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A Desire to Be More: How Public Health Connects Medicine to Patient Communities
Utibe Effiong, MPH ’14
At a young age, Utibe Effiong knew he wanted to help people, and he knew he wanted to do that as a physician. Because of his public health training, he knows that his interactions with individual patients have an impact on entire communities. Read more
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Pursuing Public Health through Toxicology
Patrick O’Dowd
Master’s student Patrick O’Dowd was first drawn to toxicology as an undergraduate student and now hopes to pursue a career in medical toxicology. Hear how his interests led him to Michigan Public Health’s Environmental Health Sciences department. Read more
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Drilling for DNA: The Unexpected Adventures of a Public Health Anthropologist
Ainash Childebayeva, PhD ’19
Could that researcher in goggles sitting in a lab really be an anthropologist? And how much adventure will they actually have? From the top of the Himalayas and the Andes to the insides of cells, Ainash Childebayeva has combined anthropology, genetics, and public health to uncover secrets of human history and keep today’s vulnerable populations healthy. Read more
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From the Pool into the Field: Applying Team Experience to Public Health Major
Kathy Rogers
In the pool, Michigan water polo student-athlete Kathy Rogers helps her team win games. Outside the pool, she has much bigger aspirations as she chases her dreams of making the world a healthier place through the field of public health. Read more
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Motivating a New Generation to Address Health Inequities
Amani Echols
Amani Echols' chose public health because she wanted to make the most impact for the most people. As a co-founder of the Health Equity High School summit, and a staff member at doula program, Dial-A-Doula, she's working directly to combat health inequity and inspire new leaders. Read more
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Honoring My Grandmother: In Pursuit of a Healthy Future
Batsheva Honig
Batsheva Honig strives to make a positive public health impact by shaping public policy and health care. Read more
