Welcome to the Healthcare, Life Sciences & the Environment Community!
Students interested in this community may benefit from learning about the variety of career paths in healthcare; understanding the sociological and environmental factors that influence public health, nutrition, patient care and medicine; thinking about ways to improve public health research, environmental justice, food systems; and/or finding out how individuals and organizations can make an impact in sustaining the environment through engineering and conservation (animals, forests, etc.) practices.
Those following this career community are often interested in or working in careers that include, but are not limited to the following areas: Applied Medicine in Healthcare and Non-Profit Organizations, Public Health Policy & Legal Careers, Lab Sciences & Research, Environmental Remediation/Compliance, Wildlife Conservation & Forestry, Soil Science or Air & Water Quality Management, and Environmental Justice & Advocacy.
By following this group, you will understand the skills necessary for pursuing these career paths such as: writing, public speaking, coalition building, interpersonal and intercultural communication, conflict resolution, negotiation, outreach, systems thinking, analysis, forecasting, and problem solving and learn about career pathways that can include (but are not limited to): law, public policy, international development, research and analytics, engineering, community organizing.
It’s tempting to make assumptions about the type of internship, volunteering, or other work experience you’re supposed to pursue with a particular major.
The truth? A Political Science major — or any Tufts major for that matter — doesn’t limit …
Current student Rose Herman shared the following about being an intern at Dekel Lab, MGH Department of Psychiatry…
How did you find this internship?
I cold emailed the PI after browsing the MGH website looking for a lab I might …
The Tufts Environmental Studies Program invites submissions to its 13th annual Environmental Photo Contest.
The contest is open to all Tufts undergraduate students.
Prizes:
First Prize: $150
Second Prize $100
Third Price $50
Ten photos will be selected among all …
Current student Sophia Truex shared the following about being an intern at On the Level…
How did you find this internship?
When I was searching for internships, the first place I checked each week was the Environmental Studies newsletter (ENVS …
Current student Emilia Nathan shared the following about being an intern at Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (MassHealth)…
How did you find this internship?
I found my internship through Handshake during a Tufts Virtual Career Fair!
What …
Lisa Zingman, A’12, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
1. In just a few sentences, please tell us about your current job/graduate program/vocational endeavor.
I am a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children …
Current student Vance Boyd shared the following about being an intern at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program…
How did you find this internship?
I first heard of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) when my Grandma …