Applying at university, Noa Blumenthal was not sure that she wanted to take the pre-medical track. She knew that she wanted a major who offered flexibility to acquire essential skills to maintain the option of a medicine diploma or another open health career. Blumenthal found his response to the Public Health School Public health sciences major.
“I am only halfway through the major where the public health lessons start and I am already learning so much, so I know that I will learn and enjoy much more of my lessons,” said Blumenthal.
Its main science of public health provides a program of studies rooted in science and public health. The interdisciplinary diploma is designed to prepare students for careers in public health, medicine, disease prevention, environmental protection, health policy and other fields related to.
Within the Major, Blumenthal – like other students in public health sciences – was able to participate and contribute to the areas of the School of Public Health. Now on the pre-drug track, Blumenthal, 20, continues his passions for subjects such as maternal and child health, physical activity and mental health. She was an active member of Public health beyond borders And went to Peru in summer to help implement workshops on maternal and child health, environmental health and food security.
Blumenthal was a research assistant last year for the Exercise for the Brain Health LabDirected by the teacher of SPH, J. Carson Smith, where she was training instructor, collecting data from the study volunteers. She is currently a research assistant for a study examining the role of the emotions linked to attitudes with regard to race and racism. In addition, she is an ambassador for students in public health sciences, where she helps potential students in the registration process.
“I did not know how much you could get involved in the public health school with regard not only the courses, but the parascolia,” said Blumenthal. “There are so many different opportunities.”
Her contributions in and outside the lessons made her a star.
“”Noa is an exceptional student ambassador for the major in public health sciences, ”said Jessica Moore-Solórzano, a first cycle progressiveRAM Advisor for Public Health Science. “Her warm heat, intelligence and nature make her a wonderful representative of our program. She is an excellent leader and mentor of first-year students, constantly going beyond to ensure their success. »»
With a growing training in the process of learning Spanish, Blumenthal is also a Spanish minor, a useful asset in the medical field, she said. “I want to connect to different populations and communities, and it’s a way to do so if you can speak their language.”
Blumenthal plans to attend a medical school after graduating. But first, she hopes to take a sabbatical year to volunteer in a Spanish -speaking country.
“My history with public health sciences and having this Spanish minor will be useful tools to help me really treat patients in the most beneficial way,” she said.
-Sumaya Abdel-Motaly