Careers in Healthcare
Helping people feel better. Being a source of comfort in a time of trouble. That is your passion. And RMU can help you make your career dream a reality.
No matter what field you choose in healthcare — doctor, nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, health service administrator, community health worker, counselor, or biomedical engineer — Robert Morris University has the expert faculty, advanced technology, and customizable internship experiences to get you there. With online and on-ground options, undergraduate and graduate degrees, professional certificates and doctoral degree programs, you can find what you need to chart your path in healthcare at RMU.
WHY CHOOSE RMU FOR HEALTHCARE CAREERS?
GREAT JOB PROSPECTS
Demand is high for healthcare professionals in Pittsburgh and nationally, and it continues to grow. RMU has a proven record of preparing professionals for rewarding jobs in a variety of healthcare sectors, in both traditional and emerging high-tech fields.
EXPERT FACULTY
RMU professors know how important it is to combine mastery of the subject with an understanding of the demands of today’s job market. Faculty members who come from the professional world help students get a leg up for their careers.
COLLABORATIVE
Students in health care and wellness fields benefit from RMU’s emphasis on cross-disciplinary research and collaborative projects. Engineering and nursing students work together to design medical devices, while IT and health administration students find new analytics applications.
Undergraduate Programs
Stephen majored in biology at RMU, and commuted from his home in Findlay Township so that he could keep a job as a pizza delivery driver. He was part of a small cohort of high achieving students at RMU who received scholarships from the National Science Foundation, and after graduation he went to Lake Erie College of Medicine.
Now the fourth-year radiation oncology resident at Allegheny Health Network has been named by the Pittsburgh Business Times to its annual “30 Under 30” honors.
My professors demonstrated to me that they actually did care about me. It was genuine, they weren’t faking it or just doing their job.
Stephen Abel, Radiation Oncologist, Allegheny Health Network
Pre-Med Biology Graduate
Graduate Programs
Skills she learned working her M.S. in Health Services Administration helped Brittney Mattis secure a hospital auditing job even before she finished her degree. They also put her in position to move up to a better position in operations.
Now Brittney handles daily staff planning for 750 anesthesiologists and CRNAs in 13 different hospitals and surgery centers. It is like solving a new puzzle every day, and it is definitely a step up professionally.
Having this degree gives me a really good opportunity to move into a different area if I choose to. It’s really nice that it’s not limiting to one specific area of health administration.
Brittney Mattis
Administrative Liaison, UPMC
Doctoral & Post-Bacc Programs
Jennifer Bowman was working as a staff nurse at a local hospital when she began to look for a career path that would take her in new directions. The accredited and rigorous Doctor of Nursing Practice program at RMU offered flexibility that suited her needs for continuing professional development.
Now Jennifer is a psychiatric nurse practitioner for a practice in Canonsburg, where one of her D.N.P. professors is now her colleague and coworker.
My former teacher at RMU is now a collaborator and friend. I believe she trusts my judgment and values my opinions.
Jennifer Bowman, PMHNP-BC, Psychotherapy Associates
Doctor of Nursing Practice Graduate
