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Student interest in this field soared since the pandemic's start. Experts hope this is a turning point


Student interest in this field soared since the pandemic s start. Experts hope this is a turning point
CNN
2 hrs ago
By Christina Maxouris, CNN
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In this May 2020 file photo, workers perform coronavirus contact tracing from an office at the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County
Several weeks after world health officials declared the coronavirus a pandemic, 40-year-old Sheri McCaskill decided to apply to a master s program in public health.
The decision, McCaskill said, stemmed partly from the sudden heightened awareness about the importance of public health as the virus spread in the US.
I started to see a lot more happening in the public health realm through news, media and it was everywhere, everything we were hearing, McCaskill told CNN. I think that kind of helped me to make my decision. ....

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Driven by the pandemic, applicants flood public health schools


Certified registered nurse anesthetist Lisa Taft, who normally works in operating rooms, enters a room to care for Covid-19 patients in a makeshift ICU at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has tested the public health and medical workforces like never before. And yet people in those fields say they see emerging signs that the crisis will inspire the next generation of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals to join the ranks.
Public health schools, for example, saw a 23% jump in applicants for master’s and doctoral programs from fall 2019 to fall 2020, and are reporting an even bigger increase so far in this application cycle, according to the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health. ....

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