Importance Of Attending The School Of Public Health

While the effects of cancer have been experienced by many, cancer was personalized to me after volunteering at Special Days Summer Camp. This childhood-cancer summer camp not only brings in children who have or have had cancer, but their siblings as well. While volunteering at Special Days, campers have shared with me the stories of how they lost loved ones in the battle against cancer, and I have even witnessed some campers not returning because they themselves were taken by the disease. Although I have always been interested in working with health, this experience gave me a personal motivation to take on the health issues. During my pursuit of figuring out how to make impacts on health issues, I discovered a tool developed by Google called …show more content…
Firstly, the School of Public health is unique in that the school will be able to provide me with the exact tools to necessary to succeed. With an emphasis on research and service, attending the School of Public Health will show me exactly how the field works. Attending the Public Health program will allow me to immerse myself and get a direct hands-on experience while simultaneously allowing me to maintain the end goal of creating a healthier world. Secondly, I would also like to attend The University of Michigan School of Public Health because the institution will supply me with access to some of the most knowledgeable and diverse educators in the world. For example, when reading about the research areas of Sharon L.R. Kardia and her desires to understand how genetic and environmental variation relates to the risk of common chronic diseases, I noticed that her research is similar to my current research where I analyze how students use various tools to explain how genetic variation affects phenotypic output in various contexts. Knowing that there are educators at the University of Michigan that partake in research that align with my interests is encouraging because I will be able to share my passion with others around the university …show more content…
In the SAC, I helped advise the Dean on issues concerning undergraduate students within the College of Natural Science and promoted the interests of these students. While my experience on the SAC is not directly related to Epidemiology and Public Health, I did however acquire skills that will help me excel at being an epidemiologist. First, being a part of the Student Advisory Council helped reinforce the skill of systematic thinking. During my Curriculum Committee meetings, I had to foresee whether or not small changes in curricula would have major impacts of the students of the college. Secondly, my role in the council required me to work with a multitude of types of people. From communicating with fellow students, to interacting with the Dean of the college, I had to be able to speak efficiently and compassionately. Having this ability to communicate with a range of communities will be a crucial skill to bring to Public Health because if I am interested in becoming a leader within Public Health, then I will have to be able to work a variety of groups of people. Lastly, being a member of the Student Advisory Committee required strong mental organization. This will be important in epidemiology because in many studies and