Hello, My name is Jerome, currently a part time Year 1 MPH student in the concentration of Principle Health Practice (PHP). Apart from being a student, I worked as a full-time research assistant here at School of Public Health HKU helping surveillance research projects of influenza and COVID-19.
After several years of frontline support in various research projects, I recognized it’s time for me to have one-step forward to strengthen my public health knowledge through a structured academic training. In addition to the 3-years battles in the COVID-19 pandemic with my research team, this valuable experience ignited my passion for pursuing my studies in MPH programme in HKU. I hope I can deepen my theoretical background and be able to utilize professional knowledge to help with disease prevention and increasing the public's awareness on infectious disease through health promotion.
I am very honored and thankful to be granted the UGC Targeted TPg Fellowships. This motivates me to have high-quality study and learn comprehensively from outstanding professors and experts in different aspects of courses. The Fellowships also allow me to have a great opportunity to collaborate and interact with excellent classmates from different disciplinary and backgrounds.
The learning experience in MPH programme is sometimes challenging but there are more fruitful moments I have cherished. The MPH curriculum allows me to have a broad understanding in different healthcare settings, policy management, person-to-person communication and the tactics to address public health issues in the real situation. The extensive knowledge is not only text-book theories but very useful to apply in daily life and research works.
MPH has significantly broadened my knowledge and insight of the field. Reflecting the learning process I have gone through, the multi-faceted training in MPH has well-equipped me to contribute more in community primary prevention and promotion that is fundamental and vital elements for community health. In the future, I hope I can transfer my knowledge efficiently to the public and raise people's awareness on hygiene and health behaviors through research projects and campaigns.
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