Professional Associations for Healthcare Workers
Whether you’re a lab tech, pharmacist, rad tech, social worker or therapy professional, you can find a professional association to serve your needs. Here are some organizations to check out, ordered alphabetically by profession:
Med/Lab | Pharmacy | Radiology | Social Services | Therapy Services
Med/Lab
- AABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks)
- American Association of Bioanalysts
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- American Association of Pathologists’ Assistants
- American Clinical Laboratory Association
- American Medical Technologists
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
- American Society for Clinical Pathology
- American Society of Cytopathology
- American Society for Cytotechnology
- American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
- American Society for Microbiology
- Association of Genetic Technologists
- Association for Laboratory Automation
- Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists
- Association of Public Health Laboratories
- Clinical Laboratory Management Association
- College of American Pathologists
- National Society for Histotechnology
Pharmacy
- Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
- Academy of Pharmacy Practice & Management
- Academy of Student of Pharmacists
- American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
- American Association of Pharmacy Technicians
- American College of Apothecaries
- American College of Clinical Pharmacology
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- American College of Veterinary Pharmacists
- American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
- American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
- American Pharmacists Association
- American Society for Automation in Pharmacy
- American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- American Society for Pharmacy Law
- Association of Black Health-System Pharmacists
- Association of Natural Medicine Pharmacists
- Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
- Community Pharmacy Foundation
- Healthcare Distribution Management Association
- Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
- International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
- International Pharmaceutical Federation
- International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation
- International Society of Pharmaceutical Compounding
- International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
- Lambda Kappa Sigma
- National Alliance of State Pharmacy Association Executives
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores
- National Association of Nuclear Pharmacies
- National Community Pharmacists Association
- National Independent Pharmacy Coalition
- National Pharmaceutical Association
- National Pharmacy Technician Association
- Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group
- Pharmaceutical Care Management Association
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- Pharmacy Technician Educators Council
- Phi Delta Chi
- Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists
- Student National Pharmaceutical Association
Radiology
- Alliance of Cardiovascular Professionals
- American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- American Association of Medical Dosimetrists
- American Healthcare Radiology Administrators
- American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
- American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- American Society of Echocardiography
- American Society of Radiologic Technologists
- American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
- Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiological Sciences
- Association of Vascular and Interventional Radiographers
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
- International Society of Radiographers & Radiological Technologists
- National Association of Mammographers
- National Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants
- Radiological Society of North America
- Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography
- Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine
- Society of Interventional Radiology
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Society for Radiation Oncology Administrators
- Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound
- Society for Vascular Ultrasound
Social Services
- American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work
- American Association of Spinal Cord Injury Psychologists and Social Workers
- American Counseling Association
- American Indian/Alaskan Natives Social Work Educators’ Association
- American Mental Health Counselors Association
- American Network of Home Health Care Social Workers
- American School Counselor Association
- Association for the Advancement of Social Work with Groups
- Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors
- Association for Gerontology Education in Social Work
- Association of Oncology Social Work
- Association of VA Social Workers
- Case Management Society of America
- Clinical Social Work Association
- Council of Nephrology Social Workers
- Council on Social Work Education
- Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research
- International Federation of Social Workers
- Latino Social Workers Organization
- National Association of Black Social Workers
- National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work
- National Association of Perinatal Social Workers
- National Association of Puerto Rican & Hispanic Social Workers
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- National Network for Social Work Managers
- National Organization of Forensic Social Work
- National Social Work AIDS Network
- Rural Social Work Caucus
- School Social Work Association of America
- Society for Social Work Leadership in Health Care
- Society for Social Work and Research
Therapy Services
- American Academy of Audiology
- American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
- American Art Therapy Association
- American Association for Respiratory Care
- American Association of Sleep Technologists
- American Chiropractic Association
- American Dance Therapy Association
- American Hippotherapy Association
- American Massage Therapy Association
- American Music Therapy Association
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Society of Hand Therapists
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- American Therapeutic Recreation Association
- National Association for Drama Therapy
- National Association for Poetry Therapy
- National Athletic Trainers’ Association
- National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
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