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The Global Health major offers rigorous scholarly and applied experiences designed to embolden future leaders to achieve the level of critical thinking, analysis, and application essential to improve worldwide social, environmental, and health outcomes. Specifically, students apply structurally competent, collaborative, multidisciplinary perspectives to the understanding, assessment, and intervention of sustainable strategies necessary to effectively address current and future global health issues within local, national, and global arenas. The Global Health major prepares students for multiple career paths from biomedical to public policy, including scientific and applied research, medicine, and allied health and social service professions in the public, private, and non-profit employment sectors throughout the state, nation, and world.
US universities use a holistic admissions review. Beyond grades and standardized test scores, they weigh the strength of your overall profile to understand who you are as a student and a person.
Profile Assessment: Applicants are generally expected to show strong preparation in Biology and Chemistry, with Mathematics or Physics helpful for some programs. Healthcare volunteering, public-health initiatives, scientific research, first-aid training, community service and supervised clinical exposure may demonstrate empathy, responsibility and understanding of healthcare. Requirements differ considerably by program, particularly for direct-entry Nursing, Pharmacy and allied-health degrees.Advanced Placement(AP) Guidance: AP availability depends on the student's school. Relevant APs can strengthen an application and may earn university credit, but are not compulsory unless the university or programme explicitly requires them.Essays & recommendations: Personal essays and teacher/counselor recommendations give context to your achievements and help demonstrate fit with the program.EpidemiologistsCommunity Health WorkersEnvironmental Scientists and SpecialistsHealth EducatorsMedical and Health Services ManagersHealth Specialties TeachersHealthcare Social WorkersMental Health and Substance Abuse Social WorkersMental Health CounselorsNatural Sciences ManagersBiostatisticianHealthcare Administrator
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