Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with McKenzie Schrank to discuss how her experience with leishmaniasis influenced her path, incorporating personal interests into public health and vice versa, and using every little experience to shape your journey. You’ll Learn How McKenzie first discovered the field of public health McKenzie’s experience contracting leishmaniasis on a study abroad trip and how this experience shaped her education and ...
Nov 29, 2023•50 min•Ep. 143
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Darla Bishop to talk money in relation to public health. They discuss how Darla’s relationship with money contributed to her education and career path, reshaping perspectives and tools to help manage personal finances, and how a public health degree can expand your financial opportunities. You’ll Learn How Darla first discovered public health and how early financial experiences shaped her education ...
Nov 22, 2023•56 min•Ep. 142
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Asad Naveed to talk about his work with the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, using social media as a platform for health education and mentorship, and providing guidance for those getting started in public health research. You’ll Learn Asad’s on the ground work with management and prevention of Ebola in Sierra Leone and how he first became involved in community health How Asad’s field work led to...
Nov 15, 2023•44 min•Ep. 141
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Quisha Umemba, the CEO of Umemba Health. They discuss what Umemba Health is and its mission to improve the public health workforce, Quisha’s experience with consulting work and creating her own company, and talk tips on entrepreneurship and taking the first step to create your own business. You’ll Learn How Quisha discovered public health and her transition from working as a nurse to working in publ...
Nov 08, 2023•47 min•Ep. 140
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Jan Carney, the Associate Dean for Public Health and Health Policy and Professor of Medicine at the University of Vermont. They discuss Jan’s reflections of the relationship between public health and healthcare, her work in pulling together UVM’s graduate public health program, and ways we can work to expand and integrate public health into new fields. You’ll Learn When public health first becam...
Nov 01, 2023•42 min•Ep. 139
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Sue Griffey of SueMentors. They go on a journey through the four acts of Sue’s life and discuss her relationship with public health, mentorship, and ways in which you can take control of your career. You’ll Learn How Sue’s nursing career and global work led to her public health career Sue’s experience working in various fields of public health and how the perception of “job hopping” is changing Tips...
Oct 25, 2023•49 min•Ep. 138
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Terry-Ann Lynch who is the current Stakeholder and Patient Advocacy Lead at Sanofi Pharmaceutical. They discuss the role that public health professionals play in the pharmaceutical industry, skills needed to break into the industry, and how the impact of the work compares with more traditional public health paths. You’ll Learn How Terry-Ann first discovered the field of public health and her fir...
Oct 11, 2023•51 min•Ep. 137
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with public health physician Dr. Arunah Chandran. They discuss Arunah’s clinical work and how she became interested in the field of public health, her work at the Ministry of Health of Malaysia and experience moving to France to work with the IARC, and share job application tips for those interested in working with international organizations. You’ll Learn The clinical encounters that led Arunah to becom...
Oct 04, 2023•39 min•Ep. 136
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Jennifer Monti, a physician and healthcare innovator. They talk about how Jennifer first became interested in public health and health tech, the benefits that public health professionals bring to startups, and how to use your expertise to break into other sectors. You’ll Learn How Jennifer discovered public health during her time in medical school What food deserts are and Jennifer’s work and resear...
Sep 27, 2023•49 min•Ep. 135
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Leah Roman, an expert in instructional design and owner and principal consultant at Roman Public Health Consulting LLC. They discuss where in the process an instructional designer may fit into, common issues seen when implementing training, and what foundational things are key to facilitate learning and development. You’ll Learn How Leah first became interested in consulting and instructional design...
Sep 20, 2023•49 min•Ep. 134
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Shantanu Mishra, a biomolecular engineer and a current MSc Public Health for Development candidate. They discuss Shantanu’s work in public health after completing his engineering degree, his current experience as a Chevening Scholar at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical, and advice for gaining public health work experience for those considering a career in this field. You’ll Learn Shantanu’s ...
Sep 13, 2023•48 min•Ep. 133
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Firdosi Mehta, an adjunct professor at York University. They discuss his previous work at the WHO, the eradication of smallpox and polio, and his current work with mentoring and educating students and young professionals along their public health journeys. You’ll Learn What motivated Dr. Mehta to pursue public health after his time in medical school Dr. Mehta’s memories of the WHO’s work in erad...
Sep 06, 2023•39 min•Ep. 132
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Lynniece Warren, the Executive Director of Risk Management at California State University, San Bernardino. They discuss Lynniece’s career journey, what environmental health and safety is, and tips on finding your niche in public health. You’ll Learn How Lynniece discovered public and environmental health Tips on how to find opportunities for job shadowing What the role of an environmental health and...
Aug 30, 2023•46 min•Ep. 131
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Andrea Mantsios, the Founder and Principal Consultant of Public Health Innovation and Action. They discuss Andrea’s career journey, how to navigate through jobs and experiences in your career, and how social justice and focusing on the human voice has been central through Andrea’s life. You’ll Learn How the concept of social justice was instilled on Andrea from an early age and how she found her way...
Aug 23, 2023•56 min•Ep. 130
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Reena Anthonyraj, a public health professional coming from a background in dentistry. They discuss Reena’s transition from dentistry to public health, how to tell if an MPH is right for you, and how you can work to better public health without necessarily having a dedicated degree. You’ll Learn How Reena found her way into public health from her time working as a dentist at a public hospital in Mumb...
