{"id":148,"date":"2018-03-07T09:42:59","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/?p=148"},"modified":"2018-03-08T05:16:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T05:16:28","slug":"mph-graduate-testimonial-april-2016-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/2018\/03\/07\/mph-graduate-testimonial-april-2016-3\/","title":{"rendered":"MPH Graduate Testimonial (April 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Written by Claire Humphries,\u00a0International Public Health PhD Student at the University of Birmingham\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I decided to return to university to study for the MPH whilst working for a charity in Birmingham. My time in the third sector provided me with the opportunity to co-manage a number of public health projects, which is what ultimately sparked my passion for pursuing a career in this field.<\/p>\n

During my MPH studies I kept an eye out for relevant job openings and managed to secure 2 weeks of work experience at Public Health England. Towards the end of the academic year a PhD scholarship opportunity became available and despite not planning to jump straight into further study, I decided to apply. This was predominantly because I had the opportunity to extend the MPH dissertation work I had become passionate about. Additionally, I knew that the experience of completing valuable research in international public health was likely to prove a valuable asset in my career aspirations of working in global health.<\/p>\n

I began the PhD in October 2015 – my project focusses on clinical handover in low and middle-income countries. Essentially the aim of the work is to establish current facilitators\/barriers to patient information transfer between primary and secondary care providers; this will help to inform evidence-based interventions to improve continuity of care for those with chronic health conditions.<\/p>\n

It is safe to say that I regularly employ a number of skills acquired during my MPH studies as a postgraduate researcher. Most\u00a0notably, PEaS and ESRM have provided me with a solid base of statistical and epidemiological knowledge. Optional modules such as public health in low and middle-income countries and health promotion have also given me a rich insight into working in different cultural, sociological, and resource-constrained settings.<\/p>\n

In general I believe that the MPH provides a fantastic opportunity for students to learn a great deal from their lecturers and peers alike, putting them in good stead to enter the world of public health in a variety of roles.\u00a0It also produces an environment where like-minded individuals are able to network, which can prove incredibly useful with regard to future job opportunities and organisational collaborations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0\u00a0 Written by Claire Humphries,\u00a0International Public Health PhD Student at the University of Birmingham\u00a0 I decided to return to university to study for the MPH whilst working for a charity in Birmingham. My time in the third sector provided me with the opportunity to co-manage a number of public health projects, which is what ultimately … Continue reading “MPH Graduate Testimonial (April 2016)”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":275,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/275"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.bham.ac.uk\/publichealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}