Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional
Three categories of occupations: 1.) Clinicians 2.) Scientists 3.) Non-Clinician Specialties
Interdisciplinary/Interprofessional jobs in public health include jobs that typically require additional training (license, certification, or registration) and/or an additional degree beyond the MPH, BSPH, DrPH, PhD (or other public health degree). Clinical professionals include public health/registered nurses, public health/preventive medicine physicians, public health dentists, public health veterinarians, physician assistants, public health pharmacists, and dieticians/nutritionists, as well as counselors and therapists such as social workers or mental health counselors. This cluster also includes roles that require a graduate degree in a discipline outside of public health. There are scientific and research roles such as laboratory scientists, microbiologists, virologists, parasitologists, and food scientists/technologists that require degrees in the biological or other life sciences, and other non-clinician specialty roles such as lawyers, urban planners, or engineers.
Sample Job Titles
Clinicians: Public Health Nurse, Occupational Health Nurse, Home Visit Nurse, Infection Preventionist, Public Health Physician, Medical Officer, Medical Director, Public Health Pharmacist, Public Health Social Worker Scientists: Vaccine Researcher, Virologist, Parasitologist, Entomologist, Disease Ecologist, Geneticist, Food and Drug Research Scientist, Food Chemist, Food Scientist or Technologist, Hydrologist, Health Physicist Non-Clinician Specialties: Public Health Lawyer, Urban Planner, Food Engineer, Environmental
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