Healthcare & Life Sciences

This career circle is for any student who is interested in pursuing a career in the fields of Healthcare and/or the Life Sciences.

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Do you have questions about internships, graduate school, or your future career? Or are you unsure what your first step should be? Speak with a coach via Zoom or stop by Toppel for in-person coaching, Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Feel free to email us at toppel@miami.edu if you need assistance outside of our drop-in coaching hours.

Alumni mentors can help students thrive

A program pairing alumni with students through the Toppel Career Center helped Rosenstiel School senior Juliana Bevacqua and a few others find jobs this spring.

From left, Juliana Bevacqua, graduating this week, with her mentor Richard Pollack, an alumnus of …

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Nurse Practitioner vs. Physician Assistant: Which Career Path Is Right for You?

If you’re thinking about a career in healthcare but don’t want to spend a decade in medical school, becoming a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician assistant (PA) could be the perfect path. These two roles are often compared because they …

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17 Non-clinical Healthcare Jobs for a Rewarding Career Behind the Scenes

While clinical healthcare jobs like doctor and nurse often take center stage, non-clinical healthcare careers play an essential role in the industry, making a significant impact on patient care and the overall healthcare system. These jobs are usually behind the …

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Featured Resources

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MMI Interview: The Ultimate Guide (150 Sample Questions Included)

MMI Interview: The Ultimate Guide (150 Sample Questions Included)

Learn how to answer different types of MMI interview questions. Plus, access a list of medical schools that use MMI.

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Visible Body: Interactive 3D Anatomy

Visible Body: Interactive 3D Anatomy

Visible Body offers interactive 3D anatomy solutions with fully dissectible models, animations, and simulations, alongside flashcards, quizzes, and biology/anatomy videos.

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Healthcare eCareers Hub

Healthcare eCareers Hub

Health eCareers connects healthcare professionals with career opportunities and resources like job boards, news, and salary insights, exclusively for recruiters, …

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The Student Doctor Network

The Student Doctor Network

Student Doctor Network is helping build a diverse doctor workforce by providing a wide range of free resources to help …

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BioSpace: Your Gateway to the Life Sciences Industry

BioSpace: Your Gateway to the Life Sciences Industry

BioSpace is the go-to digital platform for life science news and job opportunities, connecting innovative organizations with skilled professionals worldwide.

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Job Market DataIn partnership withLightcast logo

Are you looking to use real-time job market data to make informed decisions about your future career path, explore relevant salary data, or identify the skills you need to build or market to get your next role? Use the following tool to explore your options.

There are two ways to navigate this tool:

  1. Keyword Search: Search for the title of the job you’re looking to pursue, or skills you may have that could be relevant for a particular career path.
  2. Narrow Down by Industry + Occupation: If you have a general sense of the industry you’d like to pursue, you can narrow down the occupations within a given industry to help you decide.

First, choose an industry of interest, then filter for occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Type in a keyword to select a relevant occupation. (If you'd like to see data for a specific location only, filter by state.)

Featured Jobs & Internships

Thousands of internship and job opportunities are posted on Handshake by employers specifically looking to hire students. The following job and internship opportunities were pulled from Handshake for your career circle.

For thousands more opportunities, log in to Handshake. All UM students have a Handshake account that is automatically created for them when they enroll at the U. All you have to do is log in to Handshake to activate your account.

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Skill Building with LinkedIn Learning

Access and explore on-demand LinkedIn Learning content (courses and videos) that can help you identify and build skills needed to be successful in your future career. Here, you can find relevant LinkedIn Learning content featured for your career circle.

Exploring the Top Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare

Taught by Christine Alexander
Are you interested in pivoting into a career in healthcare? Instructor Christine Alexander introduces ten high-demand, entry-level jobs in healthcare…

SAS Essential Training: 1 Descriptive Analysis for Healthcare Research

Taught by Monika Wahi
After literally decades on the scene, SAS is still an industry leader in the world of big data. If healthcare…

SAS Essential Training: 2 Regression Analysis for Healthcare Research

Taught by Monika Wahi
SAS is a venerable data analytics platform that boasts millions of users worldwide and a slew of useful features. In…

SQL for Healthcare Professionals

Taught by Thais Cooke
In this course, healthcare data analyst Thais Cooke shows you how to integrate SQL in the field of healthcare. With…

Descriptive Healthcare Analytics in R

Taught by Monika Wahi
Analyze behavior and risk using R, the open-source statistical computing software. R provides an environment and a language you can…

AI in Healthcare: Transforming Bedside Outcomes

Taught by Zain Khalpey, MD, PhD, FACS
The healthcare landscape is being transformed by AI, creating both opportunities and challenges for medical professionals. This course bridges the…

Consulting Foundations: Client Management and Relationships

Taught by Elizabeth Lotardo
Client relationships are the foundation of your consulting business. Whether you work for a big firm or are going solo…

How to Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Taught by Cinematic Health Education
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) play a critical role in helping nursing homes and hospitals function effectively and efficiently. These health…

Engage with Your Customers Using Podcasts

Taught by Alex Chisnall
Podcasts are a powerful tool for building deeper connections with your customers, but creating a podcast that truly engages takes…

Excel for Healthcare: Practical Applications and Skills

Taught by Wuraola Oyewusi
Looking to upskill as a healthcare professional? This hands-on course is designed to equip healthcare workers with practical Excel skills…

A Master Class in United States Health Insurance Benefits

Taught by Pete Mockaitis | How to Be Awesome at Your Job
Health insurance in the United States can feel overwhelming to navigate. In this audio-only course, Dr. Noor Ali breaks down…

