introduction to public health seminar
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Sesi 1: Dasapta Erwin Irawan
Sesi 2: dr. Cut Novianti Rachmi, MIPH
Another Interesting Day in The Library
Cut Novianti RachmiDiscipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney Clinical SchoolThe Children’s hospital at Westmead
Public Health
• Who can study Public Health?• It doesn’t belong to a particular
discipline(s)• Examples• Why should I?• What can I do after I graduated from
PH?
Kingsley Agho
• Dr. Kingsley Agho, BSc, BEd, MSc, MEng, MPH
• Senior Lecturer at WSU
Western Sydney University
• Why study at WSU?• What are the topics of the ongoing
research?• How to choose my supervisor(s)?
Where to start?
• Choose a topic• Find a school, NOT a country!• Find a supervisor• Contact them (nicely), they are busy
people!• Stop twiddling your thumbs!• Look for a scholarship(s)
Tips
• Be TOUGH• No DRAMA • There are many fish in the sea!• Save your tears for really important
issues• Do not LIE!• Persistence!
More Tips
• Multitasking• Look for other students from
Indonesia• No such thing as stupid questions• Do not underestimate the power of
politeness• Do not underestimate the power of
prayer(s)
THANK YOU
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