Careers In Health

EXPLORING A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE - General web sites

Berkeley Career Exploration Links
Descriptions of possible careers and graduate school programs.

Health Care Industy Overview
Be sure to also click on "Love-Hate," "Major Players," and "Job Descriptions & Tips."

Medical Research, Shadowing and Volunteer Opportunities for Pre-Health Students
A great compilation of Boston-area opportunities for pre-med, pre-dental, and health care students.

BC Career Network
Alumni who have volunteered to speak with you about their careers and to serve as networking contacts.

EagleDocs
A database of Boston College alumni who, as health professionals in various fields, have offered their time and experience to B.C. pre-health students and alumni who wish to observe what they do.

You Can Make a Difference, Pursue a Career in Public Health
Association of Schools of Public Health

American College of Healthcare Executives
Visit this web site to learn what a healthcare executive does, what education you need, and what salary you can expect to make.

EXPLORING A CAREER IN HEALTH CARE - General web sites

Health diagnosing and treating occupations

Chiropractors

Chiropractors
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Chiropractic Education/Careers in Chiropractic
From the American Chiropractic Association. Includes a list of accredited colleges.

Chiropractic in the United States: Training, Practice, and Research
Very extensive information on chiropractic as a career.

Dentists

Dentists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Dietitians and nutritionists

Dietitians and nutritionists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Occupational therapists

Occupational therapists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Optometrists

Optometrists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Pharmacists

Pharmacists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Physical therapists

Physical therapists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Physician assistants

Physician assistants
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Physicians and surgeons

Physicians and surgeons
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Podiatrists

Podiatrists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Recreational therapists

Recreational therapists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Registered nurses

Registered nurses
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Respiratory therapists

Respiratory therapists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists

Speech-language pathologists and audiologists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Speech-LanguagePathologist.org

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association

Speech-Language Pathology Web Sites

Veterinarians

Veterinarians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Health technologists and technicians

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians

Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Dental hygienists

Dental hygienists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Diagnostic medical sonographers

Diagnostic medical sonographers
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Medical records and health information technicians

Medical records and health information technicians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Nuclear medicine technologists

Nuclear medicine technologists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians

Occupational health and safety specialists and technicians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Opticians, dispensing

Opticians, dispensing
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Pharmacy technicians

Pharmacy technicians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Radiologic technologists and technicians

Radiologic technologists and technicians
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

Surgical technologists

Surgical technologists
From the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Includes Nature of the Work; Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement; Job Outlook; Earnings.

JOB LINKS

Volunteer Opportunities for Health Professional Students in Boston
An extensive list, compiled by the Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program.

MonsterTRAK
The official job listing database for BC students & alumni. For the off-campus password, BC students and alumni call (617) 552-3430 (provide your name, grad year and school.)

Boston Herald's job listings
From all over New England. Includes a resume bank where you can post your resume.

Boston Globe's job listings
Also a resume bank, list of career-related events, and useful articles

CampusRN.com
Search jobs (of which there are many); send a question to "Ask the Nurse"; read articles.

HireMedical.com
A great resource for allied health and hospital job openings. Post your resume, search for job openings in the medical fields, research potential employers, and discuss medical topics.

RN VIP
Single Application for several Travel Nursing Companies

Comprehensive Internet Resources
Our links to some of the top comprehensive (serving all career fields) job search sites on the Internet.

Case Management Resource Guide
Not job listings per se, but a huge online database--110,000 companies in 40 categories of healthcare services and resources, including: Homecare, Rehabilitation, Long-Term Care, Assisted Living Facilities, Subacute Care, Addiction & Psychiatric Services, Pharmaceuticals Companies, Air Medical Transport and much more.
NOTE: for BC alumni and students, CareerSearch (directly above) will usually give you a more comprehensive listing of possible employers.

CareerBuilder
Classified ads from approximately 90 major U.S. newspapers.

CenterWatch.com
Excellent web site - clinical trials industry.

HireHealth
"The pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical and healthcare career source. Over 150 companies have jobs posted on hirehealth.com."

HospitalWeb
State-by-state links to most of the hospitals that have Web sites. Though you will have to search at each hospital site for the job listings, this is a potential gold-mine of jobs not advertised anywhere else.

Medical-AdMart
Classified ads from over a dozen medical journals. Many of the ads are for placement agencies, some with opportunities across the country.

Medzilla.com
Look for health care jobs or post your resume.

Monster.com
Good source of health care jobs on the Web (they bought out several healthcare job Web sites).

Medsearch America
Over 1700 job listings nationwide for virtually all health-related fields, in a user friendly format. You can also post your resume to their database for free.

NationJob Online Jobs Database
Many health care openings.

The Riley Guide
Links to job listing sites on the Web for this career field.

Yahoo
A Yahoo page that links to over 4000 U.S. and 1400 international newspapers, most of which list their classified ads online.

Association of Schools of Public Health - Employment and Training Links

IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS
Not job listings, per se, but lists of possible employers.

CareerSearch
A database of all U.S. hospitals, group medical practices, HMOs/PPOs/POSs and Home Health Care companies. BC students and alumni will need a password.

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's) in MA

Community Health Centers in MA
Non-profit community-based organizations offering comprehensive primary and preventive health care, including medical, dental, social and mental health services to anyone in need regardless of their medical status, ability to pay, culture or ethnicity. In 2001, 49 community health centers provided 3 million visits through 103 sites statewide.