King’s College London: Pioneering the future in population health – Study International News
While the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged health systems and economies and increased health inequalities worldwide, it also inspired many aspiring world-changers to pursue an education in the field. Such was the case for graduate Dr. Maham Zaman, a medical professional from a low-income country with scarce public health knowledge. “Working during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred my interest in public health,” she shares. “I changed my career goals and now endeavour to become a successful …….
While the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged health systems and economies and increased health inequalities worldwide, it also inspired many aspiring world-changers to pursue an education in the field. Such was the case for graduate Dr. Maham Zaman, a medical professional from a low-income country with scarce public health knowledge. “Working during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred my interest in public health,” she shares. “I changed my career goals and now endeavour to become a successful public health consultant.”
Zaman knew that pursuing the Master of Public Health (MPH) at King’s College London (King’s) was the only way to go. It was the only programme and institution that could help her truly realise her potential to improve health inequalities, healthcare access and health policy. True enough, today, Zaman works as a research associate at King’s after being awarded the Pan London Cancer Alliance Fellowship 2022, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
Step foot into King’s, and you’ll discover excellence in every sense of the word. It is an internationally renowned university, delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. Such prestige leads to big impact. After all, King’s strategic vision revolves around educating the next generation of changemakers who will challenge ideas, drive global betterment through research, give back to society through meaningful service, work with local communities in London, and exude international perspectives throughout.
Aware of King’s unparalleled reputation, student Vedha Viyas Thilagarajan — who previously worked on medical device research and development — believes the Global Health MSc programme will teach him the ins and outs of developing healthcare solutions.
“While working in medical device development, I realised the role of societal, political, and cultural factors in influencing the user’s decision. That is when I decided to pursue the Global Health MSc programme, through which I aim to bridge the gap between policy implementation and medical device research,” Thilagarajan says.
Source: King’s College London, Ian Farrell
Indeed, at King’s, capacities and capabilities from different disciplinary backgrounds are welcome. Students pursuing Population Health are presented with numerous opportunities to immerse themselves in other faculties, some of which include mental health, policy evaluation, geography, climate, urban health and inequalities.
Its newest School of Life Course & Population Sciences approaches Population Health differently. Based in both King’s Guy’s and Denmark Hill campuses, the school houses over 160 experts who work with patients and communities to research and understand how to improve the overall health of populations, and reduce inequalities in health. Academics span a breadth of disciplines including primary care, social science, health informatics, epidemiology, statistics and health economics.
They operate alongside King’s Health Partners in …….
