Health and Medicine: Exploring Medicine as a Career

The decision to become a doctor cannot be made in the classroom. You can begin to test your interest in medicine by shadowing physicians and by volunteering several hours a week in a health-care setting. There are countless opportunities in the community to explore the health-care field, for example, interning in a pediatric hospital, working with a hospice program or helping with an AIDS-prevention program.

• Check out health-related internships and jobs listed at the Monstertrak site. Using the keywords "health" and "medicine", you can access listings for clinical and research opportunities.
• Explore general summer options at the OCS web site.
• See our sections on opportunities during the academic year and suring the summer
• See An Introduction to Internships (a PDF file) or pick up a hard copy at OCS.
• Consider participating in the Medical Career Exploration Volunteer Program at Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Check out the listings of health and medicine-related volunteer opportunities in the Boston area, organized by the Albert Schweitzer Fellows.
• Attend a Resume Workshop or have your resume and cover letter reviewed by a counselor during Resume Review walk-in hours. Call (617) 495-7784 for details, or check our online calendar.
• Explore funding options in the Fellowship Office.
• Consider Global Opportunities.
• Check the postings at the Student Employment web site, which lists part-time work and information about Harvard Club alumni/ae contacts and Harvard research opportunities.
• Sign up for the Harvard Career Internship Program, an opportunity to intern with Harvard alumni/ae during Spring Break.
• Check out the Crimson Compass [using Compass] dataSbase, a great resource allowing you to contact Harvard and Radcliffe alumni/ae who have offered to advise students on their respective careers.