SOPHE’s 75th Annual Conference “”Gateway to Health Equity: Global Solutions to Strengthen Health Education and Promotion Capacity”” is an inclusive opportunity for anyone who plays a role in the health education profession. The annual conference offers various learning experiences and opportunities to connect with colleagues and friends.
APHA’s Annual Meeting and Expo is the premier public health event of the year offering innovative and exciting opportunities to help you reach your personal and professional goals. Engage with public health experts, collaborate with other advocates and grow professionally.
One of the questions that I often get asked by my mentees, students, and fellows is “What should I have on my resume to make it stand out?” Folks are always curious about what employers look for in a resume that makes them give you that initial screening call or email.
In my years of screening, hiring, and serving in recruitment panels, I have distilled the answer to this question to one thing—let your resume tell your story. The most important way to distinguish your resume from the pack is the story that you tell. From the jobs that you’ve done, through the school(s) you attended, and down to the short courses that you’ve completed, your resume should tell the story of your interest, your passion, and demonstrate where your heart is in public health.
Individuals seeking to work in the field of public health have an undue advantage over other fields. Why do I say this? It is because unlike other fields, public health students do not need to go far to gain valuable hands-on experience in public health. Public health is everywhere. If public health is everywhere, then what might be your excuse not to gain valuable experience to distinguish your resume from the pack?
I bet you that there is an average of 10 non-profit organizations within each 30 miles or single zip code in the United States. In fact, it is estimated that there are about 10 million non-profits worldwide and over 1.5 million non-profits in the United States alone. It could be a local diaper program, a tree planting event, a health fair, a health career fair, a homeless shelter, or an afterschool program that supports youths in your community. It could be your local faith-based organization—church, synagogue, mosque, temple, etc. Seek them out and get your hands wet and dirty. There is an abundance of places to gain the skills.
In conclusion, there are 8 questions that you can pose to tease out actual skills for your experience. Finding answers to these questions, writing them down and rehearsing them will get you ready for that next initial screening call from a prospective employer.
How is this relevant to the position you are seeking?
Peer reviewers play a central and critical part in the scientific peer-review process. Peer-reviewers help journal editors and the scientific community determine the integrity of the scholarly scientific record (COPE). Participation in scientific peer-review is a major contribution to biomedical research and public health. However, many peer-reviewers come to the role without any guidance on best practices in peer reviewing and are largely unaware of how peer-reviewing services can be used to support their academic career development.
Course Outcomes
The interactive workshop will cover how to write a scientific manuscript from introduction to conclusion, and :
Panelists
Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD
Executive Editor, International Journal of Maternal and Child Health and AIDS (IJMA)
Professor & CoE Director, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, USA
Romuladus E. Azuine, DrPH, MPH, RN
Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Translational Medical Research and Public Health, The Center for Global Health and Health Policy, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah, PhD
Clinical Associate Professor, Georgia State University School of Public Health, Georgia, USA
Certificate of Attendance will be issued to participants.
Date and Time:
Saturday, August 6th
11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Open to the public.
Zoom registration required:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYrfumgrj0jHtKXASJF17RlHcCu7uXHJp6u
Join us for our Public Health 360 Virtual Open House.
At the OPEN HOUSE, we will provide information about the program, answer all your questions, and give you the opportunity to hear from past participants.
Public Health 360 (PH 360) is a hands-on training program that prepares the next generation of eminently qualified public health practitioners who will foster optimum population health through disease prevention, health management, and community health education and empowerment
Date and Time:
Wednesday, August 10th
5:30 p.m. Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Open to the public.
Zoom registration required:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZckf-ivrzguGtEmPoR-3FHJKKHrC91IfJ3t