Do you like helping people? Are you interested in science and the human body? Then you should think about a career in the health professions. From athletics training, exercise physiology, sports medicine, and therapeutic recreation to health fitness, health sciences, nursing, and radiation therapy, the programs in the College of Nursing and Health Professions prepare you for some of the jobs in highest demand today. And you have an edge:
- Studying in the heart of greater Portland, you get access to internships and clinical assignments at some of the finest health care facilities in the nation
- Professors are, or have been, practicing health care professionals who bring their field experiences to the classroom and their industry connections to you
- You can participate in research from your first year. For example, students have conducted projects on the aerobic and anaerobic energy expenditure while performing intense bouts of cycling, studied the use of exercise testing in the diagnosis of heart and pulmonary diseases, and presented papers on the topic “A Bad Day Doesn’t Have to Last Forever.”
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