For Students
Helpful Links
CONNECTICUT CAREER PATHS A guide to career strategies, job advice, education, training, wages, job descriptions and local, statewide and online resources
Personality/Career/Interest Profiler Links
- The Career Interests Game
Virtual Job Shadow Links
Career Exploration Links
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Links to great informational articles for high school students (CollegeVine)
Would you like to talk to a scientist? Learn more about careers in specific areas of science? Skype a Scientist connects scientists with classrooms across the globe
Skype a Scientist has a database of thousands of scientists and helps them connect with classrooms, families, libraries, scout troops, and more all over the globe! We give students the opportunity to get to know a real scientist and get the answers to their questions straight from the source. Click HERE to learn more.
Are you interested in experiencing the medical field through FREE online clinical shadowing?
TeleShadowing is a shadowing program open to all pre-health students from the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and high school levels. As clinical shadowing opportunities have become limited in virtue of the ongoing pandemic, we are firm in our mission to extend shadowing opportunities to students across the globe. Our Shadowing experiences are designed to Inspire and Lead the next generation of future healthcare professionals. Here are just some of the medical specialties you can learn about from professionals in those fields: Infectious Diseases, Orthopedic Surgery, Oncology, Anesthesia, Opthamology, Emergency Medicine, Hematology and Oncology Research, Pediatrics, Radiology, Healthcare Policies, Pulmonology, Neurosurgery, Internal Medicine and more!! Click HERE to learn more and to register.
Are you interested in the STEM fields and all the potential they hold—especially for girls like you?
Introducing a brand new program created exclusively for girls in grades 9 through 12 — with a particular focus on girls of color — and for the parents, guardians and caregivers who support their dreams and aspirations. If so click HERE
Biomedical Engineering Discovery Program
CT AHEC’s Biomedical Engineering (BME) Discovery Program brings students aged 13-16 together for an immersion experience that includes problem solving, team development and hands-on application of knowledge and skills. During each Saturday session, students are introduced to concepts in BME in health care through hands-on activities, such as constructing hydraulic arms and designing prosthetic legs. The program is designed by educators and taught by health profession students passionate about the application of engineering in health care. Click HERE for more information or to register.