AskWA: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences Library FAQ

The College of Osteopathic Medicine and Schools of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy uses AMA style for all scholarly activities. The School of Dental Medicine uses APA style for all scholarly activities.

If you want to publish your work, refer to the journal for the preferred style. The most common styles for medicine are AMA and NLM, for physical and occupational therapy are AMA and APA, and for dentistry are JADA or AMA.