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Northwestern University

Career 911: Your Future Job in Medicine and Healthcare

This course aims to help high school students, recent graduates, and those considering career transitions explore health care career options and learn strategies for entry into the health care workforce and health related fields. There are lots of amazing job opportunities in medicine and healthcare! Join us, as we share the strategies and secrets for getting those jobs. This course will introduce you to healthcare professions, help you map a path towards a health career, and impart skills relevant for any career, including: articulating your personal story, resume and cover letter writing, job search, interviewing, professional networking, and professional communications. In this course, you will hear the personal stories, experiences, and journeys of dozens of people who work in health related careers. You will also have the opportunity to connect with a supportive community of students, mentors, and health care professionals to explore your interests, find resources, and discover exciting new opportunities. The course features more than 50 different guests and lecturers, including Northwestern University faculty from Feinberg School of Medicine; the Kellogg School of Management; the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications; the School of Professional Studies; Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences; and the School of Communication. The course is also a resource and tool through which educators, parents, career counselors and others can support students’ career readiness and professional advancement.

Status: Personal Development
Status: Overcoming Obstacles
Course21 hours

Featured reviews

JN

Reviewed Jun 20, 2022

The class was great. I really learned from the video clips and the portfolio

TS

Reviewed May 2, 2025

This course has a lot of useful information for beginners and makes you practice important job hunting skills.

AN

Reviewed Sep 19, 2022

A​ great course to understand how keyplayers support the healthcare industry and how you can better prepare yourself to support & emulate healthcare leaders!

M

Reviewed Nov 23, 2020

A very important course for the knowledge of various medical fields and their job opportunities.

AP

Reviewed Jun 14, 2023

Wonderful, fantastic way to achieve Medicine and health care certificate

BB

Reviewed Nov 20, 2019

an amazing course take you teachers for this beneficial information

R

Reviewed Dec 13, 2022

Its really exiting to complete this course though it was a bit challenging ,ultimately i manage to to secure the required grades and once again i thank you my instructors .

KS

Reviewed Jan 16, 2019

Perfect for anyone advancing down the Health career pathway!

AM

Reviewed May 16, 2021

I came in a novice, left a healthcare champion, Thank you.

PG

Reviewed Feb 5, 2019

This course is nice. And every medical student should do it.

TG

Reviewed Sep 12, 2016

I took this course, because I'm an CNA and a CHHA. I want to become an RN, and this course runs down everyone's job in Healthcare. It's been very interesting to see every job in the healthcare field.

AM

Reviewed Feb 14, 2021

Informative, decisive and emotional lessons. I like the way they share many healthcare workers' testimonies that inspire me to search for my career path in the future.

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