How to Change Careers to Public Health

Описание: Public Health is one of the fastest-growing careers in healthcare today. From epidemiologist to public health educators and program managers, there are a variety of career paths in public health and many options for people looking to make a career change.

In this panel discussion, we’ll hear from University of Vermont Master of Public Health alumni on how they successfully navigated to new career paths in public health. Panelists provided an overview of their past and current public health career paths, why they chose to change careers, and the required skill sets needed in their new public health job.

An overview of UVM’s online and CEPH accredited Master of Public Health program was also provided.

Speakers included:
Tori Dobbs, MPH 2020
Jillian Leikauskas, MPH 2018
Emily Belanger, MPH 2021
Heather Palow, M.Ed., ACC
Vika Pleshakova, M.Ed.


UVM's 42-credit, online Master of Public Health (MPH) degree, developed in collaboration with The Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont, prepares students for a number of Public Health careers. UVM's program helps students explore timely public health and policy issues while providing a strong foundation in population health sciences. The program leads to a Generalist MPH degree focused on excellence in Environmental Public Health, Epidemiology, Quantitative Public Health Sciences, and Health Policy, Leadership, and Advocacy. UVM graduates are well-rounded and prepared to grow their career in the area of Public Health of most interest.

Learn more about UVM's Master of Public Health Program here: https://learn.uvm.edu/program/public-...