MCH Student Perspectives

Fellowships are a wonderful way for students to pursue additional hands-on experience during their academic career. They’re defined as any amount paid or allotted to, or for the benefit of, an individual to aid such individual in the pursuit of study or research. There are two types of fellowships that the Center of Excellence offers: practice and research. Practice fellows work closely with community leaders, while Research fellows work closely with faculty members. Having a fellowship can provide even the most unlikely of skills, for example, hosting this podcast has been an incredible practice fellowship. I’ve had the chance to meet and interview incredible practitioners in various fields of public health. Luckily, the MCH fellowships are open to all on-campus MPH students.

Today I’m joined by 3 different MCH Student Fellows who have spent the last year working on various projects. 1 Research fellow: Jennifer Madu; and 2 Practice fellows: DeJah Fleurancois and Margaret Jones. They will explain the work they’ve been doing and how this has impacted their public health journey.