MPH JHU-IIHMR Alumni Reena Anthonyraj, Podcast, hosted by: PH SPOT(community for public health career)
The Podcast cover
- How Reena found her way into public health from her time working as a dentist at a public hospital in Mumbai
- Questions to ask yourself to determine why you want to work in public health
- Factors to consider when choosing which program or school to complete your degree in
- A brief overview and good aspects of the Cooperative MPH program between Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Indian Institute of Health Management Research
- Ways you can work in public health without having a dedicated degree
- Why keeping an open mind is just as useful as knowing which specific area in public health you want to work in
In her journey of the last 6 years, she has gained significant international experience in community engagement, applied research, and the development as well as management of evidence-informed programs. She was awarded the prestigious Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship in 2017 for a research fellowship at the University of Montreal, to develop an evidence-informed framework for tobacco prevention in Indian urban schools, based on Canadian best practices in school health promotion.