Student – Insights & Experiences


From Rural Clinics to Public Health: How Medical Brigades Shaped My Path to Medicine

Chloe Urias
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

As a Master of Public Health (MPH) student on the Global Health track at Vanderbilt University, I am deeply committed to understanding how culture, geography, and social determinants shape health...

From Lithium Toxicity to Public Health Advocacy: A Student’s Path Through Medicine

Ivan Martinez Diez-Muro, Undergraduate Researcher
University of South Florida College of Public Health

My introduction to public health did not begin in academia; it began as a patient. In 2018, during what should have been an ordinary semester, I experienced kidney failure caused...

From the Microbiology Lab Bench to Advocating for Antibiotic Stewardship on College Campuses

Okeoghene Marcel Edafetanure-Ibeh
Texas A&M School of Public Health

My commitment to antibiotic stewardship began long before my doctoral training, long before I even knew the term. As an undergraduate Medical Laboratory Science student concentrating in medical microbiology, I...

The Experience of Studying Public Health at West China School of Public Health

Nan Chen
West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University

Public health focuses on population health, including a wide range of  sub-fields such as epidemiology, environmental health, occupational health, nutrition and food hygiene, health behavior and health policy ( West...

The Essence of Effective Practicum for a Public Health Graduate Student at UTHealth

Farah Chowdhury
UTHealth Houston

The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), recruits and follows a nationwide cohort of 45 study sites. Its primary goal...

The “EAACI Hybrid Congress 2021” and internship at a Family Health Unit in Tâmega (Porto, Portugal)

Francisca de Castro Mendes
Instituto de Saúde Pública da Universidade do Porto (ISPUP)

In this student story in public health, I will share interesting educational opportunities that I had in the previous month, including a congress and an internship. Between July 10 and...

Taking Our Best Shot: A Community-Focused Vision for Health Equity and Education

Vivian & Nathan Tat
University of Texas Medical Branch School of Public and Population Health

We are co-leads of Taking Our Best Shot (TOBS), an initiative dedicated to promoting public health and STEAM education in the community. Our team is comprised of individuals from a...

My Contribution to COVID-19 Pandemic Management in the Country as a Public Health Specialty Program Resident in the University of Chile

Jorge Vilches Apablaza
School of Public Health, University of Chile

The Public Health Medical Specialty Program in the University of Chile The Public Health Medical Specialty Program (Residency) in the University of Chile has a learning methodology focused on metacognition...

Making a Difference Through Public Health

Blessed Egbuchulam
Department of Public Health, School of Public and Allied Health, Babcock University

My passion for Public Health anchors on the fact that it deals with the prevention of diseases, promoting of health and prolonging of life. It allows one to reach the...