In high school, volunteer to work in a hospital helping patients or volunteer with HIV/AIDS advocacy or education groups.
Research organizations such as amfAR, UNAIDS, and The Names Project to become familiar with the history and current status of HIV/AIDS.
Consult the career office at your college for internship opportunities in the field of health care, specifically those related to HIV/AIDS.
Speak to a school counselor about joining or establishing a school group for peer counseling.
- Addiction Therapists
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- Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
- Behavioral Health Technicians
- Business Managers
- Cancer Registrars
- Cardiologists
- Career and Employment Counselors
- Career and Employment Technicians
- Child Life Specialists
- Clinic Managers
- Clinical Data Managers
- Clinical Research Coordinators
- Community Health Nurses
- Community Health Program Coordinators
- Community Health Workers
- Community Nutrition Educators
- Conflict Resolution Specialists
- Contact Tracers
- Creative Arts Therapists
- Dietetic Technicians
- Directors of Telehealth
- Directors of Volunteers
- Futurists
- Geriatric Care Managers
- Geriatric Nurses
- Geriatric Psychiatrists
- Geriatric Social Workers
- Grant Coordinators and Writers
- Grief Therapists
- Health Advocates
- Health Care Consultants
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- Health Care Managers
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- Home Health Care Aides
- Home Health Care and Hospice Nurses
- Hospice Workers
- Hospitalists
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- Informatics Nurse Specialists
- Medical Ethicists
- Medical Record Technicians
- Medical Secretaries
- Medical Transcriptionists
- Music Therapists
- Neuropsychologists and Clinical Neuropsychologists
- Nonprofit Social Service Directors
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- Personal Care Aides
- Psychologists
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- Sign Language and Oral Interpreters
- Social Workers
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