Advisors & Teachers, Health Careers Center at the University of Minnesota

We hope that our site will be a useful tool to assist you in helping students find the right health career path. Our resources include the following links:

Volunteer Resources
There is no better way to decide if a health career is right for your students than having them get hands on experience. This link has the guide to volunteer requirements for the Academic Health Center programs, FAQ's, information about the annual Step Into Health Careers Fair and links into local hospitals/community organizations that have volunteer programs.

Starting Your Health Career
Explore this great tool designed to help students navigate their path to a health career. By clicking on each of the gears, students will be brought to University and non-University resources that will help them move through the beginning steps of their career decision-making process. Here students can find information about Self Assessment, Exploring Occupations and Career Action Plans.

Introductory Courses
View this list of current course offerings which explore the different health professions. Students eager to learn more about a health profession may want to register.

Events
Students who want to learn more about prerequisites and admission processes will want to register to attend the many information sessions.

Health Care Fields
For lists of planning sheets, admission deadlines, occupational outlooks and online presentations that will describe the profession in detail, have students look into Health Care Fields. For pre-med students, we have frequently asked questions and answers that will assist you in advising students interested in medicine.

High School Counselors Presentation
View this online presentation for high school counselors who work with students interested in health careers.

E-Update
Sign up for our E-Update to stay updated with the trends and events related to health care.


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Last modified on Tuesday Apr 17, 2007

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