Resources
The mission of
the
American Indian Science and Engineering
Society (AISES) is to
increase substantially the representation of American
Indian and Alaskan Natives in engineering, science and
other related technology disciplines. Through a
variety of educational programs, AISES offers financial,
academic and cultural support to American Indians and
Alaska Natives from middle school through graduate
school. AISES chapters are on many campuses
The 10-week summer internship program provides qualified
AISES students with opportunities to explore careers in
such federal agencies as the National Science Foundation
and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The
American Optometric Association
represents
approximately 36,000 doctors of optometry, optometry
students and paraoptometric assistants and technicians.
Information about the profession is available in the
section "Why Choose Optometry."
The
Association of Schools and Colleges of
Optometry
website
provides valuable information for prospective and
current students of optometry on such topics as
admission and applicant requirements, school and
colleges of optometry, and tuition and fees.
American Optometric Student
Association
The
AOSA represents over 6,000 students attending the 19
schools and colleges of optometry throughout the U.S.,
Canada, and Puerto Rico. The AOSA is committed to promoting
the optometric profession, enhancing the education and
welfare of optometry students, as well as enhancing the
vision and ocular health of the public. This website is
designed to provide information to future, current and past
students of optometry.
A
multi-disciplinary website that provides career
information on a broad array of health professions. The
website is a joint initiative involving national
foundations, professional associations, health career
advisors, educational institutions and college students.
The website addresses the under-representation of
minorities in the workforce and the lack of health
professionals in medically underserved communities.
The
IHS Optometry website
includes information about externships and residencies.
“Weblinks” includes many links related to eye care as
well as some scholarship information. Scholarship
information is also at the IHS Scholarship page.
Lifeworks: Explore Health and Medical Science
Careers, which is
sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Office
of Science Education, includes descriptions of over 100
careers. For each career there is information about
education, income, job outlook and needed skills and
abilities. One or more interviews with a health
professional are featured.
Research and Training Opportunities at the
National Institutes of Health include a
wealth of NIH summer internships, scholarship programs
and other opportunities for students in (1) high school;
(2) college/university; (3) post-baccalaureate; (4)
graduate school; and (5) medical/dental school.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Federal
Government's primary agency for the support of medical and
behavioral research. Within its 27 institutes and
centers, the NIH employs approximately 14,800 people,
including 900 tenured faculty and nearly 3,000 postdoctoral
fellows with either medical, dental, or graduate
degrees.
The website of
the
Society for Advancement of Chicanos and
Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
is good
source of information for students interested in careers
in the biomedical and other sciences. SACNAS’ mission is
to encourage Native American and Chicano/Latino students
to pursue graduate education and obtain the advanced
degrees necessary for careers in scientific research and
teaching. For more than 30 years SACNAS has taken a
leadership role in expanding and enhancing opportunities
for minorities in academia and the scientific
workforce.
The
“Optometrists” section of the
U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics website
includes the nature of the work, needed training,
employment, job outlook, projects, earnings, and wages.
Winds of Change is an
American Indian-published magazine focusing on careers
and educational advancement for Native people. The
magazine is published quarterly by AISES Publishing Inc.
In addition, the
Annual College Guide for American Indians & Native
Alaskans/Hawaiians is published
yearly.