Surrounding yourself with positive people helps you get through career challenges, with Monica Villarruel
The Public Health SPOTlight Podcast: stories, inspiration, and guidance to build your dream public health career
English - January 25, 2023 11:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 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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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Monica Villarruel, a research scientist for the state of California. They discuss Monica’s experience working as a research scientist outside of academia and how Monica was able to overcome the various challenges throughout her academic and professional journey.
You’ll Learn
How Monica found her way into the public health field from nutritionWhy Monica decided to pursue an MPH and the challenges she faced going back to schoolHow state research differs from research within academia and what a day in the life of a state research scientist looks likeMonica’s work with maternal and infant health and what other areas of research or opportunities are availableWhat skills may be beneficial to have for anyone interested in research outside of academiaMonica’s struggles with monotony in the workplace and how she was able to pull herself out of a rutHow surrounding yourself with mentors and a support network is essential in your career journeyWhat new developments are coming up for MonicaToday’s Guest
Resources
Follow Monica on Linkedin Read more about the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System and the Maternal and Infant Health AssessmentLearn more about the Women, Infants, and Children programLearn more about the Worthy Women organizationJoin The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.