Students studying allied health science at Carthage have many opportunities to enrich their education.
TeamSTEPPS
Taught by faculty master trainers, TeamSTEPPS is an evidence-based set of teamwork tools aimed at improving communication and interprofessional collaboration in the healthcare setting. Students attend workshops to gain the necessary skills for today’s competitive healthcare market.
Jump Start Experiences
Get revved up for the healthcare profession through faculty and mentor-led activities offered twice a semester.
Grand Rounds
Participate in discussions of clinical cases presented by graduate students with physicians. Excellent opportunity to develop interprofessional practice skills.
Journal Club
Become part of a community to develop your research and article evaluation skills through weekly educational meetings.
Student Organizations
AHS majors can get involved in Phi Epsilon Kappa, Pre-Health Club, and Athletic Training Club.
Understand patients’ cultures by visiting other countries on J-Term study tours such as the medical missions in Nicaragua, Belize, Honduras, and Costa Rica.
For more than a decade, Carthage has been at the forefront of concussion research in collegiate sports. In collaboration with renowned doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin, students use leading-edge technology to study head trauma.
3+2 Master of Athletic Training Carthage offers a five-year path to a Master of Arts degree in athletic training, shortening the typical route by a full year. AHS majors can apply to enter the professional phase of the program as juniors. Complete your first three years as an allied health science major, and upon acceptance into the master’s program, complete the graduate-level courses over two years. You’d graduate with a bachelor’s degree in allied health science and a master’s degree in athletic training in just five years.
4+1 Master of Public Health Receive both a bachelor’s degree from Carthage and a Master of Public Health from the Medical College of Wisconsin in just five years. Carthage students may enroll in the Medical College of Wisconsin’s online graduate public health program prior to graduation from Carthage. Up to 15 credits of this graduate work may count toward both the undergraduate and graduate degrees. After graduation from Carthage, these students continue as graduate students at MCW for approximately one additional year until they complete the Master of Public Health Program.
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