STEM Connect Community: Healthcare, Biotech & Global Public Health

Healthcare Industry

Healthcare encompasses a wide range of opportunities and career paths.  According to Money magazine, the healthcare industry is on pace to become the largest job sector in the U.S. economy and, over the next decade, healthcare spending is projected to account for one out of every five dollars spent (source: AUPHA). You can find entry-level positions as a policy analyst with state-level government, privately-funded health organization, or as a consultant with healthcare and life sciences consulting firms. However, many health policy reform positions require an advanced degree such as a master’s in public health or a master’s in business with a focus on healthcare management.

BioInnovation, BioEngineering & BioTechnology

Bio-Innovation uses the Biological or Physiological sciences as Technology. It can include Biotech, Diagnostics, Medtech, Biomaterials, Therapeutics, Pharma, BioPharma, SynBio. Learn more about attributes needed in BioInnovation. Biotechnology involves research with organisms and biological processes. In its initial research and development phase, a biotechnology company requires individuals with advanced degrees, but as the company moves into a manufacturing phase, more individuals with good basic science and laboratory skills are needed, enabling strong entry-level employment. The number of firms devoted to biotechnology research and manufacture of products is growing. Industries that apply biotechnology techniques include human therapeutics and diagnostics, pharmaceutical, veterinary, agricultural, food processing, aquaculture, chemicals, waste management, energy and environmental protection, forensics, and the application of medicine and science to law. Government and universities also employ individuals educated in biotechnology.

Global Public Health

Global Health is the health of human populations in a global context that transcends the perspectives and concerns of individual nations. It focuses on achieving health equity for all people through partnership-based action and often includes a medical focus. Public Health is usually focused on the health of a population in a specific community, country, and policy context. It is primarily concerned with preventing disease and prolonging life through informed individual choices and tends to be less medically focused. Many believe that global and public health are synonymous and refer to the field as Global Public Health. For them, the field is dedicated to better health for all, with particular attention to the needs of the most vulnerable populations and a basic commitment to health as a human right. Positions in global public health can be found in the US and abroad in non-profits, advocacy organizations, NGO’s, multinational organizations, humanitarian services, global health/healthcare consulting firms, foundations, think tanks, and academic research. Visit “This is Public Health” website for events.

Yale Career Guides, industry terms and definitions can be found in Career Resources below.

American Heart Association Undergraduate Fellowships Accepting Applications

Qualified undergraduate students are invited to apply for a 10-week mentored research fellowship.

The Yale Cardiovascular Medicine and American Heart Association (AHA) Undergraduate Research Fellowship is now accepting applicants for the next session, beginning June 1, 2023. Interested applicants should 

By Kristin McJunkins
Kristin McJunkins Director, Health Professions Advising & STEM Connect
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Yawkey Community Service Funded Internship Application Deadline Extension

Are you an undergraduate student who seeks funding for a community service summer internship that will be located in New Haven, Boston, Providence, and their surrounding areas?

Apply now for this competitive fellowship through the Student Grants Database

New Deadline: …

By Jorimel Zaldivar
Jorimel Zaldivar Senior Associate Director for Common Good Careers
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Medical Assistant Position; Benefits included; Ear, Nose and Throat Center – Stamford, CT

Full time medical assistant position available at the Ear, Nose and Throat Center, in a busy but friendly physician’s office in Stamford, CT. Duties range from obtaining medical histories, and educating patients, to assisting with in office procedures. Medical assistants …

By Stephanie DelVento
Stephanie DelVento Senior Administrative Assistant, Health Professions Advising/STEM Connect
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AI Resume Review and Mock Interviews: Big Interview

Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) is a term you may have heard of, and if not, you will soon.

Through the Big Interview AI Resume Review, students can upload their draft resume and a job description and receive an ATS review, …

By Yale Office of Career Strategy
Yale Office of Career Strategy
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Charnice’s Corner: Five Facts & Five Things I Love About Being an Edward A. Bouchet Fellow

In this post, I write about the history and goals of the Mellon Mays and Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Research Fellowship Programs. After delving into some information about the structure of the program, I share my experience thus far as …

By Charnice Hoegnifioh
Charnice Hoegnifioh
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