Statement of Purpose for DrPH Program
Please provide us with a 500 to 700 word (single-spaced, one-inch margins, 12pt font) statement of interest in this program and how it will help advance your personal and career goals. In that statement of interest, please consider the following questions. Although you need not answer them point by point, you should be sure to cover these themes within your statement.
- What is your vision for your future career in public health or community health education? (e.g., statements associated with your anticipated ideal situation, such as a faculty position at a university doing research and teaching)
- How will this program facilitate the realization of that vision?
- What significant past experiences led to your current situation? (consider including volunteer efforts, educational experiences, job/work experiences, personal experiences with communities in which you lived, mentoring relationships that were particularly successful and influential in your development, and/or other experiences that might help us understand how to better provide a successful learning context for you)
- How will this program facilitate your career and personal goals?
- What skills or core competencies are you hoping to gain or improve through this program?
- What else can you tell us about how you think this program will facilitate your success?
