Master of Public Health Program

1/8/21 Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges C. Benjamin, MD ~ "Wednesday’s egregious act of violence against our government and assault on American democracy at the U.S. Capitol was horrifying to watch and underscores the great divide that exists in this nation. And just yesterday, our country experienced the deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic, surging past 4,000 deaths for the first time. I urge us all to get the facts, ignore disinformation and pledge to cond...emn violence. Violence is corrosive to the public’s health. Wednesday’s act of domestic terrorism continues the assaults we are seeing on our public officials, from health officials to elected leaders. It is a painful example of how much trust we have lost because of the lies and misstatements perpetuated by some of our leaders. This undermining of the truth has made our nation less safe, not only in our hallowed halls, but on our streets as well. Combatting the growing distrust and deluge of misinformation that led to Wednesday’s horrific events, where many mask-less extremists increased the risk of COVID-19 spread, is the only way to end the pandemic, and mitigate the impact of the next one. We can only do this if we come together, as a nation. We must believe in science, not fallacy, and trust our experts, not our loudest dissenters. And we must speak out continually about the racism that resulted in predominantly white terrorists being treated differently than Black Lives Matter protesters. We have a lot of work to do to rebuild confidence in our collective actions. We now need to begin restoring trust and achieving justice in the middle of a pandemic. I am inspired by the remarkable personal sacrifice happening across the country as so many people work tirelessly to lift our country out of this dark period. We cannot allow hate to divide us at the very time we need everyone’s help in ending these dual public health crises violence and the pandemic."

Winter Break is an excellent time to polish your resume! MPH Resume Tip #1: Use strong verbs such as planned, endorsed, analyzed, facilitated, oversaw, improved, created, authored, trained/mentored, launched, achieved, & managed! Avoid verbs such as helped, responsible for, assisted, worked, & handled. #WCUMPHResumeTips Examples:... *Instead of Assisted on A, B, & C tasks SAY... Accomplished A & B tasks, while assisting Supervisor on C task. *Instead of Worked on quality improvement SAY... Monitored quality improvement outcomes resulting in changes to X *Instead of Helped Supervisor on a qualitative research project SAY... Facilitated one-on-one semi-structured qualitative interviews with adult participants OR Conducted thematic analysis in Dedoose software on semi-structured qualitative interview data as second coder to ensure inter-rater reliability See more

Panel discussion organized by the American Medical Women’s Association on Technology and Global Public Health, TODAY, Jan 6, 2021, 6-7.30 PM (ET). Register at https://www.amwa-doc.org/e/technology-global-public-health/.

We invite any MPH student who graduated in 2020 to join us for a virtual celebration recognizing your graduation from the West Chester University Master of Public Health program in 2020. Virtual MPH Program Recognition of 2020 Graduates Monday, December 14, 2020 | 6-7pm Students who graduated in May, August, and December 2020 are all welcome!... To receive Zoom link, RSVP to MPH Program Admin Asst Tammy Wollum at [email protected]. Although this virtual celebration cannot replace your formal WCU graduation ceremony (postponed until 2021 - see WCU Commencement website), the faculty and staff wish to applaud your stellar accomplishments and share our best wishes for your future success and happiness.

DID YOU KNOW? Dr. Metz loves to post a range of job announcements and professional development opps on our WCU MPH Community LinkedIn. Don't wait until you are ready to go on the job search, join now at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/6531281/ Many job announcements are focused on the early career professional. Looking through job announcements today and identifying agencies & job responsibilities you gravitate towards will help you narrow down your ALE site and future career options!