Healthcare & Public Health

The Healthcare & Public Health Career Community is geared towards providing resources and tools to those interested in working within the health professions. Learn about academic requirements, internships, student organizations and other ways to help provide you with a competitive edge upon entering the field.

Featured Student Internships

Nurse Intern, Presbyterian Health
Strength and Conditioning Intern, Greens Farms Academy
Public Health Intern, Weill Cornell Medicine
Health and Benefits Intern, Aon
Physical Therapy Intern, Jag-One Physical Therapy
Business Intern, Yale New Haven Health
Patient Experience Intern, Maine Health
Volunteer Services Intern, Make-A-Wish
Physical Therapy Aide Intern, Professional Physical Therapy
Certified Nursing Assistant, Main Line Health
Intern, Fairfield CARES Community Coalition
Research Associate Intern, Hartford HealthCare
Intern, Autism Health and Fitness Center
Student Clinical Assistant, Yale New Haven Health

Sample Professions

Athletic training
Exercise science & physiology
Healthcare administration
Healthcare informatics
Nurse practitioner
Occupational therapist
Physical therapist
Physician’s assistant
Registered Nurse
Community health worker
Speech language pathologist
Medical doctor
Public health policy associate

Professional Associations

• American Physical Therapy Association

• American Occupational Therapy Association
• National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

• American Academy of Audiology (AAA)
• American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
• American Academy of Private Practice in Speech Pathology and Audiology
• National Student Speech Language Hearing Association

• American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Connecticut Academy of Physician Assistants

• American Nurses Association
• National Student Nurse’s Association

Community Network

Megan Adornato ’06

Alumni

Senior Vice President, Global Well-being Design & Strategy Citi

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Josh Belluche ’20, ’24

Alumni

Intensive Care Nurse Nuvance Health

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Meredith Bertoni ’19

Alumni

Clinical Trial Associate II Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc

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Dixie Douville

Faculty

Clinical Associate Professor    Sacred Heart University

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Christina Gunther

Faculty

Director, Global Health Programs & Health Science Program    Sacred Heart University

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Daniel Remiszewski

Community Member

Connecticut, Bridgeport
Owner Northeast Medical Institute

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Valerie Wherley

Faculty

Director, Pre-Health Advisement/Advanced Lecturer Sacred Heart University

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Amanda Witkowski ’20

Alumni

Candidate-Doctor of Medicine St, George's University

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Career Outcomes

Outcome data for Sacred Heart University is obtained through the Center for Career & Professional Development, in accordance with national standards. We extend our First-Destination survey to students who have received Bachelor’s Degrees in the respective year are surveyed from the time of graduation, to 12-months following graduation.