I'm hoping for some advice on whether it's really worth it to get a public-health-nursing MSN in conjunction with an MPH for someone who only wants to work in public health, particularly international health (development of health promotion interventions, training of HCWs, and maybe even health care coordination in humanitarian emergencies). I am an RN with 4 years of clinical experience, including in emergency medicine, community homeless healthcare, and disaster medical relief in Haiti. Prior to that I was a health educator in the Peace Corps.
Would my health-related experience be enough adjunct to give my MPH umph or would the MSN be valuable enough to be worth the additional time and cost (equating to 6 months and about $50,000 in tuition and lost income where I am studying)?
I would love to not only save the time and money but dropping the MSN would also mean I could take more of the coveted MPH courses in place of the MSN requirements. I really want to do this. But I really don't want to screw myself and have it turn out a stand-alone MPH is not enough for an advanced public health job.
Anyone out there have only one and wish they had the other? Or have both and think they really didn't need both? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
Would my health-related experience be enough adjunct to give my MPH umph or would the MSN be valuable enough to be worth the additional time and cost (equating to 6 months and about $50,000 in tuition and lost income where I am studying)?
I would love to not only save the time and money but dropping the MSN would also mean I could take more of the coveted MPH courses in place of the MSN requirements. I really want to do this. But I really don't want to screw myself and have it turn out a stand-alone MPH is not enough for an advanced public health job.
Anyone out there have only one and wish they had the other? Or have both and think they really didn't need both? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!!
