VCU University Career Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Health & Medical Career Resources
Local Employment Resources
Major Area Hospitals:
 http://www.henricodoctorshospital.com/
 http://jobs.inova.org/
 http://uvajobsbeyondmeasure.com/
 http://www.sentara.com/Employment/Pages/Employment.aspx
 http://www.carilionclinic.org/Carilion/careers
 http://careers.bonsecours.com/
 http://www.wvunitedhealthsystem.org/
 http://www.healthsouth.com/
Additional Health-Related Employment Resources:
 http://www.theagapecenter.com/Hospitals/Virginia.htm: A listing of all major/minor hospitals
in Virginia
 http://www.fanfreeclinic.org/: is a small clinic so you will gain wonderful exposure to health
care and public health just by being present
 http://www.yourlibrary.ca/findall/community/csd.cfm: Listing of Richmond Community
Services
 http://health-centers.findthebest.com/directory/d/Virginia/RICHMOND: Directory of
Richmond community health centers
Websites & Resources
Career Exploration & Research
 www.explorehealthcareers.org: extensive collection of information about health careers
broken down by area of healthcare
 http://library.thinkquest.org/15569/: Medical Career Clusters, Employment information,
Interactive Career Finder
 http://science.education.nih.gov/home2.nsf/feature/index.htm: NIH- educational resources
page
 http://www.myhealthcareer.org/index.jsf: Interactive planning resource for any medical field
 https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/specialties/: AAMC’s list of medical
specialties
Job Banks/Resource Identification Websites
 http://rileyguide.com/health.html: Collection of health related links to a variety of resources
 http://www.khake.com/page22.html: Guide to Health Careers and Other Related Medical Sites
 http://www.health.gov/nhic/alphakeyword.htm: Health information resource database
 http://www.healthmantra.com/nontrad1.shtml: Alternative health care information
 www.healthlinks.net: A collection of health links
Volunteer, Internship, Experiential Resources
 http://www.vcuhealth.org/volunteers/index.html: VCU Health System/MCV Hospitals
Volunteer Services
 http://people.rit.edu/gtfsbi/Symp/premed.htm: Colleges and Universities that offer academic
internships or co-ops for biology and medical students
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http://www.columbia.edu/cu/biology/ug/intern.html: General medical internship listing site
http://www.campusaccess.com/internships/health-medical.html: Internship listings at major
medical organizations
http://www.vcu.edu/uc/prehealth/documents/volunteerpositions.pdf: VCU Pre-health
advising’s collection of resources for health volunteer opportunities in the Richmond area
https://www.aamc.org/members/great/61052/great_summerlinks.html: AAMC’s listing of
summer internships
http://www.globalmedicalprojects.co.uk/: International medical internships
http://www.ahec.vcu.edu/volunteer.htm: Virginia AHEC (Area Health Education Centers)
Program Volunteer Opportunities
Job Search Resources
 www.healthecareers.com/: An international online career service for healthcare job seekers
and health employers
 http://www.biojobnet.com/: Find jobs in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and
the life sciences by market
 www.acs.org: ACS has a substantial Careers section, including internships and many other jobs
 www.healthcarejobs.org: Health care jobs
 www.medhunting.com: Medical and healthcare jobs
 www.healthjobsusa.com: Absolutely Health Care
 http://www.healthcareerweb.com/a: Health Career Web
 http://www.medzilla.com/: For jobs in all health care specialties
 http://www.hospitaljobsonline.com/: View jobs from hospitals across the country
 http://www.careervitals.com/: access to all available medical and healthcare jobs online
Professional Organizations & Associations
 http://www.theagapecenter.com/Organizations/Virginia.htm: listing of all health related
organizations’ local Virginia branches
 http://pohly.com/assoc2.html: Directory of Health Professional Associations
 http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/links/student_orgs: Student Health Professional
Associations
 http://www.voma-net.org/: Virginia Osteopathic Medical Association
 http://www.faseb.org: The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
 http://www.holisticmedicine.org/: American Holistic Medical Association
Additional Resources
 http://www.studentdoctor.net/: A non-profit educational network, maintained by students
 http://www.postdocjobs.com/jobseekers/: Search extensive job info for postdoctoral,
university and science jobs
 https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/cim/specialties/: The AAMCs resource for
specialties for physicians
 http://www.medschool.vcu.edu/audience/medstudents.html: VCU med school resource for
students
 http://www.nrmp.org/: National Residency Match Program information
 http://www.princetonreview.com/medical/mcat-information.aspx: MCAT Information
Questions? Please contact Sara Kohout, Pre-health and MCV Career Consultant at smkohout@vcu.edu
or 804-827-0414.