Clinical medicine to environmental epidemiology, with Inyang Uwak

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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Inyang Uwak, an environmental epidemiologist with a background in medicine. They discuss Inyang’s experience with her MPH and DrPH program, how to succeed in environmental epidemiology, and how Inyang’s clinical background has helped her in her current career.

You’ll Learn

• How Inyang found her way to public health and specifically epidemiology and environmental from a clinical background
  • What considerations and support she used to make her decision to switch to public health
  • How her clinical experience has helped her in her public health career
• Inyang’s experience with the Johns Hopkins MPH program and juggling school work with family life and motherhood
• Why Inyang chose to pursue a DrPH over a PhD 
  • How she was able to incorporate an interest in research work into her program
• What a day in the life of an environmental epidemiologist looks like
• What skills are necessary to succeed as an environmental epidemiologist
• What opportunities there are in different sectors for environmental epidemiologists

Today’s Guest

Dr. Inyang Uwak is a Senior Epidemiologist with the CDC Foundation, an independent nonprofit created by Congress to support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s critical health protection work. Dr. Uwak provides her expertise in the field to the City of Houston Health department’s Bureau of Pollution Control and Prevention. She received her DrPH from Texas A&M University in Epidemiology and Environmental Health, her MPH from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and her Medical Degree from the University of Calabar, Nigeria. She currently serves as the APHA’s Environment Section Program Planning Co-Chair. When she is not working, she enjoys running in the park with her family and creating healthy treats in the kitchen.

Resources

• Follow Inyang on LinkedIn
• Learn more about Inyang’s research 
• Learn more about the CDC Foundation 
• Learn more about the American Public Health Association 

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