Category: Student – Student Experiences
Health Science Students’ Role in the Public Health Response During the Pandemic
Sergio Alves
Stellenbosch University
As the COVID-19 pandemic was getting progressively worse during 2020, medical students found themselves in-between education and the compelling duty to join in the public health response to the pandemic...
Grounded in Community, Guided by Purpose: My Applied Practice Experience in Indonesia
Lady Dorothy Avila Elli
University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
As a second-year Master of Public Health (MPH) student in the Global Health program at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, I have always...
From Selling Kerosene to Saving Lives: A Public Health Journey Fueled by Grace and Grit
Enoch Agbo
University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
Growing up in Ghana, I was no stranger to hardship. I spent my childhood selling kerosene in neighborhoods like Ahinsan Estate, Sisakyi, and Anloga—not out of choice, but necessity. Those...
From Confusion to Confirmation: My Journey in Public Health
Arya Mhatre
University of South Florida School of Public Health
My first serious consideration of public health as a career began during one of the most defining moments of our generation — the COVID-19 pandemic. The memory is vivid: headlines...
Earthquake Response in Nepal: A Public Health Story
Bipin Singh
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
On April 25, 2015, a powerful earthquake struck Nepal, shaking the country and affecting thousands of lives. I had just graduated with my undergraduate degree in public health, full of...
Delivering Cervical Screening in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic
Su Pei Khoo
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
To date, the world continues to grapple with the escalating challenges of the unrelenting COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, patients with other illnesses try to navigate a healthcare system...
Bridging The Gaps: Building Community Leaders Through Curriculum Development
McKenna Brunick
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health
This summer, I had the incredible opportunity to intern with Reimagine Reentry through the Bridging The Gaps program in Pittsburgh. I worked alongside my intern partner Graham Emery to develop...
Barómetro COVID-19: The Academy at the Service of Society
Marta Moniz
NOVA National School of Public Health
I was able to participate as a volunteer in a project from NOVA National School of Public Health called Barómetro COVID-19 – Barometer COVID-19, in English (https://barometro-covid-19.ensp.unl.pt/home/). This ongoing project...