This career interest area focuses on the experiences and skills needed to succeed in the dynamic field of healthcare. Opportunities may include paths in dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physician's assistant programs, veterinary medicine and other allied health professions.
Resources
Explore the list of resources below to learn more about career paths in Healthcare. These resources will help you discover opportunities, grow your network and more!
Learn about Summer 2024 Healthcare Experience Opportunities.
Join the Healthcare career interest area in Handshake:
- Log in to Handshake
- Click on your name in the top right corner of the screen
- Select 'Career Interests'
- Navigate to the question 'In what career interest areas are you most interested?'
- Select the 'Healthcare: Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Other Health Professions' career interest area
- Click the 'Save My Career Interests' button
CWRU Campus Resources
- Office of Multicultural Affairs
- LGBT Center
- Flora Stone Mather Center for Women
- International Student Services
- Healthcare Careers Student Organizations
- FIRST CWRU
- Pre-Health Advising at CWRU
- CWRU Diversity Career Resources
LGBTQIA+ Professional Organizations
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- GLMA
- Medical Student Pride Alliance
- OutCare Health Mentorship Program
- Point Foundation
- Northwestern University | Identity & Pre-Health Resources
Black/African American Professional Organizations
- American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA)
- Association of Black Women Physicians
- CHAAMP Resources
- National Medical Association
- National Optometric Association
- National Osteopathic Medical Association
- Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS)
- United Negro College Fund (UNCF)
Latinx Professional Organizations
- Medical Organization for Latino Advancement (MOLA)
- National Alliance for Hispanic Health
- National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NAHLE)
- National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA)
Native American Professional Organizations
General exploration
- Career assessments
- Career videos, CareerOneStop
- My Career Story
- My Next Move: Careers with Videos
- "What Can I Do with this Major?"
Industry-based exploration
Experiential education opportunities
- Research
- Nemours Summer Undergraduate Research Program (NSURP)
- National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Athens, OH)
- Postbaccalaureate Intramural Research Training Award through the NIH
- SOURCE Opportunities
- St. Vincent's Medical Center Research Associates (Bridgeport, CT)
- Summer in Biomedical Sciences (SIBS) Undergraduate Research Program through University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Shadowing
- Study Abroad
- Summer Programs
- AAMC Summer Programs
- ADA Summer Camps
- Camp Holiday Trails
- Camp Jabberwocky
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Summer Public Health Scholars Program
- Gateways to the Laboratory Summer Program
- MetroHealth Chester Summer Scholars Program
- NAAHP Summer Opportunities Database
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Summer Scholars Program (Athens, OH)
- PARAdiGM - Preparation for Graduate and Medical Education through University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Summer Health Professions Education Program
- Volunteering
Find jobs and internships
- AMSA Clinical Experiences
- Health Career Connections
- Liquid Compass: a tool for finding jobs in healthcare
- National Institute of Health (NIH) Summer Internship
- Pathways to Science
- Science Careers Jobs Database
- ScienceJobs.org Database
- The Overlook Summer Internship (Morristown, NJ)
Industry-based exploration
Admission and search resources
- Graduate School Admission Process for STEM
- Medical School Admission Requirements
- Postbaccalaureate Program Information
Exam prep
Networking the best way to tap into the hidden job market—an immense underground marketplace where jobs open up and then are filled through word of mouth and personal referrals.
There are many ways to network at CWRU:
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- American Dental Association
- American Health Information Management Association
- American Medical Technologists
- American Medical Writers Association
- American Nurses Association
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
- American Occupational Therapy Association
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Society for Cytotechnology
- American Veterinary Medical Association
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
- Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
- The National Academies
The Undergraduate Health Sciences Collaborative partners with various organizations to be a single resource for all pre-health students. Learn more by visiting the Undergraduate Health Sciences Collaborative website.
Here is a selection of other organizations that might interest you:
- Advocates for Cleveland Health
- American Medical Student Association (AMSA)
- American Mock World Health Organization
- Best Buddies
- Camp Kesem
- Case for Sight
- Colleges Against Cancer
- CWRU EMS
- CWRU Medwish
- CWRU Red Cross Club
- Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Student Organizations
- Global Health Design Collaborative
- Global Medical Brigades
- Horizons
- Minority Association for Premedical Students (MAPS)
- Operation Smile
- Phi Delta Epsilon
- Pre-Dental Society
- Pre-Physician Assistant Club
- Project Sunshine
- Shadowing Case by Case
- Undergraduate Bioethics Society
For a full list of student clubs and organizations that match your interests, visit CampusGroups.
General data and trends
- Common majors for medical schools: article on common majors and trends from the AMA website
- Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) - Scroll down to 'Explore this report' on the MSQ website to download results
- Read about outcomes and data for CWRU students
Dentistry
- ADEA applicants, enrollees and graduates
- Dental Statistics from the American Dental Association
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Dentists
Medicine
- AAMC MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants
- AAMC MCAT Scores and GPAs by Undergraduate Major
- AAMC Applicants, First-Time Applicants, and Repeat Applicants
- ExploreHealthCareers.org facts for Allopathic Physicians
- ExploreHealthCareers.org facts for Osteopathic Physicians
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medicine
Nursing
- Minority Nurse: resources and statistics for nursing and healthcare professionals from underrepresented populations
- NCSBN National Nursing Workforce Study: the only national-level survey specifically focused on the U.S. nursing workforce
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Nurses
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Nurse Practitioners
Occupational and Physical Therapy
- AOTA Academic Programs Annual Data Report last updated by AOTA in 2018
- PTCAS Applicant Data Report last updated by PTCAS in January 2018
Optometry
Pharmacy
- Article: Job trends in pharmacy from The Happy PharmD
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Pharmacists
Physician Assistants
- CASPA Reports
- ExploreHealthCareers.org facts for Physician Assistants
- NCCPA stats, data and demographics
- Stats, data and demographics from The Physician Assistant Life
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Physician Assistants
Veterinary