Higher
education is often a required component of working as a
health care professional. Finding the appropriate undergraduate,
graduate, or doctoral program can be a daunting task. The
following resources provide information about how to begin,
limit or make informed decisions about a higher education
program.
Communicating
directly with programs of interest will get you the specific
results and information that you need to make a decision and
to complete the application process. Please use these resources
as tools to support the search efforts that will help you
to accomplish your professional goals.
Electronic, print,
and multimedia resources are provided to help you to find Higher
education resources. These resources are available from professional
organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and educational
institutions. The resources listed may be helpful when
looking for an undergraduate or graduate program in a health
care related field.
Book
American Psychological Association.
(2002). Graduate study in psychology, 2003 (36 th
Ed). Washington, D.C.: Author.
Internet
American
Medical Association (AMA): FREIDA online
FREIDA
stands for Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive
Database and offers the ability to search over 7,800 graduate
medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation
Council for Graduate Medical Education, as well as over 200
combined specialty programs.
The
FREIDA database is accessible at the following Web address:
