Remember the simpler days when our dreams were restricted amongst core jobs such as doctor and engineer? When one’s medical journey led to either being a doctor or a medical practitioner. When opportunities post MBBS remained in restrictive categories? Apparently, the diaspora education has evolved to such an extent that life after MBBS is enriching, as various verticals of health and welfare expand to create newer positions and avenues to contribute towards the benefit of a robust future. This is a world envisioned based on demands and hence, the educational world evolving to meet these circumstances.
Amongst the most plum of health-related avenues is that of Public Health, which entails all aspects of promoting and maintaining the standards of people’s health. There are specialized courses that empower and guide students for this role, the most important being MPH or Master of Public health.
What is Master of Public Health?
The Master of Public Health (MPH) degree entails on nuances of public health practices, on both grass-root and government levels. Here, students are encouraged to develop strong competencies over a set of integrated interdisciplinary domains such as Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Policy and Systems, Public Health Leadership and Management, Evidence-Based Policy and Health Care, Health Communication, Diversity and Culture, Program Management and Planning, Public Health Biology, Systems Thinking and Environmental Health Sciences. This degree often supplements the skill sets achieved by an MBBS course, making it the perfect post-MBBS program.
Why is Public Health important?
While the health status of the population has improved to the great extent globally in this century, a lot more needs to be done. With the evolution of the public health comes the enormity of diseases that manage to withstand the test of advancement. The public health initiatives taken by such public health officers affect mankind on a global scale. Public health professionals address broad issues that can affect the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, societies, and countries —taking proactive measures to proceed towards a better future. Here are a few achievements that public health officers have made a reality:
Career options for the future
Demand and Supply
The demand for individuals holding this degree has risen, owing to the upward state of health and sanitation that contributes greatly to the well-being of the nation. To supplement this demand, eminent institutions such as IIHMR are uplifting the educational framework of the health domain, through it's Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. Executed in collaboration with The Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH), this degree caters to the sensitive constituents of the Southeast Asian diaspora. This would, in turn, provide the nation with a well-versed force of health officials who would give their best to uplift the status of health in India.