Medical, Global Health and STEM

The goal of the Medical, Global Health, and STEM Career Community is to connect students who have an interest in these fields with opportunities that will allow them to explore their interests and chart their own pathway to a career of their choice.

A in a white sweater adjusts an EEG cap on a student, who is seated in an office chair in front of a computer keyboard. The cap is off-white with pink and yellow nodes and wires coming out of it. — Electroencephalogram is used in a variety of ways in the cognitive sciences to examine the structures and processes that underlie a creature’s ability to think and reason. Here a student adjusts an EEG cap before conducting an assessment.

Photo credit: Jennifer Manna

The analytic skills and interdisciplinary understanding you’ve developed at 91ֱ�� combined with the Obie passion for making a positive impact position you well to pursue medical, global health, and STEM careers.

Samantha Rohner serves as Assistant Director for Career Readiness and advisor to the Medical, Global Health and STEM Career Community. She is also liaison to the integrative concentrations in Data Science and Global Health and oversees CED’s Senior Launch Program.

with Samantha (Career Exploration and Development - Medical, Global Health and STEM Career Advising).

The following pages include information regarding local experiences and summer programs that may be of interest to students in the Medical, Global Health, and STEM Career Community.

Local Clinical and Public Health Experiences

Summer Opportunities for Medical, Global Health, and STEM Students

As an 91ֱ�� graduate pursuing a career in the medical, global health, or STEM field, you will have many post-graduate opportunities. See below for links to fellowships, gap year programs, and more resources.

Post-Graduate Opportunities in Medical, Global Health, and STEM

is a global network that works to advance gender equality and advance women in STEM. Their website includes a and a with articles, blogs, webinars, and newsletters.
is a non-profit committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse mathematical community. They have a great for undergraduate students with lists of REUs, summer programs, internships, and funding opportunities.
is a newsletter, job board, and recruitment platform for Black technologists and professionals.
is a global career accelerator designed to advance Black software engineers, technologists, and executives. They also have a with many opportunities.
is the foremost Latino organization for the development of STEM leaders. MAES cultivates and honors excellence of Latino engineers and scientists.
is a non-profit professional organization in the mathematical sciences. They promote mathematical development of all underrepresented minorities.
is a community of black professionals committed to the excellence of its members in engineering and technology fields.
encourages students to lead in a way that remains true to their culture and identity to achieve diversity in STEM. They also host the each year, the largest multidisciplinary and multicultural STEM diversity event in the country.
helps Asian heritage scientific and engineering professionals achieve their full potential.
was started by two sisters who were biology majors at Harvard. They wanted to address the lack of resources for college women in science and engineering. This is a great site with resources for campus women in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM).
is the largest professional association dedicated to supporting Hispanic leadership in STEM fields.

Connect with alumni through , 91ֱ��'s student-alumni networking platform. Join the to engage with members from all over the world in various health- and STEM-related fields.

The following list provides a variety of rescources related to medical, global health, and STEM, including professional organizations and job boards.

— Explore Healthcare Careers
— Psychology.org
- Pathways to Research and Doctoral Careers
— The Journal of American Medical Association Career Center
— Connecting Women in Medicine
— Allied Health Jobs
— Career Portal for Biotechnology and Healthcare IT
— Hiring for Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Assistants
— Dental Jobs, Careers and Employment
— American Physical Therapy Association
— Physical Therapist Job Openings
— Dietitian Jobs
— The Federal Government's Official Employment Site
— College and University Jobs
— Jobs in Higher Education
— Humanitarian Job Portal
- Research-based Health Solutions Jobs
- Research Jobs
- Life Sciences Industry Job Postings
- Health Policy Jobs
- Health Careers

Some of the many possible opportunities within this sector are:

Medical

Physician
Nurse
Therapist
Pharmacist
Dentist
Veterinarian
Midwife
Physician Assistant
Optometrist
Clinical psychologist
Licensed counselor

Public Health

Health educator
Community health worker
Occupational health and safety specialist
Public health nurse
Public health analyst
Emergency management specialist
Epidemiologist
Health researcher
Medical social worker

Global Health

Field consultant
Program evaluator
Refugee health organizations
International, governmental or non-governmental health organizations
Organization development specialist
Disaster relief specialist
Policy analyst
Aid worker
Pharmaceutical sales and marketing
Epidemiologist
Research design, administration, and grants management