Pathways to Healthcare Careers
SWCAHEC provides pipeline programs that introduce students to a variety of healthcare career options, connects them with training resources, and helps support them in their chosen path.
A career in healthcare offers many rewards and there are so many different kinds of jobs in the field. We provide resources that will help you learn more about healthcare careers. What are the different healthcare careers? What kind of skills and knowledge are needed for these careers? What kind of education do I need? What are the approximate salaries for these positions? The resources below will answer those questions and more!
Nursing Career Pathways
Allied Health Profession Pathway
Behavioral Health Pathway
Behavioral Health Pathway – Download video
Oral Healthcare Pathway Video
Nutrition Pathway
Physician Pathway (Coming soon)
Public Health Pathway
Exercise Physiology Pathway (Coming soon)
Mentoring Series – details coming soon
Valuable Healthcare Career Resources
- Healthcare Career Information
- Dept of Labor-Healthcare Occupations Handbook
- My Next Move– Type in desired job field and gives snapshot, along with career video.
- More User-Friendly Healthcare Career Information
- Career Path Information
- A Book of Healthcare Career Options
- Healthcare Career Pathway
- Ultimate Medical – Guide
How can I prepare for a career in healthcare?
The SWCAHEC Pre-Healthcare Career Portfolio
The SWCAHEC Pre-Healthcare Career Portfolio contains some of the skills that are essential to pursuing a career in healthcare. Participants will be responsible for tracking their progress toward these skills by recording events, coursework, and other learning experiences in this portfolio. SWCAHEC will have resources online including recorded workshops and links to related resources and content that will contribute to the completion of the portfolio. Participants are also welcome at all appropriate SWCAHEC trainings and workshops and staff will connect participants with resources in the community that would build their portfolios. Please contact Kate Hartzell at [email protected] with questions.