Alumni Highlights

I am the Administrative Project Manager for a multi-institutional, federally funded research center focused on health disparities in chronic diseases. Mailman’s MPH program gave me a solid public health knowledge base that I draw from daily. All the MPH courses I completed were valuable, but the practical applications of Public Health Program Planning, Evaluation of Health Programs, and Determinants of Health are particularly relevant to the work I do, managing impactful research and community engagement initiatives. Many of my classmates had worked in other industries before pursuing an MPH, so it was wonderful learning with an amazing group of professionals. To prospective students: If you’re interested in an excellent graduate education that will prepare you to advance public health in meaningful ways, I absolutely encourage you to consider Mailman’s GPH program! Nicole Bayne, Project Manager, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

My MPH has encouraged me to think about my patients’ health issues on both an individual level and on a larger scale. I am interested in better understanding acute kidney injury in the neonatal population, and I regularly use the concepts I learned in my epidemiology classes to guide my research.  I chose the GPH program because it best matched my timeline for my education (MD-MPH dual degree), as well as the flexibility to choose a variety of classes from different departments. I truly enjoyed having professors with extensive real-world experience in their areas of expertise, and I still find their teachings to be relevant to issues I encounter in my career.  Dr. Elliott Huang, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Nephrology

My MPH  has really helped support my career interests conducting epidemiology research in both psoriasis and cardiovascular disease. It gave me a systematic framework for thinking about health equity, structural barriers, and population health.  One big piece of knowledge I gained from my MPH was to think about dissemination. I learned to not just identifying findings, but also to communicate them in ways that different audiences understand. Whether communicating to clinicians, patients, policymakers, or community members, I came to appreciate the importance of making research accessible, relevant, and impactful.   Faradia Kernizan, Current Medical Student, Tulane University and Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Fellow