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Planning your Future in Public Health

Whether you’re a first-year student or getting ready to graduate, there are plenty of things you can be doing at every stage to accelerate your momentum as you move upward & onward. 

Looking for a good starting point? 

Visit the UC San Diego Career Center's plan for your future page.  You can start off strong and begin your roadmap, see what exciting opportunities await, going beyond the basics with in-depth resources and useful inside info by exploring your interests, and you can pinpoint your path by utilizing the online assessment tools that will uncover career and post-graduate paths that resonate with your personality, strengths, work style and compotencies.  

HealthBeat CareerGuide

UC San Diego Triton Career Guide

Hexagon including 6 descriptors and associated Public Health careers, including: Realistic - Public Health Veterinarian, Public Health Dentist; Investigative - Epidemiologist, Environmental Health Specialist, Health Services Researcher; Artistic - Public Health Communications Specialist; Social - Health Educator, Health Promotion Specialist; Enterprising - Public Health Policymaker; Public Health Planner; Conventional - Biostatistician, Data Administrator