Sample job
titles of Davidson alums with Pre-Med or Medical Humanities majors
or concentrations:
Accountant 76
Anesthesiologist 88
Battalion Commander 78
Clinical Project Associate 87
Dentist 84
Director of Market Research 77
Director of Pain Control Center 78
Endodontist 72
Environmental Scientist 64
Financial Consultant 73
Infectious Disease Physician '86
Manager of Corporate Finance 80
Medical Director 74
Missionary 79
Neurologist '90
Otolaryngologist 87
Pediatrician 84
Photographer 74
Physician '90
Professor 77
Psychiatrist 67
Research & Development Manager 73
Surgeon 74
Veterinarian 86
Other job
titles for Pre-Medical majors:
Attorney
Chiropractor
Forensic Pathologist
Hospital Administrator
Medical Illustrator
Nurse Midwife
Nurse Practitioner
Physicians Associate
Psychologist
Registered Nurse
Teacher
Technical Writer
Types of
employers:
Academic & Professional Journals
Biotechnology Industry
Educational Institutions
Government Agencies
Hospitals & Health Care Facilities
Insurance Companies
Military
Nonprofit Organizations
Pharmaceutical Companies
Public Health Departments
Research and Development Firms
Veterinary Clinics
Resources in
the Career Services Library:
Over 1200 books, pamphlets, and periodicals are available in the
Careers Library to help you with self-assessment, career
exploration, the job search, and graduate school planning.
Some good library resources for Pre-Med/Medical Humanities
majors looking for career information include
Becoming a Physician
Career Opportunities in Health Care
Careers for Health Nuts
Careers in Nursing
College Majors Handbook
Complete Book of Medical Schools
Great Jobs for Liberal Arts Majors
Jump Start Your Career in BioScience
North Carolina Health Careers
Opportunities in Dental Care Careers
Physician Assistant Programs Directory
Resource Guide to Careers in Toxicology
Other
sources of information:
Career counselors and faculty members are great resources.
Visit the Careers Office early and often, and make time to talk to
professors in your major and related fields. Professional
associations are excellent sources of career and employment
information, and many of them have websites. Surf the internet,
keeping in mind that many colleges and universities have websites
for their Career Centers and for each academic major, many of
which include career and employment information as well as links
to professional associations and other useful websites.
Consult the following organizations and websites for more
information:
American
Academy of Physician Assistants
http://www.aapa.org/
American
Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/
American
Medical Women's Association
http://www.amwa-doc.org/index.html
Careers in
Dentistry
http://www.dent.unc.edu/careers
Davidson
College Medical Humanities Program
http://www2.davidson.edu/academics/acad_depts/medhum/medhum_home.asp
Davidson
College Pre-Medicine Program
http://www.davidson.edu/academic/PreMed/index.htm
Univ. of
Delaware Career Services Center, Major
Resource Kits
www.udel.edu/CSC/mrk.html
(Current
as of 12/05)
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