News and Events

The Allied Health Sciences (AHS) Department creates vibrant, inclusive experiences that celebrate student success, build core competencies, and foster student engagement. Through signature events and collaborative programming, we aim to connect students with each other and the department, promote inclusivity and belonging, build and maintain partnerships, drive innovation, and enhance career development. Advancing the next generation of healthcare workers through science-based curriculum,hands-on learning, research opportunities, career competency development, and healthcare career exploration are all hallmarks of a University of Connecticut Allied Health Sciences education.

Simulation Event

The Healthcare Simulation Event is an annual fall event that provides students with hands-on experience and practice using different kinds of medical equipment and learn how how different fields work together to support patient health.

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Healthcare Career Panel

The Healthcare Career Panel continues to grow each spring in both depth and impact. Allied Health Sciences and Hartford Healthcare jointly shape panels that represent the full range of careers across Health Sciences.

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Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills - Pathways to Healthcare

There are hundreds of roles that exist in the field of healthcare, many of which do not require years and years of graduate schooling (or require none at all).

Each fall, the Center for Career Readiness and Life Skills holds a “Pathways to Healthcare” panel that features 4-5 UConn alumni who are currently working in healthcare and did not attend med school, dental school, PA school, or nursing school. These fantastic alumni share insight onto how they decided on their own career paths, what they did while still in college to gain experience, and how they transitioned into their current role post-graduation.