Explore Careers in Health Professions
Applying multiple disciplines to investigate the relationships between animals, the environment and humans to improve human and environmental health. CALES majors often associated with Health Professions include those listed below.
Internships and Applied Learning Experiences Lead to Careers: Students who participate in a paid internship are 1.5x more likely to land full-time employment by the time they graduate.
- Students are encouraged to seek out internships at least 8 months before their anticipated start date.
- View current featured internship opportunities or explore below to see internship opportunities that generally open each year.
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- PetSmart: A leading North American pet product retailer – headquartered in Phoenix, AZ – that offers a wide variety of goods and services, including pet food, grooming, training, boarding, and pet supplies.
- Reid Park Zoo: Connecting people with animals, inspiring the protection of wild animals and wild places. Animal Care, Life Support System, and Animal Well-Being college internships.
- Shamrock Foods: A family-owned company that began as a dairy in 1922 and is now the largest independent foodservice distributor in the Western United States – headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.
- Vertically Integrated Projects, University of Arizona: A multidisciplinary, team-based learning model designed to transform higher education by engaging undergraduates in faculty-led research project teams.
- Boehringer Ingelheim: A major research-driven company focused on developing and marketing innovative human and animal health products.
- Bristol Myers Squibb: A global biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and manufactures innovative medicines for serious diseases
- Cargill: A family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products to nourish the world.
- Colgate-Palmolive: A trusted global leader in consumer and household products, offering innovative brands in oral care, personal care, pet nutrition and more.
- Elanco Animal Health: Play a part in some of the biggest, most important animal health discoveries happening today while working in a collaborative, agile environment.
- JBS: A leading global provider of diversified, high-quality food products, including a portfolio of beef, pork, poultry and prepared foods.
- Land O Lakes: From delicious dairy products and nutritious animal feeds, to innovative crops and sustainable programs, there’s even more for you to discover.
- Merck: A global healthcare company focused on developing innovative medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products to protect and improve health.
- Perdue Farms: The original premier provider of quality chicken, food gifts, pork, lamb and other great meats.
- San Diego Zoo: Gain knowledge and experience that will allow you to pursue a career in wildlife care and conservation science.
- San Diego Zoo Conservation Science Summer Fellowship: A 12-week program where undergrads work directly with a mentor from the Conservation Science team of their choice.
