Explore COH

  • Explore COH

    Discover your future in health and social service careers!


Join us at the UAA College of Health for an evening packed with lab tours, demonstrations, and great discussions! This is an opportunity to meet professors and learn more about academic programs and career opportunities in a variety of clinical, community, and behavioral health fields.

  • Meet faculty and students from programs you may be considering pursuing someday.
  • Tour the facilities of UAA's health programs, including labs, simulation centers, and more!
  • Engage in hands-on activities and demonstrations representing a wide variety of clinical, community, and behavioral health careers.
  • Ask the UAA admissions teams questions about the application process.
  • Win prizes, including academic scholarships!

When: Friday, Nov. 18, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Who: Anyone considering a future career in health/social services

Where: We will start out in Rasmuson Hall room 101 and go from there. Wear comfortable shoes--we'll be moving between several buildings during the event!

What: Explore various activity stations as you learn more about academic program and future career options, including:

  • ultrasound imageName That Organ!

    Discover what ultrasound is and learn about the types of exams that we can perform. Try your hand and performing scans with handheld Ultrasound Tablets, try out our SonoSimulator on a simulated patient, and review different types of exam images as you learn more about Diagnostic Medical Sonography at UAA.

  • crime tape

    Crime in Your Neighborhood

    Locate your address on a map and see how much and what kinds of crime are happening in your neighborhood as you learn more about the Justice program at UAA.

  • MLSMicro Match - Disease Diagnosis

    Do you want to be a disease detective? Do you want to discover emerging pathogens? Come to this station to discover Medical Laboratory Science, the gateway to diagnostic microbial testing.

  • GavelExplore a Career in the Law!

    Come and learn about the many career opportunities available with a degree in Legal Studies. Try your hand at defending the legality of cannibalism. Or whether Humpty Dumpty should be allowed to sue the king.

  • hand washingGlitterBug (Hand Hygiene)

    Come to this station to learn how to wash hands the fun way (more than just singing the birthday song) and learn more about the Medical Assisting program at UAA. 

  • hperFitness Fun

    Test your mental and physical strength as you learn more about programs offered through UAA's department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

  • sodasThink your drink!

    Stop by this station to hear about the exciting education and career opportunities in dietetics and nutrition!  While you are here, participate in our "think your drink activity."  How much sugar do we consume in our beverages?

  • nursing skills labNursing Skills Labs

    Ever been curious to see how nurses learn to put in an IV, or draw blood, or insert a tube from the nose to the stomach? Stop by to view some of the hands-on activities that nursing students participate in during their skills lab courses in nursing school!

  • social workExplore Social Work

    Come to this station to learn about Social Work degree options, student opportunities, and meet faculty and current students. We will have swag and candy, and will be available to answer any questions anyone might have!

  • public health studentHealth is Everything

    Explore multiple aspects of your everyday life and discover how it connects to the essential services of public health.

  • surgical technologyExplore Surgical Technology

    Come check out various instruments used in surgery, watch a demonstration on loading knife handles and sutures and learn how to pass instruments like you would in a real surgery! Learn how to suture and staple various items and try on real surgical attire used in the operating room as you explore the Surgical Technology program.

  • hums gradExplore Human Services

    Come to this station to learn about different professions in Human Services, the current high-demand careers in Alaska, and degrees offered by UAA's Department of Human Services

  • PharmDExplore the Doctor of Pharmacy Program

    Stop by this station for a chance to spin the wheel and answer a pharmacy-related question in order to be eligible for a ticket to win a big prize!

  • dental programsExplore Dental Programs   
    Come tour the dental clinic and participate in a typodont game that tests your teeth skills as you put teeth back in their correct location. Participate in a trivia game to learn even more about dental assisting and dental hygiene.