168 Episodes

  1. Getting out of your comfort zone: teacher to public health researcher, with Stephanie L. Verna

    Published: 10/19/2022

  2. The Power of Community: The Public Health Career Club Launches Soon [BONUS]

    Published: 10/17/2022

  3. Building a public health career across three continents and the importance of a strong support network, with Public Health Lecturer and Researcher, Ritika Tiwari

    Published: 10/12/2022

  4. Doing something not done before: a career built on a passion for teaching and One Health, with Veterinarian, Entrepreneur and Author, Deborah Thomson

    Published: 10/5/2022

  5. Quick Career Tip: Networking - To create opportunities for yourself, you need to create opportunities for others

    Published: 9/28/2022

  6. Getting to know the director of Canada’s first Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program + personal reflections running the program, with Theodore (Ted) Witek Jr.

    Published: 9/21/2022

  7. Career reflections after 43 years in the workforce, with Pegeen Walsh

    Published: 9/14/2022

  8. Expressing myself through my public health work, with Medical Doctor, Entrepreneur, and Master of Public Health + Medical Law & Ethics Student Wubrest Bekele

    Published: 9/7/2022

  9. Quick Career Tip: Here’s how to find jobs in the hidden job market

    Published: 8/31/2022

  10. Don’t sell yourself short - you got this! A pep talk with Micaela, Tara, and Sujani

    Published: 8/24/2022

  11. How to bring your public health passion to life - from teacher to public health student at Yale, with Neal Patel

    Published: 8/17/2022

  12. Network widely to build your public health career, with Kimberly Jocelyn

    Published: 8/10/2022

  13. Redefining Rest for Public Health Professionals, with Marissa McKool

    Published: 8/3/2022

  14. Quick Career Tips - Here are the questions you need to ask at your next informational interview

    Published: 7/27/2022

  15. Using Twitter as an academic public health researcher, with Kira E. Riehm

    Published: 7/20/2022

  16. A career in public health is a labour of love, with Tahani Waqar, Researcher & Resident at Aga Khan University Hospital

    Published: 7/13/2022

  17. An international student's public health career journey, with Nikita Sandeep Wagle

    Published: 7/6/2022

  18. Quick career tips: Here’s why you need to create a career vision for your life (and how to start)

    Published: 6/29/2022

  19. Applying to and choosing between 5 MPH/MSPH program offers as a first-generation student, with Denise Chow

    Published: 6/22/2022

  20. Public health consulting: Lessons learned building Moxley Public Health, with Stephanie Moxley

    Published: 6/15/2022

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Sujani Sivanantharajah, the founder of PHSPOT.org sits down with public health heroes of our time to share career stories, inspiration, and guidance for building public health careers. The message she hopes to share through these conversations is that building a career is not only about climbing up the ranks, but about crafting a life that you want, around your unique needs, and one that gives importance to your mental health, wellbeing, and building relationships and friendships: you can only do good in the world if you take care of yourself. Through PH SPOTlight, you will connect with peers you have never met before, and build relationships in a deep and meaningful way.