by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Oct 17, 2013 | 0 All, About Public Health, Careers, Degrees
Ok, some, perhaps even a small part, of the power. I saw a BBC World Service tweet last November saying “Data is the New Oil.” Aside from the fact that the headline is not grammatically correct, it reminded me of a lesson I taught my master’s...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Aug 27, 2013 | 0 All, Courses, Degrees
I just love a great video, especially when the advice is similar to what I share with students :). Here is a short (couple of minute) About.com video on choosing a college major. Also included, are similar videos on choosing classes, double majors, etc. I think the...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jul 2, 2011 | 0 All, Degrees
Some students are so excited about starting their careers or worried about losing academic momentum that they want to earn a PhD as quickly as possible. So, they look for PhD programs that accept students without master’s degree. Even though some public health...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Jun 26, 2011 | 0 All, Degrees
Public health issues can be complex and vast, requiring complex and vast solutions for prevention and treatment. The diversity needed to address these issues is not just within public health, e.g., an epidemiologist working with a registered dietician. We also benefit...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | May 18, 2011 | 0 All, Degrees
Doctor of Public Health degrees (DrPH) are the Rodney Dangerfields of doctoral programs. They don’t get enough respect! Many people have never heard of them and if they have, they don’t understand the difference between a DrPH and a PhD. While you need to...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Apr 13, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Degrees
Sometimes, students interested in health care management ask me about the difference between an MHA and an MBA degree. Usually, they are trying to decide between the two or whether it is worthwhile to earn both. There are many differences and similarities between...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 23, 2011 | 0 All, Careers, Degrees
You may have heard of the popular series of books that started with Eat this, Not That. In general, they compare various aspects of foods in the same category, e.g., the fat content of salads at different restaurants or the number of calories in different hamburgers....
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 9, 2011 | 0 All, About Public Health, Careers, Degrees, Univerities/Schools/Programs
If I remember correctly (and it has been awhile), this morning on the Today Show (yes, the Today Show), First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged people looking for jobs to find industries that are growing and get training in those fields. This could be at a local...
by Dr. Felicia E. Mebane | Feb 2, 2011 | 0 All, Degrees, Examples of Public Health
&A on Facebook If you like CSI (the TV show) or solving mysteries (in general), become a disease detective or epidemiologist. Still not sure what an epidemiologist does? Start with this interactive case study: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/typhoid/detective.html....
