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Health & Wellness
Meet the Community Coaches
Lynne Sebille-White
Mallory Becraft
Brianna Bennett
- 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.
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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
- Office of Undergraduate Research
- 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
Job & Internship Postings
Program Manger Wellness & HIV Center at Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center
Medical Diagnostic Laboratory Intern - San Antonio at Labcorp
RN at Bethany Life
LPN at Bethany Life
CMA at Bethany Life
CNA at Bethany Life
GNYHA Summer Enrichment Program - Promoting Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Health Care Management at Greater New York Hospital Association (GNYHA)
Developmental Paraprofessional-Lakewood at Positive Development
Critical Care Nurse Residency Program at Marshfield Clinic Health System
Medical Records Operations Supervisor at Deaconess Health System - 39822
Patient Care Technician (PCT) at Deaconess Health System - 39822
Speech & Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow (Valencia) at Easterseals Southern California
Speech Language Pathologist, Clinical Fellow (Oxnard) at Easterseals Southern California
Clinical Supervisor Assessor (Lancaster) at Easterseals Southern California
Developmental Paraprofessional-Parsippany at Positive Development
Developmental Paraprofessional-Morristown at Positive Development
Developmental Paraprofessional-Denville at Positive Development
Quality Assistant- Dietary Supplement Manufacturer at Vesta Nutra Pharmaceuticals Inc.
This list a small sample of what is in Handshake. View all opportunities: