Public Health Personal Statement Essay

At age 10, I vividly remember my mother grabbing me by the shoulders from the school playground and taking me home with the fiercest look I have ever seen. Behind closed doors, I was forbidden to neither visit nor speak to my best friend Phillip or his family next door. She found out that although cheerful, my fray looking friend was dying from the “Unspeakable”- a curse from the gods. I never spoke to Phillip again, nor saw him after his family was ostracised from our community. Growing up in a household that zealously analyzed the political and economic affairs of the Nigerian society; I was shocked that no one discussed the “unspeakable” that cost me my best friend. A few months later, I learnt from whispered voices that the unspeakable …show more content…
Besides my personal childhood experience, academic background, and previous professional experiences, the conditions of patients in my current appointment as a Medical officer with Kano State Hospital Management Board makes it apparent to me that a master’s in public health is necessary in my career development. The strong desire to make significant mark in efforts to improve the health of my community and my nations overall population health is what is stimulating my desire to advance my education in the field of public health. It is for these reasons, I am applying to the Masters in Public Health program in the school of public health at the University of Saskatchewan.
I am applying to this program as I am confident that it will provide an unparalleled education in the areas - of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health service, Health Services Administration and Social/behavioral Science - that would enable me make some reformative improvements in my country’s public health system. I hope to be exposed to the cutting-edge innovative research and high-level academic training offered in this program, to acquire effective skills meaningful to my career