Topical EIS Assignment

Growing up with a mother who is a nurse, I have been able to appreciate and understand the importance of public health. She taught me not only how crucial personal health is but also how important community health and prevention is. My mother raised me to have compassion and empathy for others as well. This rooted my interest in careers that can have high beneficial impacts on others’ lives, such as those under the field of public health.

The healthcare sector offers a variety of professional opportunities that include pediatric, geriatrics, public policy and many other areas in which I hope to make a impact towards. I have always been intrigued by medicine and continue to gain more interest in public health. In the future, I desire to combine both medicine and public health by participating in an MD and MPH program. My experiences and education provide me with constant motivation in achieving my goals.

I have been given many opportunities to help others and make an impact in Johnson City through organizations like the Family Medicine Interest Group at ETSU, serving as the coordinator for student involvement in free clinics. I have also been able to make an impact through medicine in Cleveland, TN by way of the Good Samaritan Clinic. This is a free clinic in downtown Cleveland that I have been volunteering at for the past seven years. I have also been directly involved in the start-up of the Just Care clinic in Mountain City, TN, a medical student ran free clinic in rural Appalachia. I was also been able to spend time in rural Guatemala with a medical team from my undergraduate university helping diagnose, treat, and care for patients whom receive little to no regular healthcare. From my own first hand experiences in both Guatemala and my time spent in the Just Care and Good Samaritan Clinics, I have seen the impact that an inadequate health care system can have on a population. I hope to use my medical and public health training in areas that do not have adequate access to health

I am confident that the CDC/CSTE Epidemiology Fellowship would continue to stimulate my interests, and help me apply my studies and past experiences into real world health problems. I hope to help design research studies and collect and analyze data. Most importantly, I want to be able to interpret my results accurately and speak confidently on those results in order to make bigger changes in minority populations. This fellowship will enhance my leadership ability and increase my capability to advance successfully. If this fellowship selects me, it will receive an optimistic, enthusiastic, and intellectually curious individual who has an expertise in the effects of culture on health

My another targeted sector is public health. Being the representative of people, I have to work for the people and for the betterment of their life stander. After I got elected, I would like to work in Public Health Committee. This committee has various kinds of roles but the important role is to ensure the health of the people. 1 This committee has to supervise and control of the practice of medicine and dentistry and other allied health services. It works for the prevention and the treatment of mental illness. As I have mentioned about my plans regarding health issues and the development of the health services providing quality service to the people, I will try to work with my full effort to ensure quality health service from the people and people. Healthy Texas will be a better Texas.

My interest in health policy has emerged from the desire to empower those who have a lesser ability to change their own personal circumstances. Throughout my life, three characteristics have driven my goals and choices: (1) an appetite for travel and broad exploration; (2) an enjoyment of problem solving; and (3) a deep-seated desire for equity and justice. For as long as I can remember, it has been my goal to integrate these three core values into my career, and they have fueled me to become a more effective researcher, teacher and practitioner.

Now in the United States, I have had many opportunities to help communities by volunteering and working in hospital, churches, and colleges in hopes of creating small changes in the lives of people. I would like to work with individuals in hospitals and clinics, including those in medically underserved communities, to provide them with quality medical care. My aim is to help people

I was nine years old when my family made the strenuous decision to come to America; with only a few clothes and barely any money, the pursuit of the American dream seemed more like a fantasy than anything else. Ever since I was young, I was drawn to the medical field. Looking back, it all appears as a nightmare now: a cold room, no electricity, and my parents imploring for the nurses help. Yet this nightmare was my first-hand experience of the detrimental effects of a limited health care. Growing up in a poor town in Albania, I faced minor health concerns, but it wasn’t until I got sick with a common cold that my life almost ended. The unsanitary hospital condition and the lack of medications were part of the sad reality I could not escape from. Thus today, it is my goal to make a significant contribution to the health of the future generations. My passion for the medical field combined with my determination on building and perpetuating an outstanding healthcare service, has led me to pursue a master’s degree in Health Administration

When I first arrived at UC Davis as an undergraduate, I was unaware of what global health was. Although my interests aligned with health topics, such as disease prevention and improving health literacy, I did not explore any other graduate degrees besides an M.D. However, my career plans changed when I joined a public health advocacy group called RIVER (Recognizing Illnesses Very Early and Responding). RIVER prioritized educating underserved populations in Davis and the Greater Sacramento area about how essential preventive care is to one’s health. Through my participation in the organization as a board member, I learned more about preventive care and applied that knowledge by teaching underprivileged communities about how to make healthier lifestyle changes through exercise and nutrition. This organization’s

Since coming to college, I have grown a desire to help create policies and programs to alleviate the disparities that exist in the US and globally. The understanding I have gained from sociology and ethics classes I have taken at UT has broadened my interest in health care and my volunteer experiences have solidified this classroom knowledge. As a student in the Health Science Scholars Honors Program, I have the opportunity to complete a senior capstone thesis project. This interest has had a major role in directing my research and I believe will effect the direction that I take in my career.

I am applying for the WTIS: Public Health, Community, and Culture in Cuba because I desire an integrating experience that incorporates my passions of medicine, service, and travel. As a kinesiology major with a dream of working in the healthcare industry, I am interested in gaining a hands-on experience in a drastically different healthcare system from my own. I have been fortunate to have previously visited Eldoret, Kenya, where I was exposed to the AMPATH-Kenya Indiana University Medical School and Hospital, rural village health care, and a day shelter for the street children of Eldoret. The life-changing experience gave me awareness on the lack of health care in third world countries, but most importantly sparked my interest in medicine.

I was previously an Albanian citizen. I was raised surrounded by a violent civil war and civil unrest in the nation which is still nowadays plagued by corruption and extreme economic inequalities. Becoming a US citizen was for me an unimaginably great opportunity for which I feel in debt to my now fellow Americans. For this reason, my ultimate career goal is to give back to the great community that has taken me in as one of their own by tackling the problem of inequality between neighborhoods in New York. As a future physician, my goal will be to work in economically disadvantaged areas to not only treat, but also educate children, teenagers, and young adults about their personal health care. With the opportunities that the Summer Public Health Scholars Program can offer me, I plan to ultimately play my part in the nationwide effort of eliminating inequalities of populations in disadvantaged environment so that every American citizen of all ages may one day witness the great opportunities and true equalities that are promised to them under our great

While I have not been directly involved in the work of PHM before, I have been involved in the health activism activities. From organising workshops on Mental Health & Stigma and Drug Abuse in local communities and schools to organising a conference on Zika to working in the UK Health Forum on the project on built environment, aimed to illustrate how people around the globe made their communities a healthier, happier place. I am currently pursuing degree in Global Health and aim to also obtain master’s in public administration and policy, as I always wanted to contribute to a change towards “a world in which a healthy life for all is a reality”,

While interning at the Nueces Public Health District, I assist organized programs and events such as health fares, Go Red for Women, and wrote monthly health articles and post daily health articles on their social media sites. I educated people on health care concerns to widen their horizons on the ill effects of not maintaining a healthy lifestyle and encourage them to adopt positive attitudes towards their personal well-being.

I was drawn to the idea of not only focusing on one-on-one patient care that doctors provide, but also solving problems that affect the health of entire populations. The study of disease and health within populations; for instance, preventing disease, promoting health, and reducing health problems between groups are the main reasons I want to pursue an M.P.H focusing on epidemiology. These are my strongest interests because I believe they are important in improving our world’s health.