Professional Associations Web Sites

Acupuncture

• Acupuncture Society of New York - www.asny.org
• American Association of Oriental Medicine - www.aaom.org
• Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - www.ccaom.org
• National Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Alliance - www.aomalliance.org
• National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine - www.nccaom.org

Athletic Training

• National Athletic Trainers Association - www.nata.org
• New York State Athletic Trainers Association - www2.canisius.edu/canhp/departments/nysata

Architecture

• American Institute of Architects - www.aia.org
• AIA New York State (New York State Association of Architects, Inc.) - www.aianys.org
• National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) - www.naab.org
• National Council of Architectural Registration Boards - www.ncarb.org
• Society of American Registered Architects (SARA) - www.sara-national.org

Audiology

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association - www.asha.org
• Long Island Speech Language Hearing Association - www.lisha.org
• New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.nysslha.org

Certified Public Accountant

• (see Public Accountancy)

Chiropractic

• American Chiropractic Association - www.acatoday.com
• Council on Chiropractic Education - www.cce-usa.org
• Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards - www.fclb.org
• International Chiropractors Association - www.chiropractic.org
• National Board of Chiropractic Examiners - http://www.nbce2.org
• New York Chiropractic Council - http://www.nycouncil.org
• New York State Chiropractic Association - www.nysca.com
• World Federation of Chiropractic - www.wfc.org

Dental Assisting

• American Dental Association - www.ada.org
• Dental Assisting National Board - www.dentalassisting.com
• New York State Dental Association - www.nysdental.org

Dentistry/Dental Hygiene

• Academy of General Dentistry - www.agd.org
• American Association of Dental Examiners - www.aadexam.org
• American Dental Association - www.ada.org
• American Dental Hygienists' Association - www.adha.org
• Dental Hygienists' Association of the State of New York - www.dhasny.org
• New York State Dental Association - www.nysdental.org
• Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners - www.nerb.org

Dietetics/Nutrition

• American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org
• New York State Dietetic Association - www.eatrightny.org

Engineering

• (see Professional Engineering)

Interior Design

• American Society of Interior Designers - www.asid.org
• National Council on Interior Design Qualification - www.ncidq.org

Land Surveying

• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying - www.ncees.org
• New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors - www.nysapls.net

Landscape Architecture

• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) - http://www.asla.org
• Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards - www.clarb.org
• New York State Council of Landscape Architects - www.nyscla.org

Massage Therapy

• American Massage Therapy Association - www.amtamassage.org
• New York State Society of Medical Massage Therapists - www.nysmassage.org

Medicine

• American Board of Medical Specialties - www.abms.org
• American College of Obstretrics and Gynecologists - www.acog.org
• American Medical Association - www.ama-assn.org
• Association of State Medical Board Directors - www.docboard.org
• Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates - www.ecfmg.org
• Federation of State Medical Boards - www.fsmb.org
• Medical Society of the State of New York -http://www.mssny.org
• National Board of Medical Examiners - www.nbme.org
• National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners - www.nbome.org
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants - www.nccpa.net
• New York State Academy of Family Physicians - www.nysafp.org
• New York State Opthalmological Society - www.nysos.com
• New York State Osteopathic Medical Society - www.nysoms.org/
• New York State Radiological Society - www.informatics.sunysb.edu/nysrs
• New York State Society of Anesthesiologists - www.nyssa-pga.org
• New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons - www.nyssos.org
• U.S. Medical Licensing Exam - www.usmle.org

Mental Health Practitioners

• American Art Therapy Association - www.arttherapy.org
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy - www.aamft.org
• American Counseling Association - www.counseling.org
• American Dance Therapy Association - www.adta.org
• American Mental Health Counselor Association - www.amhca.org
• American Music Therapy Association - www.musictherapy.org
• American Psychoanalytic Association - www.apsa.org
• American Society of Group Psychotherapy & Psychodrama - www.asgpp.org
• National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis - www.naap.org
• National Association for Poetry Therapy - www.poetrytherapy.org
• National Association for Drama Therapy - www.nadt.org
• New York Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (NYAMFT) - www.nyamft.org
• New York Mental Health Counselors Association - www.NYMHCA.org

