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Public health program, ‘very real’ Trojan network help graduate land coveted job
Jane Lam felt a sense of accomplishment and pride as she stood among a sea of crimson and gold graduates to receive her master of public health during USC’s commencement ceremony at the Los Angeles Coliseum in May. One month later, she started her dream job, a plum...
My Public Health Career: Sara Schubert, MPH ’18, CPH
Pictured: Sara Schubert, MPH ’18, CPH. Image courtesy Sara Schubert. Sara Schubert, MPH ’18, CPH found the flexibility of an online program enabled her to successfully make the leap from Captain in the Army to Health Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and...
My Public Health Career: Jennifer Rodriguez, LCSW, MPH ‘18
Pictured: Jennifer Rodriguez, LCSW, MPH '18. Image courtesy Jennifer Rodriguez. As a licensed clinical social worker, alumnus Jennifer Rodriguez, LCSW, MPH ’18 serves each day with compassion and a genuine desire to help. She is currently Care Coordinator with...
Our career coach’s resume checklist for job-seekers
Whether you are conducting your first job search or are a seasoned professional, there are best practices that you can utilize when creating your resume. Follow this checklist from our career coach, Paula Amezola, MPH, and nail your next round of submissions. The...
Public Health Career Services brings online resume review to USC students
Public Health Career Services in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences offers online resume review to students in the form of VMock, an innovative tool that uses artificial intelligence to provide feedback on resumes, instantly, 24/7. The...
Seeking candidates for postdoctoral fellowship in cancer control
Keck School of Medicine, along with the Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research and Division of Health Behavior Research seeks candidates for one‐ to three‐year research fellowships (pending final funding decisions). Fellowship positions provide...
8 ways to prepare for a graduate school virtual fair
We will be attending the upcoming This Is Public Health Virtual Fair! Be sure to check out our schedule. Virtual graduate school fairs are a perfect place to talk with professors, students and staff from a variety of universities in one day, and without...
How a Trojan is delivering quality health care to the chronically disadvantaged
Working with local public health agency L.A. Care, a determined USC student is on a mission to provide quality health care to vulnerable community members. Health care delivery continues to be a hot topic in the U.S. and around the world. Many USC students,...
Biostatistics named best master’s degree for today’s jobs
Forbes has named biostatistics as the best master's degree for jobs. Using compensation data site Payscale, Forbes takes an annual look at mid-career data on 45 popular master's degrees. The ranking considers pay growth from early to mid-career, job satisfaction,...