This was my last core class, and it has been surreal to think about all that I have learned. I feel scared, I feel proud, and I feel excited all at the same time. I have been dealing a lot with feeling lost in public health because it is so broad, but I have ultimately learned to embrace this feeling.
I have learned that it is normal to not know what I am going to do, but all that. matters is I am staying true to my own values.
I have to say this was my favorite class out of all the core classes. I completed an Ad Hoc project with Rabi that builds on the class concepts we are learning and applied into public health practice, but also I learned what it means to collaborate—with my peers, with the community I am serving, and with myself.
My favorite thing I learned in this class was shifting blame back to the systems and talking about political determinants of health. This framework has been applied to every assignment I have done in this class, and is also a nice way to wrap up my overall experience and perspective in public health. I am leaving the major with the mindset that politics drive health and I hope my work in epidemiology will serve this.
Something that I have learned about myself is that I enjoy leading, managing projects, and working in policy-related areas, using epidemiology to inform these decisions. I am just now having this realization, and am getting more excited about my future career. I feel like a leader has developed in me, that I never thought I would be. I always identified as an introvert who likes to listen, but I firmly believe that my experience as a College Honors student in public health has guided me and unearthed my leadership style.
Attached is current event response to Tyre Nichols' death and policy brief on solitary confinement on HB 1087.
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