{"id":10581,"date":"2026-04-21T12:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biomedical-sciences-healthcare-administration\/?post_type=program&#038;p=10581"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:15:51","slug":"professional-organizations","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/biomedical-sciences-healthcare-administration\/academics\/accelerated-bs-health-care-administration-master-of-healthcare-administration\/professional-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-u-py-80\">\n        \n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"uwm-l-col content-area\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\">\n\t<header class=\"page-header\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">\n\t\t\tProfessional Organizations\t\t<\/h1>\n\t<\/header>\n\t\n\t\n\n<p>Visit these websites for current information and other resources regarding our profession. Look for special student membership incentives offered through some of these professional associations, and valuable career resources as well as education and networking events, scholarships, leadership development, and mentoring. 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