Midwifery

• American College of Nurse-Midwives - www.midwife.org
• Midwives Alliance of New York - www.geocities.com/HotSprings/9483
• Midwives Alliance of North America - www.mana.org
• New York State Association of Licensed Midwives - www.nysalm.org

Nursing

• Licensed Practical Nurse

  • Association of Operating Room Nurses - www.aorn.org
  • National Council of State Boards of Nursing - www.ncsbn.org
  • National League of Nursing - www.nln.org
  • National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission - http://nlnac.org
  • New York State Nurses Association - www.nysna.org
  • NYS Council of Practical Nurse Programs - www.cpnpnys.org

  
   

• Nurse Practitioner

  • American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - www.aanp.org
  • American College of Nurse Practitioners - www.nurse.org/acnp
  • The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State - www.TheNPA.org

  
   

• Registered Professional Nurse

  • Association of Operating Room Nurses - www.aorn.org
  • National Council of State Boards of Nursing - www.ncsbn.org
  • National League of Nursing - www.nln.org
  • National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission - http://nlnac.org
  • New York Organization of Nurse Executives (NYONE) - www.hospitalconnect.com/nyone/aboutus/index.html
  • New York State Nurses Association - www.nysna.org

Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapy Assistant

• American Occupational Therapy Associations, Inc. - www.aota.org
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. - www.nbcot.org
• New York State Occupational Therapy Association - www.nysota.org

Ophthalmic Dispensing

• National Academy of Opticianry - www.nao.org
• Opticians Association of America - www.opticians.org

Optometry

• American Optometry Association - www.aoanet.org
• Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry - www.arbo.org
• New York State Optometric Association - www.nysoa.org

Pharmacy

• Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) - www.acpe-accredit.org
• American Pharmaceutical Association - www.aphanet.org
• National Association of Boards of Pharmacy - www.nabp.net
• National Association of Chain Drug Stores - www.nacds.org
• New York State Council for Health System Pharmacists - www.nyschp.org
• Pharmacists Society of the State of New York - www.pssny.org

Physical Therapy/ Physical Therapy Assistant

• American Physical Therapy Association - www.apta.org
• Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy - www.fsbpt.org
• New York State Physical Therapy Association - www.nypta.org

Physician Assistant

• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. - www.nccpa.net
• New York State Society of Physician Assistants - www.nysspa.org

Podiatry

• American Podiatric Medical Association - www.apma.org
• New York State Podiatric Medical Association - www.nyspma.org

Professional Engineering

• Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) - http://www.abet.org
• National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying - www.ncees.org
• National Society of Professional Engineers - www.nspe.org
• New York Association of Consulting Engineers, Inc. - www.nyace.org
• New York State Association of Transportation Engineers - www.nysate.org
• New York State Society of Professional Engineers - www.nysspe.org

Psychology

• American Psychological Association - www.apa.org
• Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards - www.asppb.org
• National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology - www.nationalregister.org
• New York State Psychological Association - www.nyspa.org

Public Accountancy

• American Institute of CPAs - www.aicpa.org
• American Women's Society of CPAs - www.awscpa.org
• National Association of State Boards of Accountancy - http://www.nasba.org/nasbaweb.nsf/nasbahome
• New York State Society of CPAs - www.nysscpa.org

Respiratory Therapist/Respiratory Therapist Assistant

• American Association for Respiratory Care - www.aarc.org
• New York State Society for Respiratory Care - www.nyssrc.org

Social Work

• American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work - www.abecsw.org
• Association of Social Work Boards (formerly AASSWB) - www.aswb.org
• Clinical Social Work Federation - www.cswf.org
• Council on Social Work Education - www.cswe.org
• National Association of Social Workers - www.naswdc.org
• National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter - www.naswnyc.org
• National Association of Social Workers, New York State Chapter - www.naswnys.org
• National Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers - www.naprhsw.org
• New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc. (NYSSCSW) - www.clinicalsw.org

Speech Language Pathology

• American Speech-Language Hearing Association - www.asha.org
• Long Island Speech Language Hearing Association - www.lisha.org
• New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.nysslha.org

Veterinary Medicine/ Veterinary Technology

• American Association of Veterinary State Boards - www.aavsb.org
• American Veterinary Medical Association - www.avma.org
• New York State Veterinary Medical Society - www.nysvms.org
• New York State Association of Veterinary Technicians - www.nysavt.org