What kind of jobs do people with a Masters in Public Health have?
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Beaurocrats in the health care system
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I'm an infectious disease epidemiologist. I have a MPH from USC (So Cal, not South Carolina). When I was studying public health, I chose to specialize in epidemiology and biostatistics. This is a specialty offered by most graduate programs in public health. I investigate disease outbreaks and run disease surveillance. My areas of research are parasites and enteric diseases. This involved a lot of statistics and interviewing people over the phone. In my office we also have health educators, medical epidemiologists (MDs who got additional eduction in public health) and public health nurses. My colleagues work in a variety of fields. Some do research at various universities. Some work in biotech. Some work in public health policy for local and federal government agencies. Some work for health care agencies like Kaiser Permanente. And others abandoned ship and do things unrelated to public health.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
What are the career options availale with a Masters degree in Public Health and Social Welfare
What are the career options availale with a Masters degree in Public Health and Social Welfare?
I would like to become a community health educator but at the same time I'd like to get involved in other humanitarian work such as helping the poor etc. How do I combine these two areas and look for a career that would involve both.
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Off the top of my head, I can think of a couple of areas. One would be to work with your state's Food Bank network; besides distributing food to shelters and pantries, some Food Banks do work with other agencies to educate those living in poverty about health and proper nutrition. Food bank staff often conduct workshops, teach cooking classes, and sit on Hunger & Poverty task forces. A refugee center might be another area; in our community, the Episcopal Church runs a refugee center along with educational programs (including health and wellness issues). Additionally, The Salvation Army, Catholic and Episcopal churches run shelters, homes for unwed mothers, and transitional housing shelters; skilled administrators are often needed at these types of facilities. You could choose to become a paid lobbyist; and advocate for social change at a legislative level. I've recently become involved in advocacy and was rather surprised to learn about the whole lobbying process. You can always choose a day job in community health, and then volunteer your time and experience at charitable organizations that assist the poor. With the sort of educational background you would have, you'd be an incredible asset.
I would like to become a community health educator but at the same time I'd like to get involved in other humanitarian work such as helping the poor etc. How do I combine these two areas and look for a career that would involve both.
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Off the top of my head, I can think of a couple of areas. One would be to work with your state's Food Bank network; besides distributing food to shelters and pantries, some Food Banks do work with other agencies to educate those living in poverty about health and proper nutrition. Food bank staff often conduct workshops, teach cooking classes, and sit on Hunger & Poverty task forces. A refugee center might be another area; in our community, the Episcopal Church runs a refugee center along with educational programs (including health and wellness issues). Additionally, The Salvation Army, Catholic and Episcopal churches run shelters, homes for unwed mothers, and transitional housing shelters; skilled administrators are often needed at these types of facilities. You could choose to become a paid lobbyist; and advocate for social change at a legislative level. I've recently become involved in advocacy and was rather surprised to learn about the whole lobbying process. You can always choose a day job in community health, and then volunteer your time and experience at charitable organizations that assist the poor. With the sort of educational background you would have, you'd be an incredible asset.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
For the Doctors out there: Why get a Masters of Public Health if you are already a doctor
For the Doctors out there: Why get a Masters of Public Health if you are already a doctor?
I am a undergrad at a school with a pretty good pre-med program. I want to be a doctor, but I'm thinking of taking a year off before going to med school because, in the major that I am in, I only need an additional semester to get my masters in public health. Is it worth it? Why do so many doctors go back to school to get their MPH? What are the benefits other than gaining more knowledge of the health care system? Namely, what are the tangible benefits?
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The MPH is simply a different qualification which acts as an entry pathway into other aspects of the healthcare system. Being a doctor teaches you about health and illness in terms of the body and its mechanics: an MPH focuses on entirely different aspects of health care. You can choose epidemiology, health economics, health policy, health administration and so on: these options can lead you into administration or government policy advisingt or similar jobs, which you aren't always qualified for as a doctor. Or, you can use your MPH to study things like primary health care, health care in resource poor settings, medical sociology/anthropology and so on, and these are likely to assist you if you want to do aid work, or work with culturally diverse communities, etc. The benefit of doing an mph may not immediately be financial, but you will have a far greater skills base than with only a medical degree.
