Exploring careers

How can I explore?

Take the time to explore all of your options. Broad exploration will help you develop a full understanding of health care within the United States and how you can best play a role within it.

Visit websites

Investigate the resources available on this page. Be wary of information shared through online forums as it may not be accurate. Look to professional and reputable sources to back up or clarify information that you may find elsewhere.

• Explorehealthcareers.org 

• The National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions public and student resources 

• Our bibliography offers an array of multi-media resources.

• My Next Move 

• Occupational Outlook Handbook

Attend events

• On campus workshops and presentations 

• Visit our YouTube playlist featuring recordings of past events.

• National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions events page

• Professional education associations or application services

• Look at websites of individual professional schools that may host virtual open houses or Q&A sessions.

Conduct informational interviews

• Talk to practitioners in your field of interest; shadow in person when possible, virtually when not.

• Connect with MHC alums in careers of interest by using The Gates and LinkedIn

• Investigate the Career Development Center's great resources on networking and conducting informational interviews.

Reflect

• Engage in self reflection on your interests, goals, and values, and how they align with different career possibilities.

• Keep a pre-health journal. Here are some tips on journaling from the pre-health offices at Princeton University and Missouri State University.

• Schedule an appointment to meet with the pre-health advisor.