Professional Associations Web Sites
This listing of the web sites of professional associations, arranged alphabetically by profession, offers additional information concerning the professions licensed in New York State. Some sites have links and/or addresses to other state boards. If you come across a site that you find helpful, please let us know so that we may add it to our list: email op4info@mail.nysed.gov. The Office of the Professions is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Thank you.
Acupuncture
- 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 - www.gonysata2.org
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
Dentistry/Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting
- Academy of General Dentistry - www.agd.org
- American Association of Dental Examiners - www.aadexam.org
- American Dental Assistants Association - www.dentalassistant.org
- American Dental Association - www.ada.org
- American Dental Hygienists' Association - www.adha.org
- Dental Assisting National Board - www.dentalassisting.com
- Dental Hygienists' Association of the State of New York - www.dhasny.org
- New York Dental Assistants Association - www.nydaa.net
- 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
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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
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Nurse Practitioner
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners - www.aanp.org
- American College of Nurse Practitioners - www.ACNPweb.org
- Nurse Practitioners of New York - www.npny.net
- The Nurse Practitioner Association New York State - www.TheNPA.org
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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.nyone.org
- 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
- New York State Society of Opticians - www.nysso.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 Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) - www.ncsea.com
- 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
- Structural Engineers Association of New York (SEAoNY) - www.seaony.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
