The Health and Science is a community focused on improving lives and the world around us by applying research and technology to fieldwork, clinical environments, lab functions, and a wide variety of other roles. Members of this community have a broad range of career interests that include caring for those who are ill, safety and health concerns of general populations, environmental health and sustainability, and the use of scientific knowledge to make the world a better place.
There are numerous opportunities for our health and science graduates in organizations and companies large and small and in both the public and private sectors. While students’ interest in these careers is often driven by a desire to help others and the world around them, success requires meticulous planning and preparation—especially if you plan to attend graduate or professional school.
You may be familiar with numerous medical or practitioner roles, such as a physician, dentist, physical therapist, or veterinarian, and may have interests in global or public health. But are you aware of health and science career options in biotechnology, the pharmaceutical industry, genome science, science writing, or the environmental field? Or how your interests in science or health could intersect with careers in government, the creative sector, or innovation and entrepreneurship? Read on to learn more about careers in Health and Science!
Meet the Health and Science Career Community Team
Meet with an advisor to begin designing a career development framework for charting your own pathway of investigation and exploration in various areas of science. Expand your thinking about how your skills, interests, strengths, and passions can find a career fit in the world of the health and sciences—imagine the possibilities!
*The Health and Science Career Community partners with the
Pre-Health Advising Office in the College of Science and Health to provides a cohesive experience for students interested in exploring clinical roles.
Industries & Career Areas
Career areas for students in this community include these categories:
Are you interested in providing direct medical treatment to patients (human or animal!)? If so, you might consider exploring clinical health care careers. Clinical health professionals directly support and provide patient diagnosis, treatment, testing, and ongoing care, and they often (although not always) interact with patients face-to-face. Many clinical roles require a graduate degree, certification, and/or licensing.
If you are interested in the promotion and protection of people’s health and the communities in which they live, you might consider exploring careers in public health, and health promotion. Careers in this field focus on educating the public to promote healthy and safe behaviors, preventing, detecting, and responding to disease outbreaks and the spread of infectious diseases, conducting research, and crafting and implementing policies that improve and protect public health.
If you are passionate about the natural world, improving environmental health and sustainability, and/or tackling some of the most pressing issues of our time, like climate change, you might consider exploring careers related to the environment, energy, and sustainability. Careers in this field are expansive and may focus on an array of issues such as the use, stewardship, and protection of environmental and natural resources, energy use and production, and the application of biophysical, social, economic, and political sciences to address complex environmental, energy, and natural resource challenges.
If you are interested in exploring scientific curiosities, contributing to scientific breakthroughs, or applying scientific findings to real-world issues, you might consider exploring careers in scientific and lab research. Careers in this field are found across a variety of life, physical, and social science disciplines, such as biology, chemistry, environmental sciences, neuroscience, physics, and psychology, and focus on critically evaluating and expanding upon existing scientific and technological knowledge.
Health and Science Resources
Connect with Us!
- Join our Health and Science LinkedIn Group to connect with your fellow Health and Science peers, alumni, faculty, and staff to learn about our upcoming events, job/internship opportunities and more.
- Opt into a Career Community to receive our monthly newsletters with upcoming events, job/internship opportunities, current trends in the community, and more. Opt into however many communities interest you!
Resume Resources
From Our Blog
Check out our blog for career tips, advice from professionals, and important takeaways from our career events! Read the latest posts on our Hire DePaul blog.
Community Events
The H&S Community holds events and workshops each quarter, designed to help you explore career pathways, connect with students, alumni and employers, and learn from industry professionals. Check out upcoming events in
https://depaul.joinhandshake.com. Below is a playlist that includes replays of some of our recent events.
Resources for Gaining Health & Science-Related Experience
DePaul's Health and Science Student Organizations
Below is a non-exhaustive list of
student organizations you may wish to explore or join. Browse a complete list of student organizations at DePaul by visiting
DeHUB. (Many student organizations also have social media pages that you may search).