Force for Health® Academy · Career Ecosystem

26 healthcare careers. Real scenarios. Real decisions.

Walk a day in the life of an RN, EMT, Phlebotomist, Surgical Tech, Community Health Worker, and 21 more. Make the same choices the pros make. Earn LEARN It, LIVE It, and SHARE It Coins. Find the career that fits you — before you commit to school.

▶ Try a Day-in-the-Life Sim Browse All 26 Careers →
26
Healthcare Careers
156+
Interactive Decisions
8
Asset Types per Career
5
Career Categories
FREE
For Students & Families
Choose Your Path

Who is this for?

The Career Ecosystem is built for three audiences. Pick the lens that fits and we'll route you the right way.

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Students & Families

Find your fit before you commit

Try 26 careers without the tuition bill. Day-in-the-Life sims, salary ranges, real scenarios. Earn coins, climb leaderboards, and discover what really fires you up.

Start exploring →
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Educators & Counselors

Bring this to your classroom

Standards-aligned lesson plans, group play modes, and printable teacher's guides for every sim. CTE, health science, and college-prep ready.

See classroom tools →
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Workforce Partners

Co-brand a career pathway

Hospitals, health systems, and grant-funded workforce programs can sponsor a career pathway and track engagement on the Workforce Dashboard.

See sponsor options →
The Replication Contract

Every career ships with eight learning experiences

Dr. Rob's promise: each of the 26 careers eventually has all eight asset types. Some are live now, some are coming. Same proven pattern as our Prepared Patient series.

Live
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Day-in-Life Sim

Interactive branching scenario

Live
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Encounter Card

4-tab career profile

Beta
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Virtual Interview

Q&A accordion

Live
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Career Bingo

Season 1 game board

Beta
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Pre-Apprentice Course

LMS-paced study

Coming
🛠️

Skills Lab Module

Hands-on practice

Coming
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Real Pro Interview

Filmed professional

Beta
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Ask Dr. Rob AI

Conversational interview

The Learner Journey

From "I don't know what to do" to "I signed my apprenticeship."

Every career on the platform runs through the same five-step arc — the same one Dr. Rob has been refining with schools, JTEDs, and hospital partners for a decade.

1
Explore

Browse 26 careers

Filter by category. Skim what a real day looks like. No sign-up wall.

2
Try

Day-in-the-Life sim

Make real decisions. See consequences. Earn your first Learn It Coin.

3
Study

Encounter Card + Bingo

Four-tab career profile + gamified quiz board. Coins keep dropping.

4
Commit

Pre-Apprentice Course

LMS-paced study + Skills Lab. Coach Lucy AI in the Clipboard.

5
Sign

Hospital apprenticeship

Warm hand-off to a partner employer. Real job. Real paycheck.

Dr. Rob Gillio
“Every county I've worked in has the same problem: kids can't see themselves in a healthcare career because they've never watched one. This module fixes that in an afternoon — then walks them all the way to a signed apprenticeship.”
Dr. Rob Gillio, M.D. · Chief Medical & Innovation Officer, The Force for Health®
All 26 Careers

Five categories. Pick where you want to live.

From bedside to lab to the executive office, the ecosystem covers the full healthcare workforce. Click a category to jump straight into the Explorer.

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Clinical Care

RN, CNA, EMT, MA

4 careers · live 🔬

Allied Health

Lab, Rad, RT, Surg Tech, Dental, PT, OT, RD, Phleb

9 careers · live 📋

Support Services

HUC, HIM, Advocate, Social Work, Aide, Admin, EVS

7 careers · live 🌍

Community Health

CHW, Infection Control

2 careers · live ⚕️

Advanced Practice

Doctor, Surgeon, Pharmacist

3 careers · live
No sign-up required

Try the RN Day-in-the-Life sim — right now

Six chapters. Six decisions. Real ER moments where the right call isn't always obvious. Make your choices, see how Dr. Rob would rank them, earn your first LEARN It Coin.

Bonus: Click the button and we'll show you exactly how the rewards system works.

▶ Start the RN Sim · Free Demo
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Registered Nurse · ER Shift

3:14 AM. Three patients. One choice that matters.

Launch Demo
Real Coins. Real Status.

Every decision pays you back

The Career Ecosystem is wired to the FFH gamified system. Earn three kinds of coins as you move through the platform — they unlock badges, climb leaderboards, and stay in your profile forever.

LEARN It Coin

LEARN It Coin

Awarded when you complete a Day-in-the-Life sim, read a Career Encounter Card, or finish an Ask Dr. Rob interview.

+10 per sim
LIVE It Coin

LIVE It Coin

Awarded when you take real action — sign up for a job-shadow, attend a career fair, or enroll in a Pre-Apprentice Course.

+25 per action
SHARE It Coin

SHARE It Coin

Awarded when you teach what you learned — send a Career Encounter Card to a friend, post a sim score, or invite a teammate.

+15 per share
For Workforce Partners & Foundation Donors

The case for investing in healthcare workforce development

The Career Ecosystem isn't a brochure — it's a workforce pipeline tool with measurable engagement. Here's what's at stake.

1.8M+
Healthcare jobs added by 2032
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
13%
Projected growth rate (vs. 3% all sectors)
BLS Occupational Outlook
26
Career pathways in this ecosystem
FFH Career Collection 2026
$28k–$420k
Salary range across the 26 careers
BLS national medians
Dr. Rob Gillio Coach Lucy Howell

"Dr. Rob built the clinical content. I built the gamified pathway. Together we're moving young people from curious to credentialed — and proving engagement to every grantmaker who asks."
— Coach Lucy Howell, CEO, The Force for Health® Network

Dr. Rob Gillio

Meet your virtual coach: Dr. Rob Gillio, MD

40 years in pulmonary medicine. Founder of the National Lung Health Education Program. The voice and clinical mind behind every Career Encounter Card and Day-in-the-Life sim.

Dr. Rob is your guide throughout the Career Ecosystem. He's one tap away — open the clipboard widget in the bottom-right corner.

This is free for students — and built to stay that way.

The Career Ecosystem is underwritten by The Force for Health® Academy Foundation (a fiscally-sponsored nonprofit). 100% of student access is donor-funded. Workforce partners and grants keep it free.

501(c)(3) Fiscally Sponsored Foundation-Funded No Student Cost
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