What do you do with an MPH?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid has an MPH and makes around $300k.

who cares about your kid

I do.

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OP says she’s not helicoptering, but I don’t think her daughter expected her to crowd source this on DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:Poorly paid and disrespected

Interesting. When I received my MPH in the early 90s, a second advanced degree was required to be admitted. All of my classmates were: MDs, CNPs, JDs, MSWs or MBAs. We were neither poorly paid nor disrespected.

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Anonymous wrote:I think combining it with some kind of clinical training would make it more attractive or even statistics or even something like computer science . What kinds of internships or summer jobs has she had or is leaning towards? That is also going to be key. I believe starting salaries are not going to be in the 6 figures but she can grow within the field with experience and education. I’d have her look at MPH programs and see. On the one hand spending a lot for the degree at a top school will be good for job prospects but if she can find a job at graduation next year that will pay for her masters then she could consider a lower ranked school. Hopkins has one and so does U of Maryland.

My vet has an MPH from Hopkins. My neighbor who’s career is in the field has a masters in Econ from Hopkins.

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Anonymous wrote:Poorly paid and disrespected

Interesting. When I received my MPH in the early 90s, a second advanced degree was required to be admitted. All of my classmates were: MDs, CNPs, JDs, MSWs or MBAs. We were neither poorly paid nor disrespected.

That is a different program that the entry level, post college programs that OP is talking about. Schools vary in their terminology.

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How can an MD make the switch into public policy and consulting? I would love to do this!

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Anonymous wrote:How can an MD make the switch into public policy and consulting? I would love to do this!

Umm, we’re in DC? Home of health policy?

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Anonymous wrote:How can an MD make the switch into public policy and consulting? I would love to do this!

Umm, we’re in DC? Home of health policy?

+1 If you’re smart enough to make t through medical school and live here but can’t figure how to get into policy … you really shouldn’t get into policy.

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Anonymous wrote:I think combining it with some kind of clinical training would make it more attractive or even statistics or even something like computer science . What kinds of internships or summer jobs has she had or is leaning towards? That is also going to be key. I believe starting salaries are not going to be in the 6 figures but she can grow within the field with experience and education. I’d have her look at MPH programs and see. On the one hand spending a lot for the degree at a top school will be good for job prospects but if she can find a job at graduation next year that will pay for her masters then she could consider a lower ranked school. Hopkins has one and so does U of Maryland.

You don’t sound very knowledgeable. You can get your MPH IN statistics.

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Anonymous wrote:I think combining it with some kind of clinical training would make it more attractive or even statistics or even something like computer science . What kinds of internships or summer jobs has she had or is leaning towards? That is also going to be key. I believe starting salaries are not going to be in the 6 figures but she can grow within the field with experience and education. I’d have her look at MPH programs and see. On the one hand spending a lot for the degree at a top school will be good for job prospects but if she can find a job at graduation next year that will pay for her masters then she could consider a lower ranked school. Hopkins has one and so does U of Maryland.

You don’t sound very knowledgeable. You can get your MPH IN statistics.

Don’t be so obnoxious. MPH is traditionally a 9 or 11 month program that is obtained after another professional degree. Two-year masters degrees in the public health arena is typically the post BA option, and has more recently become an ‘MPH’ degree just to fit the terminology. One can concentrate in for eg epidemiology, behavioral health, health policy, environmental health etc. Statistics is not a concentration itself in public health, although biostatistics is a course series. A masters in statistics or a masters in biostatistics is much more involved than the “statistics“ taken in a regular or general mph program.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think combining it with some kind of clinical training would make it more attractive or even statistics or even something like computer science . What kinds of internships or summer jobs has she had or is leaning towards? That is also going to be key. I believe starting salaries are not going to be in the 6 figures but she can grow within the field with experience and education. I’d have her look at MPH programs and see. On the one hand spending a lot for the degree at a top school will be good for job prospects but if she can find a job at graduation next year that will pay for her masters then she could consider a lower ranked school. Hopkins has one and so does U of Maryland.

You don’t sound very knowledgeable. You can get your MPH IN statistics.

Don’t be so obnoxious. MPH is traditionally a 9 or 11 month program that is obtained after another professional degree. Two-year masters degrees in the public health arena is typically the post BA option, and has more recently become an ‘MPH’ degree just to fit the terminology. One can concentrate in for eg epidemiology, behavioral health, health policy, environmental health etc. Statistics is not a concentration itself in public health, although biostatistics is a course series. A masters in statistics or a masters in biostatistics is much more involved than the “statistics“ taken in a regular or general mph program.

^ PhD economist at a think tank and adjunct professor at a local university offering several masters options in public policy and public health

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think combining it with some kind of clinical training would make it more attractive or even statistics or even something like computer science . What kinds of internships or summer jobs has she had or is leaning towards? That is also going to be key. I believe starting salaries are not going to be in the 6 figures but she can grow within the field with experience and education. I’d have her look at MPH programs and see. On the one hand spending a lot for the degree at a top school will be good for job prospects but if she can find a job at graduation next year that will pay for her masters then she could consider a lower ranked school. Hopkins has one and so does U of Maryland.

You don’t sound very knowledgeable. You can get your MPH IN statistics.

Don’t be so obnoxious. MPH is traditionally a 9 or 11 month program that is obtained after another professional degree. Two-year masters degrees in the public health arena is typically the post BA option, and has more recently become an ‘MPH’ degree just to fit the terminology. One can concentrate in for eg epidemiology, behavioral health, health policy, environmental health etc. Statistics is not a concentration itself in public health, although biostatistics is a course series. A masters in statistics or a masters in biostatistics is much more involved than the “statistics“ taken in a regular or general mph program.

^ PhD economist at a think tank and adjunct professor at a local university offering several masters options in public policy and public health

To clarify —you can “concentrate” in biostats at some MPH programs. My point is that a stats concentration in an MPH program is much less involved than an actual masters in statistics, which the earlier poster was suggesting (that poster was suggesting getting more hard skills in something, which I agree with).

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What aspects of this career will be impacted by AI? Will the statistical or epidemiological parts be more/less relevant?

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Anonymous wrote:What aspects of this career will be impacted by AI? Will the statistical or epidemiological parts be more/less relevant?

I think the softer skills would be impacted more/first.

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Anonymous wrote:What aspects of this career will be impacted by AI? Will the statistical or epidemiological parts be more/less relevant?

I think the softer skills would be impacted more/first.

How would the softer skills be impacted more? Makes them more valuable?