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125 Miles per Hour – How jumping out of airplanes has made me a better public health professional
Red light. I shuffle on my knees towards the open plane door. It’s a hot summer day, and when I stick my head out, I appreciate the instant air conditioning I get from the plane propeller. I spot a few [...]
A Journey of Learning Truth and Beginning Reconciliation
How do you benefit from colonialism? Since the release of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Report in 2015, many teams and departments within public health organizations have been on a journey to grapple with this and similar questions. I hear [...]
4 myths I believed about finding mentors
One of the top career advice you will receive, regardless of whether you are in public health or not, is to find yourself a mentor (or mentors). I remember banging my head, frustrated, over this advice in the first few [...]
Field Epidemiology: from lectures to latrines
"May we see your latrine?” Our translator, who spoke English and Bengali, turned to a second translator (who spoke Bengali and Chittagonian, a local dialect similar to the Rohingya language) and asked the same question...who turned and asked the tiny [...]
Wanting to go to the US for your Public Health PhD?
Wondering what the key differences are in the process of getting into a doctoral program in Canada vs US, and things to keep in mind? Keep reading! My name is Cerina Lee – and I am a Canadian entering into [...]
Fostering a research-enriched MPH experience
Evidence Informed Public Health (EIPH) was a term coined by Guyatt and colleagues in 1992. It applies the principles of evidence-based medicine to public health by articulating “[t]he process of integrating science-based interventions with community preferences to improve the health [...]
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