Science and Health
Curious about careers in healthcare, research, or the sciences? Our Science & Health community connects you with opportunities in medicine, biotechnology, environmental science, and more. Explore research programs, prepare for graduate or professional school, and discover paths where you can make a real impact.
Be sure to subscribe to our industry communities to get updates on events, jobs, and industry tips—delivered every two weeks. You can sign up for as many newsletters as you’d like, including Science & Health.
How to subscribe to Science & Health career newsletter
- Log into your Handshake account.
- On the top-right, click on the icon with your initials. Then, click on My career interest.
- On the next page, in the Subscribe to receive industry newsletters section, select the industries that you would like to receive newsletters about to get targeted information on opportunities in those fields.
- On the bottom-left, click the green Save button.
Self-assessment and career exploration
- Do a Focus 2 assessment to help you discover majors and occupations that match your personal attributes.
- Use the What Can I Do With This Major? website as a starting point to learn what career paths are possible from each major.
- Visit the ExploreHealthCareers.org
- Explore graduate school and consider if it’s right for you.
- Browse Government Career Guides
Summer research experiences
Many applications for summer internships are due in January and February.
- Search for summer research programs via Institute for Broadening Participation (IBP)
- Search for summer research programs via NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Prepare for applications by reviewing our resources for letters of recommendation, personal statements, and curriculum vitae (CV). These resources were developed for graduate school applications but are still applicable to these applications.
Jobs and internships
- Search for jobs on Handshake and LinkedIn
- Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
- Kaiser Permanente REPRESENT
- Kaiser Permanente Health Ambassador Internship
- See our resources to prepare your resumes and cover letters.
- See our resources to prepare for interviews
Resources
Student organizations
Professional associations
- American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology
- American Chemical Society
- American Fisheries Society
- American Geosciences Institute
- American Physical Society
- American Society for Microbiology
- American Society of Cell Biology
- Association for Women Geoscientists
- Association for Women in Science (AWIS)
- Ecological Society of America
- Geological Society of America
- Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
- Society of Neuroscience
- Wildlife Society