Explore Health Careers

There is no single path into the health professions. Explore individual careers to learn about professional roles, educational pathways, admissions expectations, common prerequisite coursework, and preparation available at Soka.

Four medical professionals wearing scrubs, white coats, and stethoscopes have a conversation.

Medicine

A female dentist wearing a white lab coat and blue gloves holds a dental instrument while a little boy dental patient sits in the chair with a light purple bib over his shirt.

Dentistry

Two hands hover over acupuncture needles sticking out of a patient's back.

Acupuncture

Members of a surgical team wearing surgical gowns, caps, and gloves perform surgery. One person is handling the anesthesia equipment.

Anesthesiologist Assistant

An athletic trainer helps a person lying on a training table with leg stretches.

Athletic Training

A little girl wearing a purple dress and headband sits on her father's lap and holds her hand up by her ear as she is having a hearing test done.

Audiology

Cardiovascular Perfusion

Genetic Counseling

Naturopathic Medicine

Nursing

Occupational Therapy

Optometry

Pharmacy

Physical Therapy

Physician Assistant

Podiatry

Public Health

Speech-Language Pathology

Veterinary Medicine

 

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