Despite distrust of the medical community and massive dismissals at the federal level, students went to the field of public health said they were optimistic about their future.
Students heading to the field of public health are starting their careers at a time when scientific establishment is seen with skepticism.
Some of the factors with an impact on how people see the field include the COVVI-19 pandemic and mass layoffs of the Trump administration in agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration.
Students from the Milken Institute School of Public Health from George Washington University in DC heard experts in a panel where the subject “on the disinformation of health in the digital age”.
Joel Bervell, doctor and host of Podcast “The dose” with the Commonwealth Fundas well as the eponymous “medical mythbuster” on Tiktok And Instagramspoke to the event. Bervell’s messages on public health have focused on the fight against medical prejudices in medicine as well as the training of young people to learn to identify disinformation.
With regard to the future that awaits graduate students who will soon start to seek jobs in their field chosen at a time when generalized cuts are made at the federal level, Bervell told Wop that there are other options.
“There are so many incredible non -profit organizations, even for -profit organizations that do this job,” said Bervell.
He said recent graduates could find opportunities, “in order to, hopefully, one day to be able to take over these jobs.”
Allegra Mbwetshangol and Nadia Bey are both second -year master’s students at the Milken Institute School for Public Health at George Washington University. Mbwetshangol and Bey said they were optimistic about their own future and the future of public health.
Bey, who said that she was naturally optimistic even if she sees massive cuts in staff and financing, said: “I really think of the ways we can always try to do this work in the community”, even with fewer resources.
She added: “I just look for any opportunity to help the community. … I think we are going to go out on the other side, in one way or another”, concerning the current challenges that public health is faced.
Mbwetshangol also said that she was also optimistic about the future of her chosen profession.
“I must be, if not, how can you go there?” Said Mbwetshangol laughing.
It noted the amount of disinformation on social networks, including on popular social media platforms with young people, such as Tiktok and Instagram.
“Many people become like our parents, who have only taken their information from Facebook,” said Mbwetshangol.
She urges her friends and family to ask questions about what they see about social networks.
“Now people are like,” I have seen it on Tiktok! “” And Mbwetshangol replies: “Ok great, but as, what are the sources?”
Mbwetshangol said before sharing everything she finds on social networks, she is doing her research.
“And when I say research, he doesn’t look at Tiktok,” said Mbwetshangol. “It’s like, either in my classes, through studies, literature, the review and all that.”
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