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Health & Wellness
Meet the Community Coaches
- Do you consider yourself to be nurturing, curious, or solution-focused?
- Are you interested in learning about how the body works and how to keep it healthy?
- Does it sound like fun to work at a hospital, clinic, laboratory, or recreation center?
- Could you see yourself working with specific populations, like athletes, children, senior citizens, or animals?
Careers in this community focus on decreasing illness and injury and supporting others to be healthy and wholesome.
Human Health
Research and Health Technology
Health Administration, Outreach and Advocacy
Animal Sciences
Public Health – see Suggested Search Terms Other
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Check out Exploring Majors & Careers page (scroll to What Can I Do With This Major?).
See what Hawkeyes in your college/major are doing after graduation using interactive post-graduation dashboards.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook and O*Net contain information on duties, education and training, pay and job outlook.
Additional resources:
Want to put your interests to good use? Join other students who share them. Discover student organizations which relate to Health & Wellness at the Leadership, Service, and Civic Engagement. You can browse the database by letter or search by keyword or name for locating student organizations.
Some examples of organizations that may be of interest:
- American Association of Nursing Students
- Dance Marathon
- Exercise is Medicine
- Global Health Club
- Medicus Pre-Medical Society
- MEDLIFE
- Minority Association of Pre-Health Students
- National Student Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Pre-Occupational Therapy Club
- Pre-Physical Therapy Club
- UI Special Olympics
- Undergraduate Public Health Organization
Also consider volunteering as a way to explore your interests, build your resume, and connect with the community!
- University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
- Mercy Hospital
- Veteran Affairs Medical Center
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- ChildServe
- Additional Healthcare Volunteer Opportunities
- Volunteer Center of Johnson County (search for local opportunities)
- Hawkeye Service Breaks
- UI Student Involvement Fair (held at the start of each semester)
In addition, you can find activities and events related to your interests via After Class
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Check out student employment, internships & post-graduation full-time jobs in Handshake. Employers targeting University of Iowa students & alumni use this recruiting system to connect with you! |
Research Opportunities
- UI Summer Research Programs
- Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates (ICRU)
- National Science Foundation - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Sites
- Pathways to Science Summer Research Opportunities
- Summer Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Research Programs
- Summer Pre-Health & Research Opportunities
Internship/Job Searching
- American Nursing Association Career Center
- American Public Health Association Career Mart
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - Internships
- Exercise Jobs
- Health eCareers
- Health Jobs Nationwide
- Premier Health & Fitness
- World Health Organization - Internships
Post-graduate opportunities may also be of interest:
Professional organizations are a great way to explore, prepare, experience, and achieve your career interests and goals!
- Explore - Learn what people in the industry do, talk about, and take action on
- Prepare - Learn about job titles, companies, and organizational/thought leaders
- Experience - Check out resources, including specialized job boards and LinkedIn groups to locate mentors and job shadowing/informational interview opportunities
- Achieve - Polish your professional image by taking an active part in your industry’s association. Reach your goals through networking and the professional development opportunities your association provides.
Plus, professional associations often offer discounted memberships to students!
Learn About Careers from Real Life Professionals
Candidcareer.com provides an easy way to explore careers and learn about job search strategies through thousands of 1-2 minute video clips
Medical Scribe
Speech Pathologist
Medical Tech
Health & Wellness Postings on Handshake
Animal Care Technician, Associate at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
CNA Caregiver at iDEAL Hire
PUBLIC HEALTH PREPARDNESS MODELER at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Program Assistant-Digital Education Community Education and Outreach (Per Diem) at Hospital for Special Surgery
Nurse Resident (NLRN) $10,000 sign-on bonus at The Guthrie Clinic
Clinical Research Coordinator I / BWH Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Creative Arts Therapy Internship - Fall 2023 at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Physician Assistant - $5,000 Sign-On Bonus at American Health Communities
Events

Environment and Sustainability Career Trek - Dubuque, IA
Pro Football Hall of Fame "Before the Snap" ft. Alex Farkas
Virtual All Majors Career Fair

Information Session - Internships & Scholarships with CIA
