| Have a fantastic break! See you in the new year! | Greetings, Epi. Students!
As we are wrapping up the semester, please know that the faculty and staff in the Department of Epidemiology are incredibly proud of all of the hard work you have put into this semester. Your dedication to your academic studies, your research, your future careers, and your peers is refreshing and inspiring, and we are all excited to head into 2024 with the momentum that you have generated during the first half of this academic year.
Now that we’ve reached winter break in the academic calendar, we hope that you take the time to restore, relax, and recharge! Taking time off and finding some rest and calm is not only essential for our health, but an extremely important component of your graduate studies. Take advantage of this next month off if you can.
We do realize that, in addition to time off/time away, many students do find that winter break and the upcoming new year offers some protected time to do some quality reflection and to evaluate how progress to personal and professional goals might be coming along. If you are one of those students and are looking for some effective and simple ways that you can utilize your time during the break to work on professional or career planning, deepen your skills, explore potential paths after graduation, gain experience in a public health setting, or connect with others that share similar interests, you might check out some of the featured tools below during your time away.
Finally, congratulations to our graduates this semester! Please make sure to reach out to our fall grads with well wishes.
- Christian Johnson, PhD
- Amy Ogilvie, PhD
- Abdulmahmoud Alwali, MPH
- Haitham Osman, MPH
- Adeyinka Taiwo, MS Clinical Investigation
Enjoy the time off. Please reach out if there’s anything you need. We are here for you!
Best,
Megan | | | Career Development | Career Advising Appointments
The CPH Career Services Office advisors will be available for appointments during Winter Break. You can sign up to speak with Sophie or Jeanie through the Advising Appointment Tool on their website (https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/careers/). Why meet with Sophie or Jeanie?
- They can provide a detailed and personalized review from a public health perspective of your professional documents, including resumes, CVs, and cover letters.
- They can help you navigate the resources that are available to you as a College of Public Health graduate student through the online tutorials, skill-building databases, and mentorship opportunities.
Prior Career Services Workshop Catalog
While there will be some of these workshops available for students in Spring 2024, the content in recorded and catalogued on UICapture and available for viewing at any time here: https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/career-advising-and-events/.
Current Public Health Jobs and Internships
The CPH Job and Internships listings will continue to be updated over break. Make sure you are regularly checking this resource!
Beyond the Professoriate
We’ve posted a number of webinars specifically for PhD students in the seminar announcements this fall. Beyond the Prof is a career training platform for PhD students to help successfully transition into academic or nonacademic careers. The training platform is interactive and all of the services, webinars, and resources are free to UI graduate students.
Beyond Graduate School
This platform is built for master’s students to make the most out of their investment in their graduate program and build their careers. Beyond Graduate School is free for UI graduate students, includes video lessons on career exploration, writing application materials, interviewing and negotiating for that next career step, and more.
The Big Interview
BigInterview can help students practice interviewing using AI feedback. It can be customized for different job fields, settings, and level of expertise.
PH Spot
PH Spot is a resource community designed to help public health professionals explore career goals. Blogs, podcasts, and other digital resources are available.
International Students
Check out the Global Careers page for information related to U.S. students interested in pursuing careers outside of the U.S. and to international students who would like to remain in the U.S. for work after graduation.
Interstride
Interstride offers support for international students looking into staying in the U.S. whether that’s entering the H1B lottery, finding company sponsorship, learning more about visas, etc. | | | Public Health, Inclusive Workplace, and Transferable Skills Development | CPH Career Services via LinkedIn Learning
The CPH Career Services website has several curated Online Learnings and Trainings that you can explore via LinkedIn Learning. They’re available at https://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/career-advancement/ (Scroll down to Online Learning and Training). As a UI student, you have access to LinkedIn Learning with your HawkID.
Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) Certificate Program
Open to graduate students at the University of Iowa, the BUILD collaborative initiative through the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Learning and Development provides participants the opportunity to learn:
- skills for relationship and coalition-building across difference
- how to recognize and address microaggressions and micro-inequities
- strategies to reduce the impact of implicit bias in hiring, promotion, decision-making, and work culture
- techniques for promoting authentic dialogue on diverse teams
- methods for navigating conflict while respecting diverse opinions, backgrounds, and identities
Kognito Distress Intervention and Suicide Prevention Program
People in distress often turn to those they know rather than seek professional help. Kognito training provides skills and training for individuals help friends, family, colleagues, or anyone who is in situation where they might be contemplating suicide. Enroll in this training as a student here.
National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD)
There are several webinars and trainings that will be hosted in December and January by NCFDD that you might benefit from. Students have free membership to this site through your UI credentials. For example, “Every Semester Needs a Plan,” happening on January 11th at 1:00 can help students develop a plan for having a productive and balanced spring semester. | | | Preparing for 2024 and Setting Goals | Create an IDP!
Plan Your Development by creating an Individual Development Plan. Many Epi students use the myIDP tool for students seeking scientific career paths. The IDP is a personal and flexible planning tool designed to help graduate students plan and achieve their professional goals.
Participate in a 21-Day Challenge
There are many excellent programs that anyone can participate in to do quality deep reflection and critical thinking on how to integrate new skills and priorities into one’s life and career. One that is used in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion space at many institutions across the country is Dr. Eddie Moore Jr.’s 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. There are quite a few different versions that you might be interested in under the drop-down 21-Day Plans menu on that website, or you might find another challenge that motivates you.
Take advantage of the Winter Break Virtual Koru Mindfulness Workshops through UI Student Wellness
Koru Mindfulness® is an evidence-based curriculum specifically designed for teaching mindfulness, meditation, and stress management to college students and other young adults.
The Koru Mindfulness program…
- is taught in four weekly 75-minute classes (a brief model to accommodate busy student schedules)
- is structured with daily homework of a mindfulness log and 10 minutes of mindfulness practice
- is taught in small groups
Winter Break Workshop: Wednesdays, December 20 - January 9 from 11am-12:15pm via Zoom (click link to register) | | | Reminder on Mental Health Resources for Graduate and Professional Students | Winter break might offer some quiet time to learn more about the resources available to you on campus. From mental health, to basic needs, to community engagement, make sure to notice the wealth of offices and professionals that are working to support you during your time here:
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