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Health and Wellness

Are you interested in pursuing a career in the health and wellness profession? Healthcare and wellness careers offer opportunities for scientific inquiry, research, clinical practice, and critical thinking. We invite you to explore these industries to determine if it is a good fit for you and leverage our resources to launch your job, internship, or graduate school search.

Meet with Your Industry Career Coach

Your Industry Career Coach can help you: 

  • Explore industry career options
  • Update your resume
  • Search for jobs/internships
  • Graduate school applications
  • and more!

Example Career Paths and Job Titles

  • Athletic Trainer
  • Audiologist
  • Chiropractor
  • Clinical Laboratory Technologist
  • Clinical Mental Health Counselor
  • Corporate Wellness Coordinator
  • Dental Hygienist
  • Dentist
  • Dietician
  • Exercise Physiologist
  • Genetic Counselor
  • Health Administrator
  • Health Educator
  • Medical Assistant
  • Medical Laboratory Scientist
  • Medical Records and Health Information Specialist
  • Medical Sales Representatives
  • Neuroscientist
  • Nurse
  • Midwife
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Nutritionist
  • Occupational Health & Safety Specialist
  • Occupational Therapist
  • Orthotist
  • Personal Trainer
  • Pharmacist
  • Phlebotomist
  • Physical Therapy
  • Physician
  • Physician Assistant 
  • Recreation Therapist
  • Speech Language Pathologist

Career Resources

Use this section to research career paths, typical job titles, and how to start building skills to get prepared for this industry.

Each spring we also host a series of events called Pre-Health Prep Week to help you learn more about different pre-health fields and the path to pursuing them!

Use this section to learn about student organizations you can join at UT to learn more about the health and wellness industry, gain volunteering or clinical experience, network with professionals and peers with similar interests, and build transferable skills. This is a sampling of student organizations related to health and wellness. A full current list of student organizations can be found VolLink.  

Research If you are considering a Masters or PhD, gaining research experience is very important (possibly even critical) for graduate school admissions. Explore the following resources for ideas on how and where to get started.

For specific research opportunities, students are encouraged to reach out to faculty directly by browsing the department websites to learn about research areas and sending a direct email to the faculty member. Students should make sure their email is professional and may want to consider attaching a resume. Below is a sampling of UTK research webpages by department. 

Professional Organizations can be helpful in exploring more about certain sub-industries within the health and wellness industries, finding job opportunities, and connecting with professionals in your area of interest. Many have their own job search boards along with a way to sign up for job alerts. You can view a list of Professional Organizations associated with your area/major on What Can I Do With This Major. Below are a few examples of some professional organizations:

 

Graduate School Application Resources Many graduate school resources can be found on our Prepare for Graduate School website, including deciding on graduate school, resumes, graduate entrance exams, letters of recommendation, and admissions essays/personal statements. Graduate School Applications take time and will require roughly 6-9 months of preparation.  

Pre-Health Professional Programs

If you are planning to apply to a professional program such as medical schools, dental schools, nursing programs, or allied health schools, the application process may differ significantly from that of other graduate programs.

Taking a Gap Year

A gap year(s) is a planned or unplanned break after college before starting graduate school or professional school. Gap years are particularly common in healthcare, as they provide additional time to strengthen your application to professional programs by gaining valuable experience, preparing for exams like the GRE or MCAT, and exploring meaningful professional, service, or research opportunities.

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