Dr. Katie Schenk, this is a realistic article and I am very certain that if this reaches to some higher level, this will hurt a lot of 'people' who decide the systems besides others. I have a strong feeling that public health market is going down and of course, we are not prepared for the next pandemic (we wish not to have one more). I am a recent graduate (an international graduate on top of that) with MS Epidemiology and I have been applying for jobs since last 2 months. Uncertainties due to lack of knowledge about international students in Grad School has out me into an abyss. I have applied across variety of jobs as I am very confident I would be able to prove myself to be a better fit than their expectations owing to my broad training and background. I take substantial time in preparing my application for each job and I am surprised when all I get is nothing in response for months.
A path in public health should be open for any area of interest. I am very much interested in 'prevention strategies for chronic diseases' and I specialize in clinical dentistry, hence I have tried to find my niche for oral public health and I was surprised to find that there not many opportunities available for new grads like me even with such a deep dedication as mine who travelled from across thousands of miles to make a difference. I would certainly like to see more of such niche specific opportunities being available for all the people like me and others for sure.
And I am surprised they do expect '2-5 years experience' for new grads. I am confused as to where to find a new grad position without any experience. And then there are actual new grad roles, not to be surprised, 'VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES'.
What have been your experiences of developing your career path in public health? Where have you found opportunities for growth?
What do you think a career development path in public health should look like? What kinds of interventions would you like to see?
Dr. Katie Schenk, this is a realistic article and I am very certain that if this reaches to some higher level, this will hurt a lot of 'people' who decide the systems besides others. I have a strong feeling that public health market is going down and of course, we are not prepared for the next pandemic (we wish not to have one more). I am a recent graduate (an international graduate on top of that) with MS Epidemiology and I have been applying for jobs since last 2 months. Uncertainties due to lack of knowledge about international students in Grad School has out me into an abyss. I have applied across variety of jobs as I am very confident I would be able to prove myself to be a better fit than their expectations owing to my broad training and background. I take substantial time in preparing my application for each job and I am surprised when all I get is nothing in response for months.
A path in public health should be open for any area of interest. I am very much interested in 'prevention strategies for chronic diseases' and I specialize in clinical dentistry, hence I have tried to find my niche for oral public health and I was surprised to find that there not many opportunities available for new grads like me even with such a deep dedication as mine who travelled from across thousands of miles to make a difference. I would certainly like to see more of such niche specific opportunities being available for all the people like me and others for sure.
And I am surprised they do expect '2-5 years experience' for new grads. I am confused as to where to find a new grad position without any experience. And then there are actual new grad roles, not to be surprised, 'VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES'.