Biology

Major, Career & Job Hunting Information

General

• Exploring Majors  – includes description of major, special skills and abilities needed to succeed, examples of job titles, examples of organizations that hire biology majors, resources for learning about the field, contacts.
• Academic Course Planning Form – Select the course Planning Form for the year that you entered Mason as a student:
• Biology (B.A.)
• Biology (B.S.)
• Biology – Concentration in Biotechnology (B.S.)
• Biology - Concentration in Microbiology (B.S.)
• Biology - Concentration in Molecular Biology (B.S.)
• Medical Technology (B.S.)
• Contacts

• Dr. Emil Chuck, Health Professions Advisor, echuck@gmu.edu

o Gemma Scallon, University Career Services, 348 SUB 1,  gscallon@gmu.edu, (703)993-2361

o Academic Advising Center, 304 SUB 1, 704-993-2470

• Molecular and Microbiology Department
• Health Professions Advising at Mason
• What can I do with this Major?

Additional Career/Occupation Information

• Career Library located in SUB1, Room 348
• O*NET Online (Federal Dept. of Labor current information about Occupations)                                                                                      
• Occupational Outlook Handbook (See “Life Scientists,” and “Health Diagnosing and Treating Occupations”)
• ExploreHealthCareers.org
• Virginia Health Careers Manual

Getting Experience

• Types of Career Related Experience
• Job and Internship Fairs – held each fall and spring at Mason
• George Mason University Career Network (Mason network of alumni to shadow and conduct info interviews) * Login and password available at UCS

Job/Internship Hunting & Preparation

• Prepare to Job Hunt (good information for getting experience as well – writing resumes, interviewing)
• PatriotJobWeb – (Mason version of Monster.com - sign up through UCS)
• America’s JOBBANK (Search job listings – Life, Physical and Social Science job function)
• What Can I Do with this Major? (Select  “Links” column in major for related web resource links)

Federal Government Internship/Co-Op Programs and Resources

· Find a Job - Federal Government (UCS federal job hunting guide) *Note: use a-z since not all positions posted on usajobs.gov or studentjobs.gov)

• Federal Government’s Student Jobs Site
• Federal Government Job Search Site
• Making the Difference (Great Federal internship/co-op directory under “Cool Internships Directory)

Professional Associations and Employers

• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)  (See Career Support tab for internship/fellowship/job postings)
• Virginia Biotechnology Companies – company names, profiles and links (Virginia Biotechnology Assn.)
• Maryland Biotechnology Companies and Job Listings (Maryland Biotechnology, Inc.)
• Public Health Jobs/Internships
• Internships with Non-profit and Community Organizations in the U.S. and Abroad (Idealist.org)
• NIH Summer Research and Internship Program
• Smithsonian Institution Research and Study Opportunities

Graduate and Professional School Resources

• Explore Graduate/Professional School
• Timetable for Application Process
• Virginia Health Education Centers
• Grad School US News Rankings
• College Source (Online college catalog database)

HEALTH PROFESSION SCHOOLS RESOURCES

Health Professions Advising at Mason  (Pre-health Advisor website of events and resources for all pre-health students)

New Century College Life Science Concentrations

Student Doctor Network (see communities tab for students chat room for pre-med, pre-vet etc…)

Pre-health Summer Internships

VA Health Education Centers (AHEC)

Pre-Medical

· Mason's Zeta Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta (AED) (Premedical Honors Society)

· The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) (Aspiring Doctors site)

· American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM)

· American Medical Student Association (AMSA)

· Medical School Interview Feedback Resource

· Medical School Application Resource

Dental

· Mason's Pre-Dental Society

· American Dental Education Association (ADEA) (Centralized Dental School Applications)

· American Dental Association (ADA)

Pharmacy

· American Association of Colleges Pharmacy  (AACP)

· Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCas)

· Virtual Library: Pharmacy

Veterinary

· American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

· Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC)

· Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS)

Physician Assistant

· American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA)

Physical/Occupational Therapy

· American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

· American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)

Optometry

· Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (OPTED)

· Unite for Sight (“Non-profit organization empowering communities worldwide to improve eye health and eliminate preventable blindness”)

Public Health

· American Public Health Association (APHA)

· Public Health Foundation (PHF)

· Global Health Counsel

· Mason's Certificate in Global Health

Nursing Websites 

· National League for Nursing (NLN)

· American Nurses Association (ANA)