Career Advising and Events

Jeanie Kimbel, MA, CCSP

Career Services, MPH Applied Practice Experience

Office: N180 CPHB

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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

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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.

Schedule an Appointment on MyUI

Walk-in Hours

The CPH Career Services Office hosts regular virtual walk-in hours for students who wish to ask general questions about career development, finding jobs and internships, and any other career-related concerns they might have.

Note: Career services is not currently offering walk-in hours (Fall 2021). Students may still schedule in-person or virtual appointments in advance with a public health career advisor through MyUI.

Attend a Career Workshop

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.

Upcoming Career Events

Finding U.S. Employment for International Public Health Students: An Alumni Panel Discussion (Friday, April 8th 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CDT)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2022-01-21
Finding Health Management Internships for Undergraduate Students (Monday, February 21st 2022, 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm CST)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2022-01-21
Equity Talks: Imagining an Equitable Future (Thursday, March 10th 2022, 6:00 pm - 7:15 pm EST)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2022-01-12
Understanding CVs in Academia and Public Health Professions (Wednesday, February 9th 2022, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm CST)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2022-01-05
Intelligence Community Postdoc Recruitment and Information Fair (Wednesday, January 26th 2022, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST)
Source: College of Public Health Events Published on 2021-12-22

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

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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.

View Past Event Recordings

An archive of past events and workshop recordings is available to view on UICapture.

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