Degrees - Ten & Twos with Dr. Felicia Mebane https://tenandtwos.com/category/education/degrees/ tips, advice and resources for careers in public health, including "How to EDU" Fri, 13 Feb 2015 04:33:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://tenandtwos.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/TenTwos-Logo-Clock-54bb101av1_site_icon-32x32.png Degrees - Ten & Twos with Dr. Felicia Mebane https://tenandtwos.com/category/education/degrees/ 32 32 Data Experts “Got the Power…Hey Yeah Heh” (Or, Why You Should Consider a Major in Data) https://tenandtwos.com/data-experts-got-the-power-or-why-you-should-consider-a-major-in-data/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:26:03 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=1273 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 students in health policy and politics. John Kingdon, PhD, […]

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]]> Choosing a College Major https://tenandtwos.com/choosing-college-major/ Tue, 27 Aug 2013 20:09:31 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=1129 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 main point for choosing a major is to […]

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]]> Pros and Cons of Straight to PhD https://tenandtwos.com/pros-and-cons-of-straight-to-phd/ https://tenandtwos.com/pros-and-cons-of-straight-to-phd/#comments Sat, 02 Jul 2011 23:32:23 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=708 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 PhD programs do this (See my April 18 post for an example.), […]

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]]> https://tenandtwos.com/pros-and-cons-of-straight-to-phd/feed/ 1 The Dual Duel https://tenandtwos.com/the-dual-duel/ Sun, 26 Jun 2011 23:28:28 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=697 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 from the expertise of individuals trained in public health and another, more dissimilar area. […]

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]]> DrPHs Get No(t enough) Respect! https://tenandtwos.com/drphs-get-not-enough-respect/ Thu, 19 May 2011 02:12:17 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=587 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 carefully check any program in which you have an interest, DrPH […]

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]]> PH + MBA = MHA https://tenandtwos.com/ph-mba-mha/ https://tenandtwos.com/ph-mba-mha/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:10:27 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=477 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 these degrees. Both can provide excellent fundamental business training. Here are a […]

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]]> https://tenandtwos.com/ph-mba-mha/feed/ 1 Are We Nutritious, Yet? https://tenandtwos.com/are-we-nutritious-yet/ Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:16:22 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=223 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. One goal is to help people lose weight or […]

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]]> Looking for a Job/Career? Try Environmental Health. https://tenandtwos.com/looking-for-a-job-career-try-environmental-health/ Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:31:54 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=159 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 community college or a university across the globe. For […]

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]]> CSI Has Nothing on Epidemiologists! https://tenandtwos.com/csi-has-nothing-on-epidemiologists/ https://tenandtwos.com/csi-has-nothing-on-epidemiologists/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:46:04 +0000 https://tenandtwos.com/?p=135 &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. Want to skip straight to advanced training? Check out degree or certificate programs at accredited schools (on asph.org). More &A Yes, […]

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