Page 4 - Health and Wellness Viewbook 2022

WITH A FOCUS ON HEALTH AND

WELLNESS STUDIES, YOU COULD BE:

• A primary care physician, a nurse or a
medical specialist.

• A dietitian or nutritionist, helping
people avoid or overcome illness,
obesity or poor eating habits.
• An athletic trainer, aiding in
the prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation of sports injuries.

• A leader in organizing, directing
and managing fitness and wellness
programs in a corporate, commercial
or clinical setting.
LEARN BEYOND THE
• A physical or occupational therapist,
helping people overcome the effects CLASSROOM.
of injury or disability.
Oregon State offers a resource-rich
• A health policy expert leading reforms environment that encourages you to
in health services. combine your studies in health and wellness
• An administrator in a hospital, long- with opportunities like the Honors College
term care facility or other health and study abroad programs.
services organization.
DISCOVER, TEST AND SOLVE
• A public health professional, focusing
on risk reduction and disease THROUGH RESEARCH.
prevention among diverse populations.
Like internships, research experience can
• A pharmacist, working with physicians give you an advantage when applying to
and other members of a patient’s graduate and professional programs. In
health care team. most health areas, you’ll have opportunities
• A veterinarian, taking care of pets to make real contributions to faculty and
and farm animals or ensuring a safe graduate students’ research projects — or
food supply. pursue your own.