Careers in Healthcare
Considering a career in healthcare but not sure medical or dental school is the right path for you? There are many careers in healthcare that have a wide range of patient care opportunities you can explore. We are actively updating our Career Snapshots and will add more of them to this page as they are completed. Be sure to check back! In the meantime, please check out the other careers to consider in healthcare that we have provided below, and be sure to connect with a UTC pre-health advisor to learn more about these careers and more.
Allied Health Careers
Interested in healthcare careers but not sure what options are out there? Not every career requires a professional degree with extensive graduate school to complete. Check out the Explore Health Careers resource to learn more about other Allied Health Careers.
Forensics
Learn more about the many different careers in forensics and how to best prepare for them:
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Forensic Program Directory →
Chiropractic Medicine
Learn more about how to prepare for eligibility to apply for Chiropractic School programs in the US and Canada:
Speech Pathology
Discover what a Speech-Language Pathologist does and what is required to become a certified speech pathologist by visiting The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Standards and Implementation Procedures for clinical competence in speech language pathology.
Be a part of Student to Empowered Professional (S.T.E.P.) an online mentoring program through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) where mentees and mentors communicate to address a short- or long-term goal via the Chronus mentoring platform, e-mail, phone, text, or social media. Learn more about the program here.
There are over 300 institutions offering degree programs in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech, language, and hearing science available, review programs of all levels here.
Learn more about how to prepare for eligibility to apply for speech pathology programs in the state of Tennessee:
Speech Pathology in Tennessee →
Nutrition/Dietetics
Careers in Nutrition and Dietetics explore the science of how food and nutrition affect human health. The fields have a strong emphasis on public health and a commitment to educating all Americans about the importance of making proper dietary choices.
Learn more about nutrition and dietetics:
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