student job opportunities at yale

[inviolatebirch8]

Similar to the earlier thread by aerorun87, can someone in yale EMD or ECD programs comment on student job opportunities? Really want to know the real job outlook of these two programs despite many guesses and concerns.

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[SJD24]

HI,
I'm a current EMD student at YSPH. There are tons of job opportunities here -- I know people who are doing part-time consulting, working in labs, art museums, etc. None of these jobs will be handed to you and you'll have to do a bit of leg work. For example: I know several students who contacted professors over the summer, set up phone interviews, and began working with them as soon as school started. If you have any other specific questions, don't hesitate to ask.

 

[inviolatebirch8]

HI,
I'm a current EMD student at YSPH. There are tons of job opportunities here -- I know people who are doing part-time consulting, working in labs, art museums, etc. None of these jobs will be handed to you and you'll have to do a bit of leg work. For example: I know several students who contacted professors over the summer, set up phone interviews, and began working with them as soon as school started. If you have any other specific questions, don't hesitate to ask.

Hey SJD24, thanks a lot for your input. What do you think of EMD program in term of student and faculty quality and course loads? Are you in the MD/MPH program? I noticed your signature🙂

 

[SJD24]

Nope, just a regular MPH. Decided to go MD afterwards -- kinda the long way to do things, ha.

Faculty is top notch, very approachable, and open to working with students. We have a few EMD faculty that are THE unequivocal leader in their field, lots of wow factor for sure. Since we are in New England, Lyme disease is a big topic and vector borne disease in general. International HIV work is a big theme here too, especially IV drug use/HIV.

As far as students, everyone has a pretty unique story and definitely "deserves" to be here, per se. Everyone is very bright and we have a huge spectrum of students (avg age is 26) with lots of diverse backgrounds (educationally, work experience, etc). If you are into partying, there is definitely that crowd along with people everywhere in between.

Classes range from demanding (Epidemiology, Biostats, Parasitology) to some fluff (social and behavioral sciences). It really depends on your background coming in as to what you may/may not challenge you. If you are a biochem major (or similar), you won't be as mentally challenged. However, the workload will definitely keep you busy. We have to take 20 units over 4 semesters - most people just go straight 5 courses per semester.

I guess my take home message is that I am very happy here and I wouldn't change my decision in retrospect (I graduate in May).