Career Advising and Events

Contacts

Jeanie Kimbel, MA, CCSP

Career Services, MPH Applied Practice Experience

Office: N180 CPHB

Contact Jeanie

A portrait of Jeanie Kimbel of the MPH Program at the University of Iowa College of Public Health.

College of Public Health Global Public Health Coordinator Sophie Switzer.

Sophie Switzer, MSc, CCSP

Career Services, Experiential Learning, Global Public Health

Office: N178 CPHB

Contact Sophie

College of Public Health sign on the College of Public Health Building

Career Support Across Campus

The College of Public Health provides supportive career advising for all students enrolled in the college. These services are accessible through 1-on-1 appointments, workshops, seminar classes, and other events throughout the year. The public health career services office works in collaboration with the university-wide career services programs – the Pomerantz Career Center and the Graduate Student Success Office. Students in the College of Public Health are encouraged to take advantage of these robust services as much as possible to enhance their professional development.

Pomertanz Career Center Graduate Student Success

Advising Appointments

Career advisors in the college and at the university career centers are available for career counseling by appointment. To schedule an appointment with a collegiate advisor, students should log in to MyUI, select Advising Appointments, and click on College Offices or select the appropriate option below.

Meet with a Public Health Career Advisor

Resume & Document Review

Public Health career counselors have set aside designated 30-minute appointments each week to assist students with a detailed and personalized review of their professional documents, including resumes, CVs, and cover letters. Students should review the appropriate workshop recording below prior to their scheduled appointment.

Schedule an Appointment on MyUI

View Resume Workshop Recording View CV Workshop Recording

Professional Development Workshops and Seminars

Enhance your professional development by attending a career-focused workshop. These events – hosted by the Public Health Career Services Office or external organizations – will focus on a variety of technical and transferable skills that are relevant to public health students and alumni at all levels. Recordings of previous workshops and seminars are available on UICapture.

Attend a Career Development Event View Past Workshop Recordings

Upcoming Career Events

Consider Your Future With A Master's In Public Health! (Tuesday, April 25th 2023, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2023-03-22
Joining AmeriCorps: Careers After Service (Tuesday, March 28th 2023, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2023-03-22
COVID Information Commons Student Working Group (Friday, May 12th 2023, 11:00 am - 11:00 am EDT)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2023-03-21
COVID Information Commons Student Working Group (Friday, May 26th 2023, 11:00 am - 11:00 am EDT)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2023-03-21
COVID Information Commons Student Working Group (Friday, April 14th 2023, 11:00 am - 11:00 am EDT)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2023-03-21

A full list of upcoming public health career events can be viewed on Handshake (HawkID login required).

Find More Career Events

Workshop Requests

If there is a particular topic you would like to see offered as a workshop or you have additional comments, suggestions, or requests for the Public Health Career Services Office, please submit them using the form below.