved with direct patient care as follows: certified nurse’s aide, home health aide, licensed practical nurse, licensed vocational nurse, registered nurse, physical therapist, social worker and pharmacist. Each description includes a career summary, career path, knowledge and skills required, job tasks and responsibilities, annual wages, number employed and an estimate of the annual job openings. This Web site was developed by the New Jersey State Employment & Training Commission, the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development and Department of Education with the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.

LifeWorks®: Explore Health and Medical Science Careers
LifeWorks is a Web site designed by the National Institutes of Health for middle and high school students and those helping them make decisions about their future, such as guidance counselors, science teachers, mentors and parents. It is an interactive career exploration area. Users can browse for information on more than 100 medical science and health-careers by title, education required, interest area or median salary. Alternatively, the "Career Finder" can be used to generate a customized list of careers especially suited for users' skills and interests. LifeWorks promotes awareness of the wide variety of occupations in health and medical sciences and the range of opportunities at different education levels. The site complements its factual career data by highlighting true stories of successful people. They illustrate the variety of real-life career pathways, from the carefully planned to the unpredictable.

NJHA's Kids Career Corner
A career in healthcare gives you a promising future. Nursing and other healthcare jobs are an important way for people to help other people. Explore these pages developed by the New Jersey Hospital Association offering games and puzzles related to healthcare careers. Resources also include a Parents and Teachers Web page.

Occupational Outlook Handbook
This is a nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. It is revised every two years and describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expected job prospects in a wide range of occupations. You can search or browse careers and areas of interest.

UNMC Jump Start: Allied Health Professions
Offered by the University of Nebraska Medical Center this Web site features information, games and puzzles for a variety of allied health careers. It provides a description of the job, the workplace, career outlook, educational requirements and a day in the life of one career professional.

Jobs: Resume Posting & Classified Ads

NJHA Library Links - Career Resources
Job seekers, for more information and resources, the following list of Web sites can provide you with advice, articles, books, tips and a complete career resource center at your fingertips.

NJHA Career Center
The NJHA Career Center, powered by Jobscience.com, provides an innovative forum for linking employers with candidates for great healthcare career opportunities in New Jersey. It also provides job seekers with a resource for posting their resume.

Licensure and Certification

New Jersey Board of Nursing
Web page available at: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nursing/
Board of Nursing
Newark, New Jersey 07101

New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs - Medical and Mental Health Related Professional Boards
Web page available at: http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical.htm
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
Newark, New Jersey 07102

Mentoring

Nurse Mentors
Designed to connect new nurses, students and experienced nurses with nurse mentors for advice and obtain support. It offers information about NCLEX, careers, interviewing, teamwork, delegation, education as well as a place to find mentors or to volunteer as one.

Nursing Opportunities - Career Advancement

Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow is a coalition of 32 nursing and healthcare organizations working together to attract people to nursing. Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow provides career, educational and resource information for people interested in pursuing a career in nursing. Web page for more information: www.nursesource.org/

Society for Hospital Medicine represents hospitalists and the practice of hospital medicine. Hospitalists include physicians, physician assistants or nurse practitioners.

Nursing Education

Gradschools.com - Educational Directories Unlimited, Inc.
1450 Edgmont Avenue, Suite 140
Chester, PA 19012
(610) 499-9200
Offers a comprehensive list of graduate schools in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.


New Jersey Nursing Schools
This Web site offers helpful information about nursing schools, job opportunities and career paths in the healthcare field.

Nursing Resources

Essential Nursing Resources, 24th edition.
Interagency Council on Information Resources for Nursing (ICIRN) and the National League for Nursing. Also published in Nursing Education Perspectives Vol. 28, No. 5, 2007. Useful for locating nursing information, including print, multimedia, and electronic sources to support nursing practice, education, administration, and research activities.




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