Aug 16, 2023•46 min•Ep. 129
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Bernard Toney Jr., a former White House Medical Officer and US Army Veteran. They talk about Bernard’s time in the military and the White House and what led him to pursuing a career in population health. You’ll Learn How an event in Bernard’s early years led to an interest in medical sciences and how his experiences serving in the military later on cemented his passion for population health How Bern...
Aug 09, 2023•39 min•Ep. 128
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani shares a bit about how much she’s invested in herself, followed by a conversation with Marissa about why she built the 5-week course “Not Your Average Productivity Course”. Enrolment closes August 3, 2023 Thank you to McKool Coaching for sponsoring this episode. Marissa McKool helps women in public health stop overworking and get more REST. What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How much Sujani has invested personal...
Aug 02, 2023•19 min•Ep. 127
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! This episode walks through Sujani’s first 10 years of her public health career, as well as the highs and lows. This episode is inspired by a LinkedIn post that Sujani wrote that crossed 14,000+ views . Thank you to McKool Coaching for sponsoring this episode. Marissa McKool helps women in public health stop overworking and get more REST. What You’ll Learn from this Episode: Sujani walks through her public health career (education, jobs, ...
Jul 26, 2023•21 min•Ep. 126
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! This episode is from inside PH SPOT’s membership community: The Public Health Career Club. You’ll get to listen in on a training session where career club members got a chance to ask Sujani questions. In this episode, we share one of those questions: How did you start PH SPOT? / How can I start a side hustle? What You’ll Learn from this Episode: How Sujani started to see herself as someone who could build solutions to solve problems. The...
Jul 19, 2023•24 min•Ep. 125
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Josh Trautwein, the co-founder and CEO of About Fresh. They discuss what sparked the creation of About Fresh, Josh’s experience with bringing the company to life, and how About Fresh has been evolving and broadening food access to improve the health of more and more communities. You’ll Learn What About Fresh is and what sparked the company’s conception What About Fresh’s mission is and how it aims t...
Jul 12, 2023•51 min•Ep. 124
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! This episode is from inside PH SPOT's membership community: The Public Health Career Club. You'll get to listen in on a training session where career club members got a chance to ask Sujani questions. In this episode, we share one of those questions: how did you get started in public health? What You'll Learn from this Episode: How Sujani got interested in public health, and her undergraduate experience. How to get work experience early ...
Jul 05, 2023•19 min•Ep. 123
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Jennifer Mandelbaum, a healthcare economics consultant at Optum and lecturer at Tufts University. They discuss job search and application tips for public vs. private sectors and what factors to consider if you are thinking about pursuing a postgraduate degree. You’ll Learn How Jennifer found her way into public health What personal and professional factors you should consider when thinking about pur...
Jun 28, 2023•38 min•Ep. 122
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Marissa Robinson, coordinator of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative at the US Department of Health. They discuss Marissa’s education and career, her interest in HIV and the Black community’s access to health, and harnessing charisma in your professional life. You’ll Learn How Marissa’s personal experiences shaped her interest in the social determinants of health, specifically with HIV and th...
Jun 21, 2023•44 min•Ep. 121
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dawn Hunter, a public health lawyer and Director of the Southeastern Region of the Network for Public Health Law. They discuss Dawn’s career journey and experiences, what public health law entails, and combining instincts and strategy to get your dream job. You’ll Learn How Dawn found her way into public health and law How public health law differs from health law Tips on how to tell if a career is ...
Jun 14, 2023•49 min•Ep. 120
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Alexandra Bhatti, a public health attorney who is currently director of US Vaccine Public at Merck & Co. They discuss what led Alexandra to pursue public health law, her experience working in the public sector vs private sector with a pharmaceutical company, and her work in vaccine policy. You’ll Learn What led Alexandra to public health and then later public health law What events led to Alexan...
Jun 07, 2023•42 min•Ep. 119
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Heidi Berthoud, the founder of Heidi Berthoud Consulting. They talk about Heidi’s career journey, what led her to creating her own company, and how to successfully build a network and run a business. You’ll Learn How Heidi became interested in public health through frontline work as an EMT and other personal experiences Advice on breaking into public health for those who may not have a formal public...
May 31, 2023•46 min•Ep. 118
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Sarah Hoehnen, an infectious disease physician who is passionate about improving health systems. They discuss what drew Sarah to community health, her experience with leadership and expanding her work to include medical administration, and what Sarah has learned about marrying healthcare with other public health services. You’ll Learn How a medical school rotation drew Sarah into public health W...
May 24, 2023•50 min•Ep. 117
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Doug Taylor, the Director of Operations and Finance for Fact Forward. They discuss Doug’s career journey, how public health and health education has changed over the years, and the different paths that public health can take you. You’ll Learn How Doug became interested in health and wellness after serving in the military health corps and a medical event in the family Doug’s experience with his under...
May 17, 2023•44 min•Ep. 116
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, Sujani sits down with Inyang Uwak, an environmental epidemiologist with a background in medicine. They discuss Inyang’s experience with her MPH and DrPH program, how to succeed in environmental epidemiology, and how Inyang’s clinical background has helped her in her current career. You’ll Learn How Inyang found her way to public health and specifically epidemiology and environmental from a clinical background What consid...
May 10, 2023•40 min•Ep. 115
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text! In this episode, we're talking about the New York State Public Health Corps (NYSPHC) Fellowship program - an opportunity for you to get hands-on public health experience. Whether you are a public health student, a new grad, or transitioning into the field, and are looking to gain hands-on public health experience, this fellowship program is something worth looking into. In this episode, Sujani sits down with 2 fellows currently in the pr...
May 03, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 114
