Career
Academy
Build the skills to enter healthcare, lead well, and keep growing.
• ACADEMY
Careers Academy prepares current and aspiring non-clinical healthcare leaders for the realities of today's workplace. Practical operations training is paired with human-centered leadership development so participants can strengthen their skills, understand the healthcare system, and make purposeful decisions about what comes next.
• WHO CAREERS ACADEMY SERVES
Explorers
High school students, college students, and career changers learning how clinical and non-clinical roles work together across the healthcare system.
Emerging professionals
Frontline staff, new supervisors, and early-career managers developing the operational and interpersonal skills required to lead effectively.
Transitioners
Experienced professionals from fields such as hospitality, finance, education, technology, and the military who want to translate their capabilities into healthcare careers.
Orgs and educators
Schools, workforce-development programs, unions, healthcare organizations, and community partners seeking practical learning experiences for their students or employees.
Practical capability. Human understanding. A clearer path forward.
Healthcare-industry knowledge and career awareness
Operations and process-improvement skills
Lean Management and A3 problem-solving
Communication, collaboration, and ethical decision-making
Responsible use of technology, data, and AI
Self-awareness and professional identity
Individual development and career planning
What participants develop
Ways to learn
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Short, applied learning experiences that help participants build a specific management or leadership capability and use it in the workplace.
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Programs that introduce participants to clinical and non-clinical careers, education requirements, workplace realities, and emerging opportunities across healthcare.
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Scholarships tied to career-exploration coursework (as with the NYU High School Academy Exploring Careers in Dentistry course), removing cost as a barrier to entering the pathway.
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Structured partnerships among students, schools, and healthcare organizations, including placement design, supervisory support, mentoring, workshops, and student feedback.
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A CEU-accredited humanities-based leadership certificate for students and working professionals that combines technical capability with reflection, empathy, ethics, and communication.
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Courses, workshops, and learning pathways adapted to a partner's participants, goals, schedule, and healthcare context.
Featured programs
• OUR WORK
Healthcare Careers Pathway Program
An immersive introduction to healthcare careers that connects students with practicing professionals, hands-on activities, and information about education, salaries, and career outlooks. Learn More →
Internship Services & Student Experience
Support for organizations and schools developing meaningful healthcare internships, from partnership and role design to supervision, mentoring, workshops, student feedback, and career pathways. Explore →
Scholarship Support
Scholarships tied to career-exploration coursework (as with the NYU High School Academy Exploring Careers in Dentistry course), removing cost as a barrier to entering the pathway. Find Out More →
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