TY - JOUR
T1 - Employment opportunities and experiences among recent master’s-level global health graduates
AU - Cherniak, William
AU - Nezami, Elahe
AU - Eichbaum, Quentin
AU - Evert, Jessica
AU - Doobay-Persaud, Ashti
AU - Rudy, Sharon
AU - DeFrank, Ginny
AU - Hall, Tom
AU - Hoverman, Adam
N1 - Funding Information:
This document is authored with support from the Public Health Institute’s Global Health Fellows Program (GHFP) II through Cooperative Agreement AID-OAA-A-11-00025, with funding from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Contents are the responsibility of GHFP-II and the Public Health Institute, with the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 The Author(s).
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Objectives: To examine the job search, employment experiences, and job availability of recent global health-focused master’s level graduates. Methods: An online survey was conducted from October to December 2016 based out of Washington, DC. The study sample includes students graduating with master’s degrees in global health, public health with a global health concentration or global medicine from eight U.S. universities. Results: Out of 256 potential respondents, 152 (59%) completed the survey, with 102/152 (67%) employed. Of unemployed graduates, 38% were currently in another educational training program. Out of 91 employed respondents, 62 (68%) reported they had limitations or gaps in their academic training. The average salary of those employed was between $40,000 and $59,000 annually. The majority of respondents reported they currently work in North America (83.5%.); however, only 31% reported the desire to work in North America following graduation. Conclusions: Discrepancies exist between graduates’ expectations of employment in global public health and the eventual job market. Communication between universities, students and employers may assist in curriculum development and job satisfaction for the global public health workforce.
AB - Objectives: To examine the job search, employment experiences, and job availability of recent global health-focused master’s level graduates. Methods: An online survey was conducted from October to December 2016 based out of Washington, DC. The study sample includes students graduating with master’s degrees in global health, public health with a global health concentration or global medicine from eight U.S. universities. Results: Out of 256 potential respondents, 152 (59%) completed the survey, with 102/152 (67%) employed. Of unemployed graduates, 38% were currently in another educational training program. Out of 91 employed respondents, 62 (68%) reported they had limitations or gaps in their academic training. The average salary of those employed was between $40,000 and $59,000 annually. The majority of respondents reported they currently work in North America (83.5%.); however, only 31% reported the desire to work in North America following graduation. Conclusions: Discrepancies exist between graduates’ expectations of employment in global public health and the eventual job market. Communication between universities, students and employers may assist in curriculum development and job satisfaction for the global public health workforce.
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U2 - 10.5334/aogh.305
DO - 10.5334/aogh.305
M3 - Article
C2 - 30873801
AN - SCOPUS:85062939974
SN - 2214-9996
VL - 85
JO - Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
JF - Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
IS - 1
M1 - 31
ER -
