WEBVTT 1 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:10.200 As a career advisor for the UVM MPH program, 2 00:00:10.200 --> 00:00:13.170 I am working with onboarding students, current students 3 00:00:13.170 --> 00:00:16.219 and alumni to meet their public health career goals. 4 00:00:16.219 --> 00:00:17.820 This can mean a lot of things. 5 00:00:17.820 --> 00:00:22.170 So, we are working on resume building cover letters and CVs 6 00:00:22.170 --> 00:00:24.390 and we are also working on finding a job 7 00:00:24.390 --> 00:00:28.080 that suits your needs, your experiences in your backgrounds. 8 00:00:28.080 --> 00:00:30.330 Additionally, as we know, public health is all 9 00:00:30.330 --> 00:00:32.640 about networking and who you know. 10 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:35.100 So we are working a lot on getting students connected 11 00:00:35.100 --> 00:00:38.940 with internships, fellowships, different mentors 12 00:00:38.940 --> 00:00:41.523 and different avenues to reach their career goals. 13 00:00:43.050 --> 00:00:45.930 From a really early age, I always knew I wanted to go 14 00:00:45.930 --> 00:00:47.700 into a service-based field. 15 00:00:47.700 --> 00:00:50.430 Starting as undergrad, I always assumed 16 00:00:50.430 --> 00:00:53.460 that path was medicine, but after taking some time off 17 00:00:53.460 --> 00:00:56.100 after undergrad and working in the workforce, 18 00:00:56.100 --> 00:00:57.930 I actually realized I was more passionate 19 00:00:57.930 --> 00:01:00.420 about community health, which ultimately drew me 20 00:01:00.420 --> 00:01:01.870 to the path of public health. 21 00:01:03.210 --> 00:01:06.090 When I was given the opportunity to be the career advisor, 22 00:01:06.090 --> 00:01:09.030 I felt that this was an opportunity I could not miss. 23 00:01:09.030 --> 00:01:12.120 While I was in the MPH program here at UPM 24 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:15.180 my connections to of my professors and my instructors 25 00:01:15.180 --> 00:01:17.130 were incredibly invaluable to me, 26 00:01:17.130 --> 00:01:21.180 in terms of helping me reach and identify my career goals. 27 00:01:21.180 --> 00:01:23.910 I felt it was a great way to give back 28 00:01:23.910 --> 00:01:26.280 and be that same voice and voice of reason 29 00:01:26.280 --> 00:01:27.921 for other students in the program, 30 00:01:27.921 --> 00:01:29.853 so I became the career advisor. 31 00:01:31.521 --> 00:01:32.821 In my personal opinion, 32 00:01:32.821 --> 00:01:36.180 there is a really great career outlook for anyone interested 33 00:01:36.180 --> 00:01:37.650 in public health right now. 34 00:01:37.650 --> 00:01:39.000 As we are doing this interview, 35 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:41.310 we are currently in the COVID 19 pandemic, 36 00:01:41.310 --> 00:01:42.750 meaning there is an immediate need 37 00:01:42.750 --> 00:01:44.040 for public health professionals 38 00:01:44.040 --> 00:01:45.870 to address the current pandemic. 39 00:01:45.870 --> 00:01:47.760 However, as we leave this pandemic, 40 00:01:47.760 --> 00:01:49.716 we cannot ignore the many disparities 41 00:01:49.716 --> 00:01:53.130 that have been identified in light of the pandemic. 42 00:01:53.130 --> 00:01:56.490 We are going to need anyone interested in creating a change 43 00:01:56.490 --> 00:01:58.583 in working towards addressing these disparities, 44 00:01:58.583 --> 00:02:02.160 to join in the public health workforce and enter 45 00:02:02.160 --> 00:02:04.530 into one of the many fields to truly make a difference 46 00:02:04.530 --> 00:02:05.940 in reach health equity. 47 00:02:05.940 --> 00:02:09.360 In addition, the BLS handbook identifies many specialties 48 00:02:09.360 --> 00:02:11.970 within public health, having a great increase 49 00:02:11.970 --> 00:02:14.823 in projected job growth in the next couple years.