Career Paths Within The Public Health Concentration

The invaluable skills that I have gained and learned through my after school clubs, Future Business Leaders of America, (FBLA) and National Honor Society( NHS), has stirred up a desire in me to help my community and to make a difference in the lives of people, by majoring in the Public Health field. Through Public Health, I will help those in my community at large to live healthy lives; mentally, socially, physically and culturally. Healthcare is an essential need in life and is a great field that would allow me to make a difference.

As two new co-advisors step up to lead HOSA, Health Occupations Students of America, Lisa Cardillo and Sarah Brink do their best to assist the club. The goal of HOSA is to introduce health careers to students, for the hope to enhance future health care. Students who are interested in the health related fields can benefit from joining the club since HOSA allows them to have an opportunity to shadow health professionals. Being dedicated towards the club and having motivation to lead, Cardillo and Brink use their experiences to help guide students to find their passion. Familiarizing themselves on how HOSA runs is a challenge for the new co-advisors; however, other obstacles that they have to face are planning field trips, and helping students

Time flows like a river and you find yourself not thinking the way you used to as a child. As I grew older, my dreams and goals changed as well as my mindset on how to achieve those aspirations. Mercyhurst University’s Public Health Program is the main step toward helping me achieve my career goal of becoming a Registered Health Information Technician. I’d like to define success as many achievements and accomplishments, as well as the coming of knowledge for that which was unknown to one’s self. Therefore, there should never be an ending to a success story. It was when I graduated as a medical assistant that sparked the realization to what field I was most interested in.

Having this opportunity to learn and experience the medical field in a more real and deep way make me realize how much I enjoyed to help others feel better when they're more burnable and to know how many challenges the

We as a class were given a variety of health subjects to choose from to undertake a research project that counted as a huge part of our grades. I picked the study of epidemiology to be the area I would focus on extensively for the next three months of that semester. This obviously meant that I had to read and learn a couple of books to get a clear idea of how I was going to present my idea and findings. As I read through some of these books, I really became intrigued. The aspects of global health issues, biostatistics and health policies to name a few really jolted me into considering this area of study as a potential future career choice, as oppose as to just a research project. I was really fascinated as I read and came across the range of issues that public health officials such as epidemiologists had to solve or were in the process of solving in inventive ways. I obtained a crucial but very methodical understanding of the very issues that is being faced in the world of health care today. Ever since this class came and went, I have been highly focused on public health issues through other classes and

Working within health and social care it might be different from another career path. You have to be committed to people, have good communication and listening skills, and be willing to make a real difference to people’s lives. If you feel that you are fulfilling your ambitions from knowing that your job is helping people by contributing to their health, happiness and wellbeing, you are in the right place. Before choosing a specific career, it is important to know that within this sector, there are always entry routes for people of all ages and all levels of experience, which means that no matter what your background is, you constantly have an opportunity.

An executive master's in public health is designed for working professionals who want to advance into public health leadership roles. These individuals are committed to advancing their careers and acquiring the knowledge needed to become public health proponents and stakeholders. Any accredited Executive MPH program should be approved by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

After my undergraduate career, I entered a gap year to continue exploring the PA career and the healthcare path as a whole. Currently, I work as a full time medical assistant at a primary care clinic and each day I learn about the diagnosis and medications prescribed to patients. I also gain a better grasp of teamwork and the tests we run for patients. Aside from working, I have also shadowed various PAs in different areas of healthcare to gain a wider perspective of the limits and freedoms of the PA career. I was able to ask the PAs regarding their schooling and career which ensured that the PA path is the route I wish to pursue. Nevertheless, to keep my mind sharp, I indulge in my intellectual curiosities through this gap year by studying

By making the changes in how you training health profession, providing drug treatment, and expanding the public health work force could really help decrease the abuse of drugs and alcohol. The American Drug Policy is designed to help decrease the abuse of drugs and alcohol and I believe maintain status quo and maybe make a couple of changes could help better the policy. I believe if we train our health professional to know the warning signs it could help before the problem begins for people. Also if we educate people and provide proper treatment for people it could help people understand there is another way out and turn your life around. Then expanding the public health work force is something that could truly make a difference for people.

Doing a health and social care course gave me an insight of what a career in health would entail as I have been on many placements where they have helped me adapt my practical and interpersonal skills that are needed to be successful.

A famous epidemiologist once said “Epidemiologist is like a bikini: what is revealed is interesting; what is concealed is crucial” (Duesberg). Epidemiology is the study of diseases and informs the public about health epidemics and new health standards put in place. A typical day for an epidemiologist is as follows: they usually work in laboratories, businesses, and offices where they discover many diseases and conduct research while also finding cures for new malignant diseases. Epidemiologist also focuses on medicine for example, they create new antibiotics for vicious diseases or create vaccines to help combat diseases. In order to become an epidemiologist, it would take 4 years as an undergraduate and obtain a Masters in Biology or Public Health. During high school, it is required to take 1 year of Biology and Chemistry or to obtain some kind of science background in order to help me get better prepared. In this paper, I will argue why I selected to pursue a career as an Epidemiologist based on prior knowledge and interest in public health & Biology, health epidemics and experiments/case studies.

By the time I had turned 18, I had already travelled to five countries and studied abroad in two, (Nigeria and Japan). During my travels I developed a curiosity in the well being of the people that I came in contact with. I began to notice that I was subconsciously comparing and contrasting the difference in healthcare people had and the possible reasons why some resources were not available to them when they should have been. It was then that I knew that I wanted to research and understand the causes, prevention, and control of human diseases. In order to make a difference in my own way, public health is where I want to be and my past experiences have encouraged me to pursue a career that pushes me to become creative, resilient, and dedicated to my community.

After finishing my Undergraduate, I have seen it wise to purse masters in public health, an area that I have much interest in. Having pursed a Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, minor in psychology, expanding my knowledge in the field of public health has been my next option. The vast knowledge that I have gained learning and working can help me while pursuing this program. Given the chance I would be able to fulfill my career goals.

One of the most appealing aspects of becoming a public health professional is the wide range of careers available to choose from. My career goals coincide with the range of opportunities; however, ultimately I want to work with an organization similar to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. I want to focus on the social and medical aspects of disease, and examine the disproportionate rates of disease and disability among minorities. I also want to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS that is rapidly destroying so many countries. My passion to help others around me has sparked a desire to work with clinics around the world in order to promote change in the treatment and prevention of devastating diseases like HIV/AIDS.

At Rutgers, I took two courses--public health preparedness and epidemiology--that captured my interest in public health. As I listened to experts speak intensively about effective communication with vulnerable population and ways to modify incidence, prevalence and mortality rates within the communities, I saw the possibilities of improving the quality of lives for many. My professors carried such genuine interest in educating us on various public health issues that by the end of the course, I was sure that I wanted to contribute in some how