A day in the life of a public health research coordinator, with Ama Kyeremeh
The Public Health SPOTlight Podcast: stories, inspiration, and guidance to build your dream public health career
English - November 05, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBSelf-Improvement Education Business Careers public health career health health career education higher ed self-improvement school job community Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Show Notes
In this episode, Sujani sits down with Ama Kyeremeh, to speak about a day in the life of a public health research coordinator. Ama has worked in this role with an organization in British Columbia, Canada that focuses on women’s health. She takes us through how she became interested in the field, what a day looks like, and more.
You’ll Learn
Ama’s journey into public healthHow Ama gained public health experience early on during her undergraduate degreeWhat a day looks like for Ama, as an early public health research coordinatorA discussion on being a realist when you ponder the question of whether you are contributing in a meaningful way through your work and are making an impact in the worldTop practical skills to develop to excel in a public health research coordinator role, in addition to facilitation, communication, and negotiationSomeone anticipating to get into this role should develop various writing skills, as well as project managementThe importance of networking for a role as a public health research coordinator, especially proactive networkingThe inspiration for Ama to pursue a career in public health: a beautiful story of her early school years in Ghana, and seeing public health interventions and educators in actionJoin The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.