Got a MPH( epidemiology) after Pharm D

[pharm nyc]

I worked in in retail pharmacies while got a degree in MPH ( epidemiology). The reality is : the jobs I am "supposed" to get such as to work for CDC, FDA, drug companies are scarce, and most of them require experience in first place. Public health job for a master level people are not a lot either, and also required sufficient experience with 40k-50k salary. Lastly, I am reluctant to just go back for retail after all my effort and passion devoted to my MPH. I just got my MPH but I feel like dead end....Any suggestions or thought?

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[Lnsean]

I worked in in retail pharmacies while got a degree in MPH ( epidemiology). The reality is : the jobs I am "supposed" to get such as to work for CDC, FDA, drug companies are scarce, and most of them require experience in first place. Public health job for a master level people are not a lot either, and also required sufficient experience with 40k-50k salary. Lastly, I am reluctant to just go back for retail after all my effort and passion devoted to my MPH. I just got my MPH but I feel like dead end....Any suggestions or thought?

Try to get into drug safety and pharmacovigilance...see if you can get your foot in with an agency. I think the MPH would be useful there....then you can climb the corporate ladder i suppose or use that experience for FDA and CDC.

 

[trailerpark]

I thought MPH was just for med or dental students who needed to pad their app for medical or dental school.


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[Litha]

My state's Board of Pharmacy executive director has an MPH. He used to work in some sort of area involving pharmacy regulation in DC I think.

 

[Fatpharm]

You can apply with the United States Public Health Service in July as they will be accepting pharmacist applications.
http://www.usphs.gov/apply/apply.aspx

 

[Lnsean]

You can apply with the United States Public Health Service in July as they will be accepting pharmacist applications.
http://www.usphs.gov/apply/apply.aspx

Sounds interesting...but once you get selected...can they send you to random locations ? Seems like you would have to uproot your life each time the assignment changes.

 

[McPharmd]

Not sure why ppl recommend mph. I think MHA or MBA with healthcare admin focus are better ways to go. Or just straight MBA and leave healthcare for good (finance/consulting are popular options).

 

[Leper Messiah]

Sounds interesting...but once you get selected...can they send you to random locations ? Seems like you would have to uproot your life each time the assignment changes.

I've been told you only move if YOU want to

 

[Fatpharm]

You are not forced to move, but you need to find a job that is open. Moving does help out in promotion. FDA is mostly located in the DC area. A majority of USPHS pharmacists work with the IHS which is mostly rural but does have some sites in larger cities. BOP has a mix of sites located all over the country as well. There are other government agencies that take pharmacists, but most pharmacists start out in these three agencies.

 

[738177]

I thought MPH was just for med or dental students who needed to pad their app for medical or dental school.


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Depends on the kind of padding. MPH boosts the app a bit for an already competitive applicant, but it does nothing to compensate low undergrad GPA. I honestly don't know why these degrees are so popular.