As an occupational therapist for over 20 years, Nicole Keybell has acknowledged that it is not a healthcare prevention, and that too much is concentrated on extinguishing the fire that responds to the problem.
“Occupational therapists look at many social decision factors that affect the abilities of people who function in society or independently,” said OT and certified lymphoid therapists working at UHS Bingamton General Hospital. 。 “I saw this repeatedly, we realized that we needed to consider a bigger picture. Will someone from becoming independent or taking care of ourselves and their families? Health care. How can you deal with these problems? ”
With this realization, Keibel has been exploring public health. She believes that she shares the OT purpose of improving the quality of human life. The main task is to identify the problem early and deal with them before it gets worse.
“Through my educational experience, I learned that the upstream approach -focusing on prevention and systematic changes is more effective in promoting long -term happiness,” she said.
What surprised me most about the MPH program?
I think this is a huge opportunity for public health practitioners to use health problems and promote happiness. Public health is a very wide field, and many of the occurrence of existence may not be clear immediately without specific education or experience in the field. This realization has expanded my perspective on how widespread the public health work affected and affected.
In 2022, the game with COVID has returned home for several weeks and gave time to study public health programs. She applied and accepted a few, but proved that the MPH program at the Decker Nursing Science University at Bingamton University was the most advantageous.
She said that the fact that the scales really turned over with the decker's favor was that the program was direct.
“I'm a person. I like to talk to people, and I'm an athletic sensory learner. When I physically experience things, I learn better.” I did it.
It is also useful for making her decision. AnniedEPUGH, System Director, UHS population health management, chat with graduates of the Decker's MPH program in 2022.
“I talked to Annie because I wanted to check if I could get MPH during work,” said Keibel. “She explained what the workload was and gave me a better idea about what I was working on.”
KEIBEL has the first internship in the DepUGH office in the third year of the program. This experience helped to understand what all the lessons of her first year were leading.
“At first, I felt like I was trying to get over everything without completely grasping, but now I understand the connection and reasons behind the class we took,” said Keibel. Say. “I'm convinced that everything will gather with my internship.”
The MPH program boasts a tough workload, but KEIBEL believes that it has made good teachers a very rewarding experience.
“They are very involved in the community and have created a comfortable learning environment. You can ask the same questions many times until you understand,” says Keibel.
Keibel said that her fellow MPH students really care about the world and each other. The cohort is composed of students with a variety of backgrounds and various perspectives, and she often feels different from them (joking that she may be a sufficient age to become a mother. ) She highly appreciates the respect of each other's thoughts and opinions. Even when they don't agree.
KEIBEL, which is essentially compassionate, often brought TREAT runs in classes and gained a nickname called “Class Mama”. She is satisfied with Monica.
“I think that when it comes to” class mom “, the ability to communicate with cohort is helpful for people to create a cooperative environment that people feel comfortable in asking questions and engaging in discussions.” I did it. “I strive to make others feel peaceful so that parents nurture the community, and I enjoy bringing a healthy snack to share a long -class session. I am!