Mastering the Business of Consultancy: Strategy, Marketing, and Client Success

Taught by Tiffany St James
Running a consultancy business is about more than just expertise—it’s about creating systems that drive profitability while delivering maximum value…

Think Like a Doctor to Make Executive Decisions

Taught by John Whyte
If you pay really close attention, you can learn a lot about decision-making from doctors. It may seem like they…

The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health

Taught by Barton Poulson
Data analytics plays an increasingly pivotal role in how we go about managing our healthcare systems and personal health. This…

The AI-Driven Healthcare Administrator

Taught by Wuraola Oyewusi
This tips course is designed to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills to harness the power of artificial…

Project Management: Healthcare Projects

Taught by Bob McGannon
Healthcare projects have their own unique set of needs and challenges, including privacy concerns and regulatory constraints. Learn how to…

Hands-on Data Science and AI for Healthcare

Taught by Wuraola Oyewusi
Healthcare is chock-full of all kinds of data, which makes it one of the best fields to apply analytic data…

Top 10 Skills for Healthcare Data Analysts

Taught by Ben Sullins
The healthcare industry is one of the most complex and demanding industries in the world. And one of the most…

Using Public Health Data Sources

Taught by Madecraft
Certain events bring big data into the public eye. During the COVID-19 pandemic, an extensive amount of data has been…

Occupational Safety and Health: Blood-Borne Pathogens

Taught by Jim Rogers
Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms in human blood that can cause disease. These pathogens include, but are not limited to,…

LinkedIn Learning is free for currently enrolled University of Miami students. You must have a CaneID to access LinkedIn Learning. Click on “View All LinkedIn Learning Courses” to browse through all the content featured for your career circle.

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Skill Building Through Virtual Company Projects

Build valuable career skills and get a taste of industry experience via short virtual projects created by top companies across the globe on the Forage platform. Click on "View All Projects" to view all experiences for this career community. To check out projects across all the career communities and relevant practice interview questions, here.

Work Ready Skills Experience with RateMyPlacement/DBL

Chemistry Experience with LifeArc

Life Sciences: Biology Research Experience with LifeArc

Patent Strategy & Prosecution Experience with Morrison Foerster

Life Sciences & Health Care Law Experience with Hogan Lovells US

Public Health Policy & Management Experience with Australasian Society for HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine

Wondering how to list a completed project on your resume/CV or LinkedIn profile? Review the Forage referencing policy.

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Featured Industry & Career Guides

Vault offers comprehensive industry and career guides that provide insights into industry work life and advice for students and alumni on kickstarting their careers. You can access 170+ guides on our Custom Career Content site to help you explore career paths and gain valuable information that will help you make informed career decisions.

Vault Guide to Nursing Jobs, Second Edition

Vault Guide to Nursing Jobs, Second Edition

The Vault Guides to Jobs series provides essential information about key careers and industries, with an emphasis on preparing for …

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Vault Career Guide to Health Care Management, Fifth Edition

Vault Career Guide to Health Care Management, Fifth Edition

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Vault Career Guide to Consulting, Fourth Edition

Vault Career Guide to Consulting, Fourth Edition

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Cane2Cane Mentors

Explore careers, prepare for your future, and connect with industry professionals. Exclusive to our University of Miami community, Cane2Cane is a social network where 'Canes receive help navigating from college to career. No matter who you know, or don't know, connect and learn from professionals across 60+ industries who are eager to help you prepare for your career journey.

Arielle Swilley

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington, DC
  • Public Health Analyst Global Health and Education Projects, Inc.
Meet Arielle

Carly Winokur

Alumni Mentor
  • United States
  • Solutions Consultant Carrum Health
Meet Carly

Sabrina Taldone

Alumni Mentor
  • Physician University of Miami
Meet Sabrina

DANIEL SAMANO

Faculty & Staff Mentors
  • Miami, FL
  • Mentor University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Meet DANIEL

Laura Mannering

Alumni Mentor
  • Washington, District
  • Owner, Doctor of Physical Therapy Laura Mannering Physical Therapy
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Xavier Scott

Alumni Mentor
  • Hollywood, FL
  • Ph.D. student Miller School of Medicine
Meet Xavier

Kathleen Stoner

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, Florida
  • Manager of Employee Wellbeing | Employee Safety Liaison Nicklaus Children's Health System
Meet Kathleen

Danielle Schlazer

Alumni Mentor
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Registered Nurse UCLA Health
Meet Danielle

Bhumi Patel

Alumni Mentor
  • Winter Garden, Florida
  • Clinical Research Coordinator AdventHealth
Meet Bhumi

Arthur Merla

Alumni Mentor
  • Aventura, FL
  • Pharmacy Manager CVS Pharmacy
Meet Arthur

Raymond Augustin

Alumni Mentor
  • Miami, FL
  • Regional VPof Healthcare Sales AeroScout
Meet Raymond

Nolan Jaeger

Alumni Mentor
  • Jonesboro, AR
  • Plastic Surgeon United States Department of Defense
Meet Nolan

Join your peers on Cane2Cane to connect with a 'Cane who can help you achieve your career goals! You can search for connections in the Cane2Cane community by applying various filters, such as industry, location, degree, and more!  

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JOBSCAN

The more effectively you can tailor your resume for a specific job, the better your chances are. Easily optimize your resume by completing a scan below. By scanning and comparing your resume versus any job description Jobscan will give you an instant analysis of how well your resume is tailored for a particular job and how it can be even better optimized for an applicant tracking system (ATS). To start, paste in the text of your resume then paste the text of the job posting you’re interested in, and press Scan.