A question about working in global health

[mpatrick]

Hello. I am a nursing student. I have a question; have done quite a bit of searching and I haven't been able to turn up an answer. My goal is to be a clinical epidemiologist and to work in global health with a focus on infectious disease, specifically in Africa. My

plan is to obtain a dual Nurse Practitioner/ Masters in Public Health

degree. My question is: do you think an NP degree would be comparable to

an MD in terms of having the ability to treat/work with patients? If I

plan to eventually obtain a PhD, do you think this path would be inferior

in any way to having an MD? Thank you for your time and consideration.

[Psychcns]

Check out doctors without borders, at least to start.

[twozer0, NP]

Partners In Health

Partners in health

This is one of the best global health organizations that exists today. I did a project on global health with a concentration on Haiti and I can say hands down this is one great organization. check out the site, it might have some answers for you. I wonder if BostonFNP knows about Paul Farmer.

[Dranger]

Hello. I am a nursing student. I have a question; have done quite a bit of searching and I haven't been able to turn up an answer. My goal is to be a clinical epidemiologist and to work in global health with a focus on infectious disease, specifically in Africa. My

plan is to obtain a dual Nurse Practitioner/ Masters in Public Health

degree. My question is: do you think an NP degree would be comparable to

an MD in terms of having the ability to treat/work with patients? If I

plan to eventually obtain a PhD, do you think this path would be inferior

in any way to having an MD? Thank you for your time and consideration.

I think the NP=MD thing could be difficult in some countries and it looks like Doctors without Borders seems to lump NPs/RNs together in terms of duty description on their website.