Career Crossroads
As a “seasoned veteran” of the public health academic circuit, my one message for prospective students is that there is no one right way to [...]
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02, 2019
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10, 2018
Learning from your own experiences
Working in Public Health is full of opportunities to touch many lives. While it is most important to have sound technical knowledge on the subject [...]
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10, 2018
The full moon night and ride up the hill
“Mam, this is an urgent call from a health post few hours from where your team has set up the camp”, the very hasty voice [...]
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08, 2018
Experimenting with graphic design in public health
How having multiple, unrelated interests allows me to have more fun at work Growing up, I had the vague idea that I would study [...]
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08, 2018
Siassi Island Diary (Part 3: The wrap up)
In 2017, James Flint, along with the Field Epidemiology Training Programme of Papua New Guinea (FETPNG) team (Dr. Mathias Bauri, Dr. Mary Kaevaore and Edwin [...]
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08, 2018
Siassi Island Diary (Part 2: Discussions of “sanguma”)
In 2017, James Flint, along with the Field Epidemiology Training Programme of Papua New Guinea (FETPNG) team (Dr. Mathias Bauri, Dr. Mary Kaevaore and Edwin [...]
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06, 2018
Journey to Geneva (Part 2): An internship at WHO
In 2016, I graduated from the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. During my [...]
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05, 2018
Finding your footing: steps to launch a career in global public health
Part 1: It is a pivotal time to be a young woman launching a career in global health. Canada has a Feminist International Assistance Policy, [...]
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05, 2018
Choosing impact over location: the myth of the “global health gamble”
by Lawrence C. Loh “It sounds like you’re doing lots of great work!” my student mentee said, smiling. “Lots of great work with lots of [...]
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05, 2018
Journey to Geneva (Part 1): An internship at WHO
In 2016, I graduated from the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health with a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology. During my [...]
