Several pre-meds applying to medical school have asked me whether or not they should apply to combined MD and Master of Public Health (MPH) programs—or at least consider pursuing an MPH in the future. For anyone unfamiliar with my background, I obtained my MPH at Yale during my 3-year gap between college and medical school. […]
Why I Chose to do an Elective at the CDC
The chief reason I wish to participate in the program is that it offers me the opportunity to put into active practice the principles that motivated me to pursue medicine. The initial impetus for my passion for medicine and public health emerged from my status as the child of immigrant physicians. I am extraordinarily grateful […]
Climate Change and Clinical Medicine
Physicians base their everyday medical decision-making on the most updated research studies and statistics. A point I really took away from learning about “Health in the Anthropocene” in my Climate Change and Health course was the significant role of epidemiology in highlighting awareness of the impact of human energy consumption and industrial development on future […]
