Epidemiologist Personal Statement

Completing the Ph.D. degree in Public Health at the prestigious University of Florida would help my future endeavors in the healthcare field immensely. While attending UF, my goal is to conduct research in infectious diseases, focusing on how to reduce the frequency of their acquisition and transmission. My research would revolve around the patient’s safety; how to reduce the risk of patient’s becoming infected with diseases while in the care of healthcare professionals by looking at changes in the practices of the professionals and the facilities to reduce the risk of infections. After graduating from UF with a Ph.D. in Public Health, I have hopes of working in a healthcare facility, whether it is a private organization, a hospital, or a government facility. Ultimately, my dream career goal is to be a Public Health Program Supervisor or a Program Coordinator. Holding this title will allow me to work with other healthcare leaders on discovering ways

At a young age, I grew an interest for Epidemiology. Coming from a family with a history of obesity and diabetes, I have always been curious and felt the need to understand the cause of global diseases and their burden on society. Throughout my life, I lived in fear that those closest to me would soon pass. Given the opportunity to wake up every day healthy, I feel like it is my responsibility to cure the world of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and obesity. Unaware of what needed to be done to do so, I decided to join the USC Science Technology And Research Program at my high school to get an insight of the science world.

One of the most useful outcomes of studying epidemiology is learning how to evaluate critically the scientific literature (Aschengrau & Seage, 2008). Critical assessment of this literature is an important skill for public health professionals because the findings of epidemiologic research inform so many activities (Aschengrau & Seage, 2008). Munnoch et al. (2008) done epidemiological studies on S.Saintpaul infection occurred in Australia during October 2006 and found that cantaloupe production and processing practices pose a potential public health threat requiring regulatory and community education interventions. Based on main journal article written upon this subject, this article will analyse how epidemiological research has helped us

During my undergraduate career at Florida A&M University, I discovered the Public Health graduate school program and I knew this would be a perfect way to make health and diseases, infectious and otherwise, fit into my future plans while expanding my horizons. I have the desire to be one of the movers in the healthcare field, finding answers to the never-ending questions as to why certain diseases are prevalent and others are not. I want to be the person that researches, plans, and executes healthcare programs and policies that will ultimately improve the healthcare field in America. I naturally see myself as a leader and I know that the field of Public Health will help me sharpen my skills as well as bring out the leader that I know I am.

Epidemiology is an interesting subject, and having spent a significant amount of time learning about it, I feel as though I can apply this information to my life and to my future career. A proper understanding of the concepts of epidemiology, disease screening, and disease processes are essential to my career as a nurse. Understanding a disease as a whole allows one to understand its treatment, spread, and origin. Nurses are patient advocates and are responsible for providing education to their patients and their families. Understanding epidemiology will allow me to protect myself and to protect my patients with understanding disease and seeking to prevent it.

As an aspiring UT student striving to eventually travel the world to aid underdeveloped countries in public health, I believe that this GMT trip will provide me with an impeccable environment that will allow me to directly experience healthcare, all the while making life long friends in the longhorn community. Being a part of GMT has been a wonderful experience and has allowed me to explore many unique opportunities pertaining to the medical field. From personal experience, I can relate to the relief and gratitude felt when patients are treated with care and hospitality. My brother was diagnosed with Thalassemia Major, a type of blood cancer that in which children experience severe anemia. Thanks to the help of the medical staff, my brother

While I was finishing up my freshman year in college, my father went through a major surgery in which he had to remove almost a third of his internal organs due to the visceral metastasis. His attending physician thoroughly but carefully explained to my family about his condition which equipped us with a greater understanding of cancer pathology. Although my father’s condition did not seem promising at that time, my family was touched by the empathetic physician who made my father’s condition sound very manageable and hopeful. I believe that my father’s quick recovery after a total of eight chemotherapy treatments was a miracle. Through his recovery, I became more appreciative of what the medicine could offer to the patients and their families that help them alleviate both physical and emotional

I am so glad to read your post. As someone interested in Infection control epidemiology, your post gave me a firsthand exposure into the duties and responsibilities working in this field. Interacting with patients and educating them is one of my priority as a public health professional and this field helps me attain it. Having the prior knowledge in microbiology and immunology from medical school, and being familiar with most of the diseases and its symptoms, this is the suitable field for me. My question for you is, as an Infectious Disease epidemiologist, what is the most challenging aspect of this field? Also, biostatistics is a bit challenging topic as times for me, so I was wondering how did you develop the skills to analyze data efficiently?

I have always been astonished over the capabilities of the human body, and the obstacles that can be overcome in unpropitious circumstances. My lifetime goal is to work in the Premedical to improve the way we live life. The best way I am currently preparing myself is by joining clubs and keeping my grades up to be able to work towards a Pre-Medical degree. I will then use the knowledge I have gained from the degree to do research in the near future. I do my best to take classes that reflect my curiosity towards the human body, and what we can do to improve or repair it. Throughout my high school career, I have, or I am currently taking classes that will help me to prepare for the ever expanding Pre-Medicine or Chemical Engineering field. The classes I have taken, or I am currently taking includes:Principal of Medical Science, Anatomy and Physiology, Medical terminology, Pathophysiology, Microbiology and AP Psychology.

I recently graduated from Temple University with a Master of Public Health with specialization in Epidemiology & Biostatistics. I am currently looking for an interesting public health career where research and analytical skills can be utilized to perform epidemiological investigations and enhance population health. I have strong interest in the epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases as well as public health program planning and implementation. I also have passion for maternal and child health, and the health of immigrants and refugees. My long term goal is to work with non-governmental organizations to help eliminate health disparities and enhance population health in economically developing countries.

Introduction, The field of public health, is emerging with growth and opportunities. Now more than ever is an exciting time to join this thriving career path and become part of bettering the community and environment. Through strengthening collaborations, conducting research, or analyzing data, public health graduates can find employment in the public or private sector, within nonprofit organizations, or in local, state, and federal health departments. Also, clinicians can enhance their skills with a community-based perspective.

“We are only as blind as we want to be”- Maya Angelou. This quote has constantly resonated with me ever since I first came across it years ago. Growing up in an African family has greatly influenced my perception about epidemiology. Traditional beliefs are very much alive and well in my custom. One of such beliefs is that when people become sick, it is basically because the gods are angry: Usually because of disobedience or simply redirection from higher powers. Growing up, I suffered chronic abdominal pains and my parents constantly choose to take me from one herbalist or witch doctor to the next. I remember bathing in rivers late at night and having hens’ necks cut off to allow the fresh blood to run down on me. Such acts were only regarded as cleansing and a form of appeasing the gods thus bringing forth healing. The use of untested and unorthodox treatments is a recurring issue within my culture and after experiencing and seeing these being practiced in modern times sparked my interest in Healthcare.

Cancer is one of the most destructive and scariest diseases that anyone could develop. According to statistics, there is approximately a 38.5% chance of getting cancer in one’s lifetime. Even if you personally do not get cancer you will live through the destructiveness of cancer from someone close to you because cancer does not discriminate; cancer kills young, old, weak and strong. I myself have lived through this horrible experience and have seen how it completely destroys and tears a family apart. I have lived through all the pain it makes the patient go through. I have seen, however how medical staff bring family together, creates hope for the impossible, and strengthen a patient's will to fight, and that is what I want to undertake.

For the various reasons that members of my family or I would be in a hospital setting, such as surgeries and routine physicals, I am determined to go into the field. Two years ago my grandfather was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma, a cancer, which he overcame last year with the help of many health professionals. Seeing him in the hospital and seeing how personal the nurses got to be with not only the patients, but the families also, showed that

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.