STEM and Medicine Careers
What do you actually want your life to look life? What can you do with a Bachelors in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, etc. and/or how do you achieve your dream job of astrophysicist, research professor or chemical engineer?
Physician
There are many specialties after medical school that you can devote your life to, and it can be a bit confusing. Here is a list of some of the specialties you can go into.
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Industry Research
Where do blood pressure drugs, anxiety meds, and new flavors of Dr. Pepper come from? There are many companies that employ biologists, chemists and engineers to do laboratory science or communicate the company's research to the public.
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https://cheekyscientist.com/industry-positions-stem-phds-are-being-hired-into-right-now/
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Engineer
Do you love art and math? Engineering is a field that can be applied to any area of life. City planning, electricity, water, chemical, biomedical and even space.
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Academic Research
While there are many industry research jobs that do bench research they are more focused with creating a product efficiently. If you are interested in how science works and want to explore the questions we do not know about the universe academic research could be for you.
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https://orise.orau.gov/internships-fellowships/blog/what-are-the-different-stem-career-paths.html
Teacher
There are many levels of teaching as well as subjects. Elementary-High School as well as undergraduate and doctoral level students. Consider what age and depth of knowledge you want to devote yourself to.
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https://ace.edu/student-success/career-guides/science-teacher/
Astronaut
Being an Astronaut is something we all probably dreamed about growing up, but for some this dream doesn't fade as they get older. Learn NASA's Astronaut qualifications.
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https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/astronauts/become-an-astronaut/
