Explore
Shining a light on the many opportunities in health and health care.
Many Bryn Mawr students ask about dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physician assistant, public health, and veterinary medicine. However, various other careers enable individuals to serve the public through health care. We at HPAO are eager to help you explore and prepare for any health profession.
Start Your Journey
Resources
Within most health fields, there are possibilities to craft careers with different emphases (e.g., research, administration, policy), to serve in various contexts (e.g., community, institutional settings), or to serve different populations (e.g., pediatric, geriatric). To learn about all health professions and consider whether a health care career would be a good fit for you, visit this comprehensive resource: ExploreHealthCareers.org.
Some professionals combine training in multiple fields (e.g., MD/PhD, MSN/JD, MPH/MSW, PT/MBA).
- Acupuncture
- Chiropractic
- Genetic Counseling
- Health Administration
- Health Information Management
- Medical Writing
- Naturopathic Medicine
- Nursing
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Nurse Midwifery
- Occupational Therapy
- Optometry
- Pharmacy
- Physician Assistant
- Physical Therapy
- Podiatric Medicine
- Psychology and Mental Health
- Social Work: Health-Focused Practice
- Speech-Language Pathology
Schedule an Appointment
You can make an appointment with Assistant Dean Gail G. Glicksman to discuss the prehealth pathways that interest you.
Contact Us
Health Professions Advising Office
Park Science Building
Room 349
610-526-7350
hpao@brynmawr.edu
Open year-round
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.