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This is Public Health

This is Public Health. An introduction and tips for applying to public health graduate school. presented by:. Naomi Cervantes Assistant Director, Admissions and Recruitment. Kerri Noonan Associate Director of Admissions. Stacey Matakaetis Assistant Director of Admissions. Karla McCarthy

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This is Public Health

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  1. This is Public Health An introduction and tips for applying to public health graduate school presented by: Naomi Cervantes Assistant Director, Admissions and Recruitment Kerri Noonan Associate Director of Admissions Stacey Matakaetis Assistant Director of Admissions Karla McCarthy Academic Program Administrator *video*

  2. What is Public Health? “Public Health is the science of protecting and improving the health of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. Public health professionals analyze the effect on health of genetics, personal choice and the environment in order to develop programs that protect the health of your family and community.” Resource: www.whatispublichealth.org

  3. How does Public Health compare to Medicine? Medicine Individual Disease Treatment Public Health Population Prevention Health Promotion

  4. How does Public Health affect your life?

  5. Quick Facts About Our Schools

  6. Public Health Core Areas of Study Biostatistics Health Administration Epidemiology Behavioral Sciences/ Health Education Environmental Health Sciences Resource: www.whatispublichealth.org

  7. Don’t Get Stuck on a NameDepartments, Concentrations, Areas of Study

  8. Before You ApplyDo Your Research! CEPH Accreditation? Size of Institution? Private or Public? Research Centers & Affiliations? “If you’ve seen one school, you’ve seen one school.”

  9. Admission Criteria Some things we all require Statement of Purpose and Objectives Letters of Recommendation Official Transcripts Experience Standardized Test Scores

  10. A Few Specifics

  11. Experience? Work Volunteer Life

  12. Summer Internships Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health • Biostatistics Enrichment Summer Program (BEST) • Columbia Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics (CSIBS) • Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health • Fostering Advancement & Careers through Enrichment Training in Science (FACETS) • Summer Program in Biological Sciences in Public Health • Summer Program in Biostatistics and Computational Biology • Summer Program in Epidemiology Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health • Diversity Summer Internship Program (DSIP)http://www.jhsph.edu/offices-and-services/office-of-student-life/ Yale School of Public Health • Yale Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) http://gsas.yale.edu/diversity/programs/summer-undergraduate-research-fellowship-surf • Yale Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS) Program http://science.yalecollege.yale.edu/stars

  13. How to Apply: SOPHASwww.sophas.org

  14. What jobs exist in public health? Biostatistician Health Insurance Policy Analyst Toxicologist Policy Specialist Environmental Health Officer Health Officer Advocacy Associate Environmental Health Risk Assessor Health Communication Officer HIV/AIDS Initiative Manager Epidemiologist Assistant Professor Pharmacoepidemiologist Proposal Development Officer Health Care Strategy Consultant Industrial Hygienist Statistician Nutrition Support Specialist Health Educator Humanitarian Emergency Project Officer Clinical Vaccine Management Expert Health Economist Data Analyst and many, many more. . .

  15. Public Health Careersdata courtesy of ASPPH

  16. Public Health Career Resources Association of Schools & Programs of Public Healthwww.aspph.org • PublicHealthJobs.netwww.publichealthjobs.net American Public Health Associationwww.apha.org • Free Visit Day for Students at Annual APHA Conferencehttp://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual/about-the-annual-meeting/explore-the-public-health-expo • American Journal of Public Healthwww.ajph.org ExploreHealthCareers.org (ADEA)www.explorehealthcareers.org Our Career Office Websites

  17. Sample Employers

  18. Financial Aid • Federal vs. Institutional Aid • Merit vs. Need Aid • Apply early (10/01/2016) • Check application deadlines and form requirements • Complete the institution’s financial aid application • FAFSA – Request PIN early at www.fafsa.ed.gov Know the school code

  19. Funding ResourcesThey’re Out There! ExploreHealthCareers.org (ADEA)www.explorehealthcareers.org The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americanswww.pdsoros.org The American Association of University Womenwww.aauw.org TYLENOL Future Care Scholarshiphttp://www.tylenol.com/news/scholarship “Financing Your Degree,” ASPPHwww.aspph.org/study/financing-your-degree/ Our Financial Aid/Funding Resource Websites

  20. Thank You! Stay in touch! www.mailman.columbia.edu ph-admit@columbia.edu (212) 305-3927 www.hsph.harvard.edu admissions@hsph.harvard.edu (617) 432-1031 publichealth.yale.edu ysph.admissions@yale.edu (203) 785-2844 www.jhsph.edu jhsph.admiss@jhu.edu (410) 955-3543

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