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I'm an undergrad at a northeastern liberal arts college looking into public health work in combination with another degree. I'm not certain as to whether I'd like to go into a clinical health field or work on the policy side. However, I am working on the medical or physician assistant prerequisites so I will have some of the basic science background. I'm currently doing an internship at my local health department, mostly working on epidemiology and surveillance. From my experience, I've found both epidemiology and policy rewarding, but without the formal academic work in either, it's tough to decide.
Regarding degrees, I was considering:
JD/MPH and then doing a PhD in health policy
MPH (epi) or MSPH (epi.) etc. and then a PhD in epidemiology (as I was told that most public health PhD programs want a public health discipline masters' degree or a professional degree in a related discipline)
MD/MPH and then going on to a DrPh in health policy or epidemiology
PA/MPH and then PhD or DrPh in epidemiology
Any thoughts?
Regarding degrees, I was considering:
JD/MPH and then doing a PhD in health policy
MPH (epi) or MSPH (epi.) etc. and then a PhD in epidemiology (as I was told that most public health PhD programs want a public health discipline masters' degree or a professional degree in a related discipline)
MD/MPH and then going on to a DrPh in health policy or epidemiology
PA/MPH and then PhD or DrPh in epidemiology
Any thoughts?