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It's a great question, and as a Med Student we had the opportunity to take an extra year or so to obtain the MPH. The tangible benefit of it comes into play if you'd like to engage in non-clinical practice, i.e. policy-making or some form of administration outside the realm of clinical medicine.
I am a undergrad at a school with a pretty good pre-med program. I want to be a doctor, but I'm thinking of taking a year off before going to med school because, in the major that I am in, I only need an additional semester to get my masters in public health. Is it worth it? Why do so many doctors go back to school to get their MPH? What are the benefits other than gaining more knowledge of the health care system? Namely, what are the tangible benefits?
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The MPH is simply a different qualification which acts as an entry pathway into other aspects of the healthcare system. Being a doctor teaches you about health and illness in terms of the body and its mechanics: an MPH focuses on entirely different aspects of health care. You can choose epidemiology, health economics, health policy, health administration and so on: these options can lead you into administration or government policy advisingt or similar jobs, which you aren't always qualified for as a doctor. Or, you can use your MPH to study things like primary health care, health care in resource poor settings, medical sociology/anthropology and so on, and these are likely to assist you if you want to do aid work, or work with culturally diverse communities, etc. The benefit of doing an mph may not immediately be financial, but you will have a far greater skills base than with only a medical degree.
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It's a great question, and as a Med Student we had the opportunity to take an extra year or so to obtain the MPH. The tangible benefit of it comes into play if you'd like to engage in non-clinical practice, i.e. policy-making or some form of administration outside the realm of clinical medicine.
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
What can you do with a masters in public health
What can you do with a masters in public health?
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You can do research or become a public health expert with organizations like CDC and WHO.
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Hi! I saw your vote for the last answer, looked at your profile, and couldn't help myself to join the answers for this question :-P As for the things that you can do with an MPH, well, there are many :-) Since MPH is a professional-oriented degree in public health, your career choice will be rather broad, but will also depend on the sub-specialty of your choice. Usually, for entry-level jobs as a fresh graduate, you can become a program officer or a coordinator at a local or state public health agency. It will also be possible for you to work in academia as a researcher, helping to design questionnaires and perform statistical analysis. I'm doing an MS but I wish I had chosen an MPH in the first place cuz the MS thesis + publication requirement at my school just takes forever to complete (I'm overseas so it may be different in the States). Please keep in mind that if you want to apply for a Ph.D. and try for an academic career, it may be a bit (just a bit) easier to do so with an MSPH (Master of Science in Public Health) than an MPH. I wouldn't recommend an MSPH otherwise. If you're a US citizen, then there are plenty of opportunities at the CDC, the armed forces (if u major in Envi Health or Health Admin) and the US Public Health Service's Commission Corps as well.
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You can do research or become a public health expert with organizations like CDC and WHO.
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Hi! I saw your vote for the last answer, looked at your profile, and couldn't help myself to join the answers for this question :-P As for the things that you can do with an MPH, well, there are many :-) Since MPH is a professional-oriented degree in public health, your career choice will be rather broad, but will also depend on the sub-specialty of your choice. Usually, for entry-level jobs as a fresh graduate, you can become a program officer or a coordinator at a local or state public health agency. It will also be possible for you to work in academia as a researcher, helping to design questionnaires and perform statistical analysis. I'm doing an MS but I wish I had chosen an MPH in the first place cuz the MS thesis + publication requirement at my school just takes forever to complete (I'm overseas so it may be different in the States). Please keep in mind that if you want to apply for a Ph.D. and try for an academic career, it may be a bit (just a bit) easier to do so with an MSPH (Master of Science in Public Health) than an MPH. I wouldn't recommend an MSPH otherwise. If you're a US citizen, then there are plenty of opportunities at the CDC, the armed forces (if u major in Envi Health or Health Admin) and the US Public Health Service's Commission Corps as well.
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