Preparation meets opportunity: career strategies to land dream jobs and the importance of mentorship, with WHO Epidemiologist, Alice Simniceanu
The Public Health SPOTlight Podcast: stories, inspiration, and guidance to build your dream public health career
English - October 26, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 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
In this episode, Sujani sits down with Alice Simniceanu, an infectious disease epidemiologist at the World Health Organization. They discuss Alice’s career journey and current work, the importance of mentorship, and advice on how to land your dream public health job.
You’ll Learn
How Alice became interested in the field of public health and more specifically, infection prevention and controlAlice’s career journey from working in a hospital setting to a global setting How reaching out can help you find your passion and open doorsTips on how to sell yourself in interviews even if you may not have extensive experienceWhat a day in Alice’s life looks atAlice’s experience working in infection control during the COVID pandemicThe biggest challenges Alice has faced through her careerThe importance of finding good mentors in your careerToday’s Guest
Alice Simniceanu is a public health professional in global public health and epidemiologist in infectious and emerging diseases, outbreak preparedness and response at WHO. She has experience in hospital epidemiology and infection prevention and control in diverse health care organizations working at international, national and sub-national levels. She holds an MPH from Queen’s University in Canada and is currently doing her PhD in Global Health at the University of Geneva.
Resources
Follow Alice on LinkedIn Read Alice’s blog post: Public Health Vs. Infection Control Learn more about OpenWHO Learn more about GEMJoin The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.