Personal Statement Of Epidemiology

Hi, I am Wethmi Rupasinghe Arachchige and was born in Sri Lanka. Subsequently, I migrated to Australia with my parents, meaning my memories of my youngest years and Sri Lanka were quite vague. During kindergarten, I began to show talent in my learning and soon gave my parents the dream that I would come first place in my education. But my parents didn’t want me to only excel in my studies, so they encouraged me to try a variety of different extra-curricular activities.

In this assignment I am going to describe the current patterns of ill health and how they are monitored, I will also compare historical and current features of public health. Through the past century the health of the public has changed dramatically with such issues as polio, measles, rubella and other infectious diseases have almost been eradicated but now such issues are arising being; obesity, alcohol abuse, smoking, an aging demographical , mental health and dental issues. All the issues that have been mentioned above have influence a rise in such conditions as coronary heart disease, diabetes type two and cancer. Compare to now and the early 19th and 20th century, a number of infectious diseases was the cause of death with not

Ghandi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” This quote by Ghandi serves as the basis for my desire to volunteer at St. Jude. To be given the opportunity to impact another person’s life is a reward like no other. The reward of making a child in needs to day. To help make their stay at St. Jude easier. These actions provide the once in a life time chance to contribute to something bigger than myself. To build something that will outlive me. This would be an opportunity I would cherish for a lifetime.

I was born in a farming family in a small town in southern India. My father worked in the agricultural field for thirty years.  He realized while he was working that his children should receive the best education as he had faced many problems due to his illiteracy. This motivated my father to give me the best education without which I couldn’t have come this far. When I finished  tenth grade, I had to choose either Mathematics or Biology and I opted for Biology as I had an affinity for science since my childhood. I always stood in the top ten of my class. I pursued my medical education at the distinguished institution, Guntur Medical College. I commenced medical school with the aim of becoming an internist.

Populations “at risk” are defined as those with inequalities in access to care, quality of care and interventions to reduce disparities, and outcomes (Chin, 2005). It is important for the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) to understand identification of “at risk” populations when moving to develop a plan to intervene and improve statistical health outcomes. This paper will identify an “at risk” population, address how the health risk for this population can be affected by nursing science, discuss potential barriers to health prevention and promotion activity implementation, and consider collaboration with stakeholders and agencies that may be of interest when developing an action plan to promote health activities.

I was drawn to the idea of not only focusing on one-on-one patient care that doctors provide, but also solving problems that affect the health of entire populations. The study of disease and health within populations; for instance, preventing disease, promoting health, and reducing health problems between groups are the main reasons I want to pursue an M.P.H focusing on epidemiology. These are my strongest interests because I believe they are important in improving our world’s health.

This video also mentioned that the first signs of the epidemic were not prevalent all over the United States; rather, they were only prevalent in big cities where the gay-lifestyle was prominent, which suggests that the culture of the homosexual community in the early 1980s was related to the risk of AIDS

My name is April J. Williams and I am a senior at Dillard University. I am currently working towards my bachelor’s Degree in Public Health with a focus in Epidemiology. I plan to obtain my Master’s Degree and pursue a PhD in Behavioral Epidemiology. My current GPA is 3.86. I currently have an Associate Degree in Cardiorespiratory Care.

A famous epidemiologist once said “Epidemiologist is like a bikini: what is revealed is interesting; what is concealed is crucial” (Duesberg). Epidemiology is the study of diseases and informs the public about health epidemics and new health standards put in place. A typical day for an epidemiologist is as follows: they usually work in laboratories, businesses, and offices where they discover many diseases and conduct research while also finding cures for new malignant diseases. Epidemiologist also focuses on medicine for example, they create new antibiotics for vicious diseases or create vaccines to help combat diseases. In order to become an epidemiologist, it would take 4 years as an undergraduate and obtain a Masters in Biology or Public Health. During high school, it is required to take 1 year of Biology and Chemistry or to obtain some kind of science background in order to help me get better prepared. In this paper, I will argue why I selected to pursue a career as an Epidemiologist based on prior knowledge and interest in public health & Biology, health epidemics and experiments/case studies.

AC, is a painful and debilitating condition affecting 2% - 10% of the population (Neviaser and Hannafin, 2010: Cadogan and Mohammed, 2016). Statistical data indicates a higher prevalence in women (59% - 70%), a mean onset age of 50 - 60 years (Cadogan and Mohammed, 2016). The average condition duration presents for 30.1 months but ranges from 1 - 3.5 years (Hand et al, 2008) placing a considerable burden upon individuals and health care services. The non-dominant arm is slightly more affected then the dominant arm (Hand, Clipsham, Rees and Carr, 2008: Levine, Kashyap, Bak, Ahmad, Blaine, and Bigliani, 2007) and the risk of recurrence on the contralateral side within 5 years of the first occurrence is 6%–17%, recurrence in the

The practice of public health most aligns with my passion for science, culture, and the community. The aspects of public health that I am most drawn to is the opportunity to work with diverse and underserved patient populations, and the emphasis that is placed on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle promotion. My academic and extracurricular experiences during my college career contributed to my interest and preparation for a career as a physician in the public health practice. I received my Bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Science with a minor in Anthropology. I took a variety of classes that expanded my perspective of the role of nutrition in disease prevention and treatment. Through my studies in anthropology, I learned about the complex

One of the most useful outcomes of studying epidemiology is learning how to evaluate critically the scientific literature (Aschengrau & Seage, 2008). Critical assessment of this literature is an important skill for public health professionals because the findings of epidemiologic research inform so many activities (Aschengrau & Seage, 2008). Munnoch et al. (2008) done epidemiological studies on S.Saintpaul infection occurred in Australia during October 2006 and found that cantaloupe production and processing practices pose a potential public health threat requiring regulatory and community education interventions. Based on main journal article written upon this subject, this article will analyse how epidemiological research has helped us

At a young age, I grew an interest for Epidemiology. Coming from a family with a history of obesity and diabetes, I have always been curious and felt the need to understand the cause of global diseases and their burden on society. Throughout my life, I lived in fear that those closest to me would soon pass. Given the opportunity to wake up every day healthy, I feel like it is my responsibility to cure the world of diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and obesity. Unaware of what needed to be done to do so, I decided to join the USC Science Technology And Research Program at my high school to get an insight of the science world.

Since I was a child, I have been fascinated by the mechanism of life. The human body is a remarkable masterpiece of evolutionary development, with many diverse systems producing an organism that we can only dream to emulate in a lab; My love of science is just one of my reasons for choosing Public Health. I enjoy a challenge, particularly towards a specific rewarding objective and although public health is a very demanding career, it can be enormously gratifying, highlighted by the many epidemiologists I have spoken to during my experience and on a personal level. I Graduate from Miami Dade College in 2007 with an Associate AA in pre-nursing, then proceed to get another associate from Miami Dade College in 2010 with an AS in Medical Technology passing the board for technologists the same year.

My main reason to apply for this scholarship is to improve the evidence-based clinical practice in the hospital. Right now Indonesia government is working toward developing universal health coverage through the national insurance company (BPJS). The BPJS obligate the hospital and other health care provider to fill the insurance patient data in P-care online system. If this data is properly managed, this large data has potential usage for epidemiological study. Through this scholarship, I will obtain in-depth skills in clinical epidemiology. I will also gain networking and collaboration experience with an epidemiological expert from Australia. With these skills, I wish to develop a system to use the P-care online database for clinical epidemiology