Would masters in public health assist me as a psychiatrist?
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It may be of some help but it will be insignificant./
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
What are some of the Career opportunities with a masters in public health? What are the job market
What are some of the Career opportunities with a masters in public health? What are the job market?
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there about the same as if you didnt have masters.
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there about the same as if you didnt have masters.
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Thinking about going for my Master's in Public Health
Thinking about going for my Master's in Public Health?
Does anyone know what it can do for a career?
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Federal or City goverment International development Healthcare management Non profits
Does anyone know what it can do for a career?
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Federal or City goverment International development Healthcare management Non profits
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Masters in health care administration vs Masters in Public Health
Masters in health care administration vs Masters in Public Health?
I am thinking of getting my Masters and would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of both degrees
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HCA is managing the hospitals, nuring homes, clinics or etc. They set workers schedule, finaces, solve and prevent accidents, set up meetings, data base, work ethnic and laws are followed, and programs runs smoothly. http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/briefs/E-J/HealthAdmins.shtml Public Health work in all different kinds of areas, but work with the problems directly like doing experiments in labs and research facilities, working out social issues like violence to traffic safety to spread of disease to use campians to work with people. They have specialize more in working with the community problems. http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/briefs/P-S/SummaryPublicHealth.shtml Excellent website to search for more careers: http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/default-search.shtml
I am thinking of getting my Masters and would like to know the advantages and disadvantages of both degrees
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HCA is managing the hospitals, nuring homes, clinics or etc. They set workers schedule, finaces, solve and prevent accidents, set up meetings, data base, work ethnic and laws are followed, and programs runs smoothly. http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/briefs/E-J/HealthAdmins.shtml Public Health work in all different kinds of areas, but work with the problems directly like doing experiments in labs and research facilities, working out social issues like violence to traffic safety to spread of disease to use campians to work with people. They have specialize more in working with the community problems. http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/briefs/P-S/SummaryPublicHealth.shtml Excellent website to search for more careers: http://www3.ccps.virginia.edu/career_prospects/default-search.shtml
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
What kind of jobs do people with a Masters in Public Health have
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.
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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 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.
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