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@nysed.gov. The Office of the Professions is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. Thank you.
Acupuncture
- Acupuncture Society of New York
- American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
- National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
Architecture
- American Institute of Architects
- AIA New York State (New York State Association of Architects,Inc.
- National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
- National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
- Society of American Registered Architects (SARA)
Athletic Training
Audiology
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Long Island Speech Language Hearing Association
- New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Certified Public Accountant
- (see Public Accountancy)
Chiropractic
- American Chiropractic Association
- Council on Chiropractic Education
- Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards
- International Chiropractors Association
- National Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- New York Chiropractic Council
- New York State Chiropractic Association
- World Federation of Chiropractic
Dentistry/Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting
- Academy of General Dentistry
- American Association of Dental Examiners
- American Dental Assistants Association
- American Dental Association
- American Dental Hygienists' Association
- Dental Assisting National Board
- Dental Hygienists' Association of the State of New York
- New York Dental Assistants Association
- New York State Dental Association
- Northeast Regional Board of Dental Examiners
Dietetics/Nutrition
Engineering
- Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
- National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE)
- New York State Society of Professional Engineers (NYSSPE)
- ACEC
- ACEC New York
Geology
- National Association of State Boards for Geology (ASBOG)
- New York State Council of Professional Geologists (NYSCPG)
Interior Design
Land Surveying
- National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
- National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS)
- New York State Association of Professional Land Surveyors
Landscape Architecture
- American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
- Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards
- New York State Council of Landscape Architects
Massage Therapy
Medicine
- American Board of Medical Specialties
- American College of Obstretrics and Gynecologists
- American College of Physicians
- American Medical Association
- Association of State Medical Board Directors
- Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates
- Federation of State Medical Boards
- Medical Society of the State of New York
- National Board of Medical Examiners
- National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners
- - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- New York State Academy of Family Physicians
- New York State Opthalmological Society
- New York State Osteopathic Medical Society
- New York State Radiological Society
- New York State Society of Anesthesiologists
- New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- U.S. Medical Licensing Exam
Mental Health Practitioners
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Creative Arts Therapy
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Marriage and Family Therapy
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Mental Health Counseling
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Psychoanalysis
Midwifery
- American College of Nurse-Midwives
- Midwives Alliance of North America
- New York State Association of Licensed Midwives
Nursing
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Clinical Nurse Specialist
- American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
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Licensed Practical Nurse
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Nurse Practitioner
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Registered Professional Nurse
- American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
- American Nurses Association-New York (ANA-NY)
- Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- National League for Nursing
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
- New York Organization of Nurse Executives & Leaders (NYONEL)
- New York State Nurses Association
Occupational Therapy/Occupational Therapy Assistant
- American Occupational Therapy Associations, Inc.
- National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy,Inc.
- New York State Occupational Therapy Association
Ophthalmic Dispensing
- National Academy of Opticianry
- New York State Society of OpticiansÂ
- Opticians Association of America
Optometry
- American Optometric Association
- Association of Regulatory Boards of Optometry
- New York State Optometric Association
Perfusion
- The American Society of Extracorporeal Technology
- American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
- New York State Society of Perfusionists
- Perfusion.com
Pharmacy
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)
- American Pharmacists Association
- National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- National Association of Chain Drug Stores
- New York State Council for Health System Pharmacists
- Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
Physical Therapy/ Physical Therapy Assistant
- American Physical Therapy Association
- Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
- New York State Physical Therapy Association
Physician Assistant
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc.
- New York State Society of Physician Assistants
Podiatry
Psychology
- American Psychological Association
- Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
- National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology
- New York State Psychological Association
Public Accountancy
- American Institute of CPAs
- National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
- New York State Society of CPAs
Respiratory Therapist/Respiratory Therapist Assistant
Social Work
- American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work
- Association of Social Work Boards (formerly AASSWB)
- Clinical Social Work Association
- Council on Social Work Education
- National Association of Social Workers
- National Association of Social Workers, New York City Chapter
- National Association of Social Workers, New York State Chapter
- National Association of Puerto Rican/Hispanic Social Workers
- New York State Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.(NYSSCSW)
Speech Language Pathology
- American Speech-Language Hearing Association
- Long Island Speech Language Hearing Association
- New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Association