It takes a diverse team of health care professionals to serve patients; and it takes experience, reflection, and input from others to discern how you might be wired to join a team in order to serve patients best. Health care is an ever-growing network of professions, and opportunities in health care fields are vast.
What do you already know about health care fields? What do you want to learn? Use the links below to begin learning about professional fields and to find recommendations regarding coursework, building experiences outside the classroom, applying to health professional programs, and career resources.
In addition, explorehealthcareers.org is a great resource! Scroll down to read more about this website.
explorehealthcareers.org
Explorehealthcareers.org is a renowned and peer-reviewed resource for exploring health care careers. This site provides assistance in thinking about your interests, values, strengths, and the hopes you have for your future career. It also provides up-to-date information on a wide array of health professions (e.g., information regarding training for different professions, career outlooks for professions, humanism in health care, diversity in health care, and much more), as well as resources for planning and paying for your college and health professional education. Be sure to check it out!