{"id":3486,"date":"2019-07-26T13:10:15","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T17:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/health-studies\/?page_id=3486"},"modified":"2024-07-01T13:49:45","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T17:49:45","slug":"careers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/student-resources\/careers\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"entry-title wp-block-heading\">Student Resources<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"SR\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-sr\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-3492\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3492\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/student-resources\/\">Advisers<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3498\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3498\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/student-resources\/forms\/\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3501\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3501\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/student-resources\/graduate-school\/\">Graduate School<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3504\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3504\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/student-resources\/internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3495\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3495\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/public-health\/student-resources\/careers\/\">Careers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Careers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>While some graduates go on to clinical careers, most will opt to attend&nbsp;Master of Public Health programs, or go directly into the workforce upon completion of their&nbsp;undergraduate degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Health differs from &#8220;clinical&#8221; health professions such as&nbsp;physicians, physician assistants, nursing, physical\/occupational therapy by focusing on&nbsp;preventing disease, understanding and addressing health disparities through education, community engagement, and research to promote health and well being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>CLINICAL HEALTH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Related Degrees\/Professions:\u00a0Bachelors in Public Health,\u00a0<span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: 1.5\">Master of Public Health, Health Promotion\u00a0Specialist, Epidemiologist, Health Services\u00a0Administration, Health Policy Analyst<\/span><\/td><td>Related Degrees\/Professions:&nbsp;Physician (MD), Physician&nbsp;<span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: 1.5\">Assistant (PA), Occupational\/Physical&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit;line-height: 1.5\">Therapist (OT\/PT), Registered Dietician (RD),&nbsp;Registered Nurse (RN)<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Benefits: Population\/Communities<\/td><td>Benefits: Individuals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Focuses on: Health<\/td><td>Focuses on: Disease<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goals: Prevention and Health Promotion<\/td><td>Goals: Diagnosis and Treatment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1261\/careers.jpg\" alt=\"graduate working at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island\" class=\"wp-image-150\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Employers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential employers are as diverse and numerous as those choosing to work in this field.&nbsp;They include companies and agencies in the United States and around the world such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>not-for-profit agencies<\/li><li>federal and state agencies<\/li><li>city governments<\/li><li>universities<\/li><li>corporations<\/li><li>pharmaceutical\/biomedical companies<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Job Market<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Health and health care is the largest&nbsp;industry in Rhode Island<\/li><li>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics&nbsp;states that health care will generate&nbsp;3.2 million new jobs between 2008&nbsp;and 2018, more than any other&nbsp;industry<\/li><li>The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics&nbsp;projects that certain professions, such<br>as health educator, epidemiologist,&nbsp;and health administrator, will grow&nbsp;even faster<\/li><li>USDHHS Public Health Study (2005)&nbsp;found that there will be a shortage of<br>250,000 (non-clinical) public health&nbsp;professionals in 2020.<\/li><li>Employment opportunities for health education specialists and community health workers is projected to grow 17% from 2020 to 2030, which is much faster than the average for all occupations. (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)<\/li><li>Growth is the health care and social assistance sector is expected to be driven by the aging population and prevalence of chronic conditions (US Bureau of Labor Statistics)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Career Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are&nbsp;some&nbsp;websites that cater to job listings&nbsp;and opportunities for graduate school. A good approach is to browse these websites for job&nbsp;postings that interest you and use this information to structure your program of study and&nbsp;practicum and internship experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Professional Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apha.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Public Health Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ripha.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rhode Island Public Health Association<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sophe.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society for Public Health Education<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Websites for Job Postings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/cfusion.sph.emory.edu\/PHEC\/index.cfm?CFID=6565377&amp;CFTOKEN=92629846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emory\/Rollins School of Public Health Job Postings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.publichealthjobs.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PublicHealthJobs.net<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchec.org\/job-postings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) Job Postings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.higheredjobs.com\/search\/default.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HigherEdJobs.com<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latinosinhighered.com\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LatinosinHigherEd.com<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/chroniclevitae.com\/job_search\/new?cid=chenav\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chronicle of Higher Ed &#8211; Vitae<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.cdc.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jobs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jobs.nih.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Institutes of Health Jobs<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Resources Careers While some graduates go on to clinical careers, most will opt to attend&nbsp;Master of Public Health programs, or go directly into the workforce upon completion of their&nbsp;undergraduate degree. 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