Healthcare and Health Sciences

The Healthcare and Health Sciences Career Pathway offers a multitude of diverse opportunities with focuses in areas such as research, treatment and prevention of illness and injury in humans and animals, and public safety and health.

People working in this pathway tend to have an interest in science with strong analytical abilities.  They often enjoy problem-solving and have a desire to help others.

Just a few of the many professions in the Healthcare and Health Sciences pathway include nursing, occupational therapy, medicine, pharmacy, health education, veterinary medicine, and dentistry.

Work locations and environments can vary widely for these occupations.  In addition to hospitals and clinics, some health professionals may find themselves working in schools, labs, offices, universities, or even traveling and providing in-home services.

Students interested in exploring this pathway or wanting assistance in any stage of their career journey within it can make a career planning appointment with Manager for Career Pathways, Brendan Daigle.

Top Five Reasons to Consider a Career in Healthcare

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Healthcare Jobs of the Future: Current Trends and Opportunities

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8 Healthcare Job Interview Mistakes to Avoid

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HospitalRecruiting is an online healthcare job board for physicians, advanced practitioners, nurses, and allied health professionals. Visit our site to view current medical practice and employment opportunities or navigate to our Healthcare Career Resources Blog for more great articles like this one!
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Top 10 Healthcare Career Resources Articles of 2022

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How AI Is Transforming Jobs in Fintech, Healthcare, and Other Industries

In today’s fast-paced world where efficiency is key, automation has become the new reality. From robots to artificial intelligence, workplace automation is shaking up industries worldwide, leaving no job untouched and causing significant disruption on a global scale. And it’s …

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Alumni Connections

Abelardo D. Montalvo

Alumni, Students / Peers
  • T32 Program for Applied Research and Development in Genomic Medicine fellow University of Florida College of Pharmacy

Abigail Hummel

Alumni, Faculty
  • Administrative Specialist University of Florida Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Image Quality Scientist Intern Canon Medical
  • Executive Director of Research and Studies Department SFDA - هيئة الغذاء والدواء
  • Senior Software Engineer Illumina
  • Scientific Researcher & Instructor University of Florida
  • Manager Clinical Affairs Exactech

Alexa Butler, MBA

Alumni, Faculty
  • Associate Director of South Florida Alumni Engagement | UF Advancement University of Florida

LinkedIn Learning

SAS Essential Training: 1 Descriptive Analysis for Healthcare Research

Taught by Monika Wahi
After literally decades on the scene, SAS is still an industry leader in the world of big data. If healthcare…

SAS Essential Training: 2 Regression Analysis for Healthcare Research

Taught by Monika Wahi
SAS is a venerable data analytics platform that boasts millions of users worldwide and a slew of useful features. In…

Descriptive Healthcare Analytics in R

Taught by Monika Wahi
Analyze behavior and risk using R, the open-source statistical computing software. R provides an environment and a language you can…

Being a Good Mentee

Taught by Ellen Ensher
Connecting with a network of mentors is critical to your career development. Mentoring is proven to help professionals feel more…

The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health

Taught by Barton Poulson
Data analytics plays an increasingly pivotal role in how we go about managing our healthcare systems and personal health. This…

Evaluating College as an Investment

Taught by WealthFit
College is supposed to help people start their careers off right. But if you pick the wrong major for you—and…

Using Public Health Data Sources

Taught by Madecraft
Certain events bring big data into the public eye. During the COVID-19 pandemic, an extensive amount of data has been…

Exploring the Top Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare

Taught by Christine Alexander
Are you interested in pivoting into a career in healthcare? Instructor Christine Alexander introduces ten high-demand, entry-level jobs in healthcare…

Using Public Health Dashboards

Taught by Madecraft
Certain events bring big data into the public eye. The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an extensive amount of data from…

Alteryx for Healthcare

Taught by Kishan Iyer
In this course, Kishan Iyer shows you how to use Alteryx Designer—an intuitive, drag-and-drop, no-code/low-code tool to build preparation and…

Learning LinkedIn for Students

Taught by Garrick Chow
Learn how to tap into the power of LinkedIn to find internships, jobs, and valuable connections. In this course, Garrick…

Hands-on Data Science and AI for Healthcare

Taught by Wuraola Oyewusi
Healthcare is chock-full of all kinds of data, which makes it one of the best fields to apply analytic data…

Top 10 Skills for Healthcare Data Analysts

Taught by Ben Sullins
The healthcare industry is one of the most complex and demanding industries in the world. And one of the most…

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Career Resources

Beyond120 has numerous opportunities for student engagement via research, Global Engagement, excursions, internships, etc.

Virtual healthcare shadowing program for UF students.

Find research opportunities on or off campus.

A wealth of tools and information for UF students interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare field.

A collection of articles and webinars providing information on choosing a career, financing your education, MCAT preparation, and more.

ExploreHealthCareers.org is a collaboration between today’s health professionals and
leading health care associations designed to help people like you start …

Contact & Location

Phone
352-392-1601
Address

J. Wayne Reitz Union
Suite 1300
PO Box 118507
Gainesville, FL 32611-8507

Career Service Hours

Monday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am- 5:00 pm

We are located on Level 1 of the Reitz Union.