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.  

Event Recap: Physician Assistant Morning Brew Interview

On Monday, November 16, 2020 from 9:00am-12:30pm, The Center for Career and Professional Development hosted its first in a series of Morning Brew Interviews in partnership with Kathy Strauch of SOHO Health to engage their members with SHU’s upcoming graduates …

By Helen Boyke
Helen Boyke Director of Alumni, Veteran and Graduate Career Development
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More green spaces can help boost air quality, reduce heart disease deaths

Green spaces — trees, shrubs and grasses — can improve air quality and may lower heart disease deaths, according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2020. The meeting will be held virtually, Friday, …

By Katelyn Norkowski
Katelyn Norkowski
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U.S. Medical School Applications Soar in Covid-19 Era

Medical schools are reporting record application numbers as the coronavirus sparks a new wave of prospective students to become doctors. Read more here…

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-medical-school-applications-soar-in-covid-19-era-11600688871

By Patti Moran
Patti Moran
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Community Network

  • Senior Vice President, Global Health Promotion Programs Citi
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  • Registered Nurse Yale New Haven Hospital – Saint Raphael
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  • Clinical Research Coordinator Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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  • Clinical Associate Professor    Sacred Heart University  
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  • Director, Global Health Programs & Health Science Program    Sacred Heart University   
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Daniel Remiszewski

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  • Connecticut, Bridgeport
  • Owner Northeast Medical Institute
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  • Director, Pre-Health Advisement/Advanced Lecturer Sacred Heart University   
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  • Clinical Information Manager Envision Healthcare
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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.

 

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  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

First Destination

SHU Pioneers pursue a variety of careers paths after graduation; most recent respondents indicated they are:

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