Medical Health and Wellness
Welcome to the Medical Health and Wellness Community!
This page is a resource for your career development, whether you're just starting out or are years into your journey!
Here's what's you can do with the info here:
- Connect and meet with a career advisor and faculty and staff career champions
- Sign up for the community newsletters and Handshake notifications
- Search for full-time, part-time, co-op, and internship positions
- Find community-specific career and networking events
These resources are to help you meet your career goals!
Join This Community
By signing up you hear FIRST about networking opportunities, on-campus events, and new internships and jobs.
To get started, update your Handshake profile career interests and select this community.
Job Searching
Use the resources below to get started on finding full-time, part-time, internship, co-op, and volunteer opportunities.
- Handshake
- Health Jobs Nationwide
- Allied Health World
- Cleveland Clinic
- American College of Health Care Administration
- Medical Group Management Association Job Seekers Career Center
- Healthcare Jobs for Kent State
- Exercise Jobs
- Traveling Nurse Jobs
- Speech Pathology Career Center
- Ohip Public Health Jobs, Careers, & Salary Outlook
- Public Health Jobs
Explore Careers in Medical Health and Wellness
- O*Net
- Focus2
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Health Care Career Guide
- Public Health Careers
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Explore Health Careers
- Nursing Careers
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
Kent Pre-Health Programs
Learn more about the vast resources Kent State University has to offer students interested in professional careers within the health care field. The Kent State Pre-Health programs resource is for both prospective and current students and includes information on career paths, early assurance programs, pre-medicine committee, timelines, pre-health events, and much more!
Join Student Organizations
Getting involved in student organizations on campus allows you to build your network, develop valuable skills, and receive hands-on opportunities for personal and professional development. Start exploring the 400+ organizations available and join those that interest you!
Learn More About Professional Associations
Connecting with others in your field is an important part of building your professional network. Professional organizations often have student memberships and provide numerous opportunities for learning, connecting, as well as access to job posting sites.
The career one stop tool kit (link below) is a searchable professional association finder. There are also several links to professional associations within the Medical Health and Wellness community.
Find Professional Organizations
Additional MEDICAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS professional organizations
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)
- American Association of Healthcare Administrative Management (AAHAM)
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA)
- American Board of Radiology
- American Colleges of Sports Medicine
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
- American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- American Kinesiology Association (AKA)
- American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
- American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
- American Public Health Association
- American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA)
- ANA Enterprise (American Nurses Association + American Nurses Credentialing Center + AMerican Nurses Foundation)
- Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)
- National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA)
- National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
- National Society of Genetic Counseling
- National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)
- Physician Assistant Education Association (PAES)
- Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE)
Network and Connect with Alumni and Employers
Additional Resources for the Medical Health and Wellness Career Community
ECONOMIC TRENDS
- Economic Development Directory
- National Economic Development Organizations
- Portage County Chamber of Commerce
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- Monthly Labor Review
- Job Marketing Reports/Pay Growth Data
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS
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