Public Health Internships: How to Find the Right One
November 11, 2024
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This course aims to help high school students, recent graduates, and those considering career transitions explore health care career options and learn strategies for entry into the health care workforce and health related fields.
There are lots of amazing job opportunities in medicine and healthcare! Join us, as we share the strategies and secrets for getting those jobs. This course will introduce you to healthcare professions, help you map a path towards a health career, and impart skills relevant for any career, including: articulating your personal story, resume and cover letter writing, job search, interviewing, professional networking, and professional communications. In this course, you will hear the personal stories, experiences, and journeys of dozens of people who work in health related careers. You will also have the opportunity to connect with a supportive community of students, mentors, and health care professionals to explore your interests, find resources, and discover exciting new opportunities. The course features more than 50 different guests and lecturers, including Northwestern University faculty from Feinberg School of Medicine; the Kellogg School of Management; the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; the School of Professional Studies; Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Communication. The course is also a resource and tool through which educators, parents, career counselors and others can support students’ career readiness and professional advancement.
Careers where you can make a difference in people's lives
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Healthcare professionals briefly describe what they do and introduce medical terminology
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Personal stories & career journeys of health professionals and students
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Packaging your personal story to increase your professional opportunities
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How to use social networks - everyone you know - to find opportunities
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Nuts and bolts of resume writing
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Nuts and bolts of a cover letter
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Communication skills and presence to stand out in an interview
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Additional Career 911 topics for success in entering a health career
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Northwestern University is a private research and teaching university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, and Doha, Qatar. Northwestern combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries.
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Its really exiting to complete this course though it was a bit challenging ,ultimately i manage to to secure the required grades and once again i thank you my instructors .
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The class was great. I really learned from the video clips and the portfolio
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