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Healthcare Pathway

Learn to prevent, diagnose and treat medical conditions – or work in research, technology and other roles in health and wellness organizations.

Opportunities

Find your niche — in the classroom and beyond. We’ll help you find your passion and build skills for your career. These are just a few of the resources you’ll have access to at WVU that will prepare you life after WVU.

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Student Organizations

Start your professional network (and add leadership experience to your résumé) by joining major-related clubs.

Biomedical Engineering Society
Exercise Physiology Club
Exercise Physiology Club
Global Medical Brigades
National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association
Student Association of Public Health (SAPH)
WVU Neuroscience Club
WVU Student Branch of the American Society for Microbiology
WVU Student HIM Association (WVUSHIMA)
WVU Student Nurses' Association

Facilities

Develop real-world skills in our specialized laboratories, clinics and research centers.

Center for Advanced Imaging
Electron Microscopy Core Facility
Health Research Center
Human Cadaver Lab
Human Performance Lab
Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety (STEPS) Center
Speech, Language and Hearing Center
WVU Health Sciences
WVU Medicine J. W. Ruby Memorial Hospital
West Virginia Clinical and Translational Science Institute

Courses

Personalize your curriculum with classes related to your interests and career goals.

ART 410: Introduction to Visual Arts Therapy
BIOL 420: Genomics
CHEM 460: Forensic Chemistry
CSAD 234: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing
EXPH 367: Exercise Nutrition
HIIM 247: Registries in Healthcare
IMMB 310: Bacterial Pathogenesis
PALM 380: Introduction to Immunology
PATH 440: Clinical Hematology
SOWK 380: Child Welfare

Careers

Wondering where this pathway leads? Check out some possible jobs.

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Why WVU?

Carly LaPole
Nursing

"The biggest deciding factor for choosing WVU School of Nursing was the fact that clinicals started sophomore year. Many of the other schools I looked into didn't begin clinical experience until junior year. I'm a hands-on learner, so being exposed to the hospital a whole year ahead of most other schools, as well as having the STEPS lab, made me feel confident in choosing WVU."

Related Majors

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