Planning a career in health or medical fields? The health careers listed  here offer good, up-to-date advisement information from our health career advisors. Our Medicine page has links to more than two dozen Premedical Advisement Sheets  for medical school preparation. Bookmark this health career index page and visit our advisement/information sites often when planning your career in the health professions.

The biomedical sciences are the science-based foundation for a wide range of fascinating careers in health and medicine. Undergraduates can prepare for these careers by majoring in one of the three undergraduate majors offered in the Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMS): cell and molecular biology, dietetics (nutrition), and the clinical laboratory sciences (medical technology). The health professions below are found in the navigation side bar that  links students to career information and advisement supported by these BMS majors.

Information can be found on the following health careers:
    Biomedical Research 
    Biotechnology and Biopharmaceuticals
    Chiropractic Medicine*
    Dentistry*
    Forensic Science*
    Medicine (Allopathic and Osteopathic Physicians)*
    Naturopathic Medicine
    Nursing - BSN for BS Science graduates (accelerated programs)*
    Nurse Anesthesia
    Occupational Therapy
    Optometry*
    Pharmacy*
    Physical Therapy*
    Physician Assistant*
    Physician Scientist - MD/PhD Options*
    Podiatric Medicine (Podiatry)*
    Public Health*
    Veterinary Medicine*

*Advisors for these careers are also found elsewhere in the University

Academic majors in the Department of Biomedical Sciences include Dietetics (nutrition), Clinical Laboratory Sciences (Medical Technology), and Cell and Molecular Biology.

Your career choice is one of the most important decisions you will make in your lifetime. If you have any questions about a specific career, do not hesitate contacting any BMS advisor specializing in your selected career. Advisors in the Department of Biomedical Sciences are listed near the bottom of most pages.

The Department of Biomedical Sciences provides career information and advice from experience and numerous sources of various health occupations and professions. Information is updated frequently. Advice or information found here should not be contrued to specifically reflect the official position of the University, the Department of Biomedical Sciences, or its pre-professional advisors. These sites are designed to provide useful information, not replace the need for consulting with your pre-professional advisor.

General Advisement Documents Relating to the Health Professions:

• How do your personal attributes match those required and desired in a particular health profession? Download the Attribute Comparison Worksheet (a pdf file) and begin an assessment comparison.
• To understand the important roles and responsibilities in the advisor/advisee relationship, see Advisement in the Health Professions .
  
• Review the information in the Web site -  Advisement Pointers for Applicants to programs in the Health and Medical Professions or download the same infornation in a pdf document "Advisement Pointers for applicants to professional programs."
• Be sure to review these documents frequently when answering questions on your application, planning to interview, or writing your personal statement.