Healthcare

Welcome!  This community supports students seeking careers in any healthcare field.  Students from any Pitt major can use this community to help identify the best resources and staff to support your goals.  You will find industry resources, career advice, job/internship and networking opportunities, workshops, events, and advisors to help you strategize a plan to achieve your post-graduation goals. 

Who should you meet with?

Pre Health Resource Center

The Pre Health Resource Center offers advising for all undergraduate Pitt students planning to pursue advanced education in health careers.  Here are scheduling instructions for students interested in programs that require graduate or professional school such as:

  • Medicine
  • Dental Medicine
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Pharmacy
  • Public Health
  • Health and Rehabilitation graduate programs including Athletic Training, Audiology, Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Dietitian Nutritionist, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Speech-Language Pathology, Sports Medicine, Sports Science

Career Center

  • Nursing:  Schedule with Ryan Sweeny
  • SHRS undergraduate programs including Communication Science, Emergency Medicine, Health Informatics, Nutrition Science, Rehabilitation Science:  Schedule with Ryan Sweeny
  • Health Services (CGS):  Schedule with Carol Balk

Resume and CV Writing Tips – Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)

Evidence-informed data from sources including the 3rd edition of the Applicant Tracking System (ATS) Usage Report from Jobscan, shows that most companies today rely on applicant tracking systems (ATS) to help them with the hiring process. These companies do not …
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Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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The Job Search Process: Applicants with Dis/Abilities.

Tips from Lime Connect: When and How to Disclose for Success

Lime Connect is an organization which focuses on revolutionizing the way people think about disability. Their mission is to “rebrand disability through achievement.”  Lime Connect provides resources, workshops and …

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Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Negotiating Salary as a New Graduate

Congratulations soon-to-be Pitt graduate or recent graduate! Landing the job is just the beginning; negotiating your salary is pivotal in ensuring you are fairly compensated for your skills and potential, experience, and the value you bring to the table. But …

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Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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GoinGlobal – Job, Internship and Cultural Resources for International and Domestic Students

GoinGlobal is a fantastic resource for all students, including those looking for jobs and internships both within and outside of the United States. Whether you dream of working in your home country, exploring opportunities in other countries, or embarking on …

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Ingrid Beute Career Consultant, Engineering & Science & Career Champions Program Coordinator
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Tips on Searching for Science Jobs/Internships

Tips on Searching for Science Jobs & Internships

The Sciences career field requires specialized high skills and laboratory techniques, thus, representing an opportunity for professionals to enjoy what they do along with a prosperous financial reward. As a new graduate …

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Healthcare Resources

This resume should be downloaded and can be used as an editable Word document. You will use your own content …

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

Career Center Resources

Resume Samples

This resume should be downloaded and can be used as an editable Word document. You will use your own content …

An Applicant Tracking System (ATS) reads resumes and curriculum vitae by parsing, or electronically analyzing the text. It extracts key …

Connect with Alumni

Reach out to any of these alumni who have shared their profiles in Pitt Commons.

  • Pittsburgh
  • Associate Professor and Vice Chair (Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology) University of Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Assistant Resident Manager UPMC
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • UPMC
  • Frederick, MD
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • Clinical Exercise Physiologist Saint Clair Health
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh
  • New York City Metropolitan Area
  • Chief Marketing Officer CCRM Fertility
  • Apollo, PA
  • Research Assistant University of Pittsburgh
  • Cleveland, OH
  • Business Analyst PNC
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Special Events Coordinator City of Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • Graduate Student Researcher University of Pittsburgh

Did you know?

The University of Pittsburgh was a top destination for Class of 2020 grads who went on to study medicine, physial therapy, and nursing at the gradaute level. Visit our Success After Pitt site to check out the details!

Career Center In-Person Services

  • 200 William Pitt Union
  • 412-383-4473
  • Open Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Drop-In Hours: Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

Career Center Virtual Services