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In-class Activity
Students complete this activity about evaluating a resource in groups.
Note: You may not use a website already included in this guide.
Career Websites
Government
Other Websites
- Ursinus College Career Guide: What can I do with a major in EXPH?
- ExploreHealthCareers.org: Sports Medicine, Medicine, OT, PT, Cardiovascular Technologist, Chiropractic Medicine,
- BYU EXPH Career Paths Guide: List of a variety of occupations linked to OOH profiles
Books & Ebooks
- ACSM’s resources for the personal trainer (2018) Print.
- The Ultimate Guide to the Physician Assistant Profession : a Personal Mentoring Guide to Success (2014) Print.
Professional Organizations
Look up more professional organizations at Career One Stop
Tip: Look for sections on the website called education, students, careers, or resources.
- American Society of Exercise Physiologists
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Kinesiology Association
- American Fitness Professionals and Associates
- Association for Applied Sport Psychology
- Clinical Exercise Physiology Association
- National Strength and Conditioning Association
- National Athletic Trainers Association
Search Terms
Looking for some suggestions for Primo or databases? Try one of these keywords or phrases.
Subject Terms:
- Physiologists — Practice
- Physiologists — Compensation And Benefits
- Clinical exercise physiology — Practice
- Occupation
- “vocational guidance”
- “career development”
Career Articles
SPORTDiscus is a database with many magazines with exercise and fitness career-related advice. Try doing a search for “career” or a specific occupation title ex. “athletic trainer.”
Limit your results to Magazines.
Specific Titles
- Journal of Professional Exercise Physiology: This journal does interviews with professionals and gives career advice. Click “search within this publication” to search for articles:
- Professionalization of Exercise Physiology: Articles about professional issues in EXPH.
- PT: Magazine of Physical Therapy: Search inside for “careers” or “career development”:
