What can you do with a BS in integrative neuroscience?

Not sure what to do after you graduate? Confused about your options? Check out what alumni are actually doing. (Data collected summer 1999 from alumni who graduated from Binghamton University between 1991 and 1998 with degrees in psychobiology.)

Current careers:

• Registered dietitian at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, N.Y. (MS in Clinical Nutrition)
• Physician assistant in surgery at St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, N.Y. (BS in Physician Assistant Program)
• Change management analyst, Andersen Consulting (MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology)
• Elementary school psychologist, Yonkers, N.Y. (MA in Psychology)
• Lawyer, Syracuse, N.Y.
• Research assistant, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• Doctor of optometry, Westchester County, N.Y.
• Direct care provider to adults with autism, Developmental Disabilities Institute, Long Island, N.Y.
• High school biology teacher, Elmont High School (MA received)
• General medical officer, United States Navy (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
• Intern in Internal Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y. (MD and MS degrees received)
• Chiropractor; doctor for the Miami Ballet and Miami Heat
• Resident in obstetrics and gynecology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York (MD received)
• Network engineer, Double Click Inc., New York, N.Y.
• Pediatric resident, Long Island Jewish Medical Center
• Clinical research coordinator, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• Physician assistant in emergency medicine, Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, Penn.
• Pediatric resident, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
• Research nutritionist for breast cancer intervention trial (MS in Clinical Nutrition; certified as Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian Nutritionist)
• Research associate, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, N.Y.

Graduate or professional programs in which alumni enrolled:

• Physician Associate Program, Yale University
• MD degree received and MBA received at the University of Michigan
• Medical school, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn
• SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine; MS in Natural Sciences with a concentration in Immunology
• Masters in Public Administration in Health Policy and Management, New York University
• Chiropractic program, Life University, Georgia
• Brooklyn Law School
• Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine
• Physician Assistant Program, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Master's program in Environmental Management with a concentration in Resource Ecology
• Osteopathic Medicine Program, Nova Southeastern College

For more information

If you're not sure which career is best for you, or if you have a general direction in mind but need more information, stop by the Integrative Neuroscience Program Advising Office (S4-230) and check out our career library. Books on graduate programs, careers in science, GREs, résumés and job-hunting are available for overnight borrowing. (See an updated list of available books.)

You can also check out the following on-campus resources:

• Pre-Health Careers: If you are interested in a career in a pre-health field (i.e. medicine, dentistry, physical therapy, optometry, chiropractic, etc.), visit the Pre-Health Professions Advising Office in the Harpur College Academic Advising Office, AB-G18, for more information.
• The Alumni Career Network, accessible via computer in the Career Development Center, lists contact information for Binghamton University alumni who have agreed to serve as a resource for current students. Listed alumni come from various undergraduate majors and are pursuing a variety of careers. You can search by undergraduate major or career.