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Session: Launching Your Career in Public Health
4112.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Launching Your Career in Public Health
This session will allow students to explore the field of public health and find ways to enhance their academic training through presentations by prominent public health figures. It will also give attendees an opportunity to consider their future in public health. Participants will learn what qualities and experiences employers are seeking in potential employees and how best to network and identify employment opportunities in their field of interest.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: 1) Identify ways to enhance his/her academic training, 2) Develop plans to assess career goals and opportunities, and 3) Infer implications for his/her own career in public health.
Organizer(s):Kristy A. Siegel, MPH, CHES
Moderator(s):Kristy A. Siegel, MPH, CHES
Jim Montgomery
Martha Rider, MS, PhD, CHES
Rafiah Vitalis
12:30 PMWelcoming Remarks
12:33 PMIntroduction of Dr. Barry S. Levy
12:35 PMLaunching a Career in Public Health  [ Recorded presentation ]
Barry S. Levy, MD, MPH
12:50 PMIntroduction of Dr. Marian C. McDonald
12:52 PMCDC, National Center for Infectious Diseases
Marian C. McDonald, DrPH, MPH, MA
1:07 PMIntroduction of Dr. Victor W. Sidel
1:09 PMAn Atypical Pathway to a Career in Social Medicine and Public Health  [ Recorded presentation ]
Victor W. Sidel, MD
1:24 PMQuestions
1:55 PMConcluding Remarks
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:APHA-Student Assembly
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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