Any MPH students out there?

[flyingchange]

I'm starting in Fall 2014 at University of Alberta. Is there anyone else out there, Canadian or otherwise?

[jjsrn1]

Congrats on your decision to earn a graduate degree in public health! I received mine in 2007 and I've found it to be very useful in my career (community health nursing). Best of luck!

[crisbiss]

Hi,

Would love to hear your current position and what made you decide on an MPH.

I am currently deciding between a DNP and an MPH.

Cris

[futureRnwaiting]

This sounds interesting:)

[BeachsideRN, ASN]

I have an MPH in community health and behavioral sciences. Now pursuing a nursing degree

[futureRnwaiting]

Good job all that education will be beyond beneficial in the future and it is even now

[phoenoryker]

I am half way done with MPH but am beginning a entry level MSN program on the 25th. Put MPH on hold for the time being. Determined to get DNP and finish MPH as well. It is quite possible that I have developed an obsession for letters after my name! Perhaps it is because the previous generations in my family had zero high school graduates.

[flyingchange]

Hi Crisbiss,

I haven't been back on this forum for a while, but I decided on MPH because I really like how diverse everyone's background is. We have lots of physicians, allied health, epidemiologists, environmental health, nutritionists, etc etc in the program. It is really nice to get out of the nursing "echo chamber". I've also been able to contribute a nursing perspective to non-nursing issues.

In my program, you can select one of 5 majors. Mine is in health policy & management. My thought process is that there aren't enough health professionals involved in policy-making, so I should do that :)

So far it's an excellent program and I'm enjoying my time in it.