Christopher Coyne

Nothing with my Bachelor's in Public Health unless an incredible opportunity arose. I acknowledge that this degree would likely require additional education when I made the swap. I did not come from a wealthy background, quite the opposite. I cannot justify making the same salary/pay for most job offers in a Bachelor's entry-level career as I do checking guests into my local ski resort as a front desk supervisor.

That being said... and I mean this... Community health workers, social workers, special education paraprofessionals etc. you all do not get paid what you deserve to put yourself in debt for a career that's dedicated to helping those in dire need, respect.

If I pursue a grad. program based around my BS in Public Health...

#1: Epidemiology. When people think of epidemiology they think of infectious disease immediately but there's so many options...
- Environmental
- Occupational
- Molecular
- Genetic
- Cancer (and many others specific to life-threatening ailments)
- Pharmaceutical
They're all fascinating

#2. Master of Public health
-Clinical research coordinator
-Public health educator
-Environmental policy: I share the sentiment many of my professors have that it will likely take a cataclysmic event of epic proportions from nature to get the human race to act collectively, the least we can do is try to put a band-aid on the bullet wound and educate the public or at least provide the information for those that want real scientific evidence. Resources are finite and our time as individuals on this earth is numbered, so it's engrained in all living things to do what is in favor of self-preservation. Even animals will fight each other for territory when they are not threatened and have a full stomach.

All great options but to be honest... not big into program planning and policy review or anything requiring major federal government funding. If anything, I'd rather work at a local level. I went on a tirade about environmental policy because I would make an exception to my disdain for politics to work towards making human dominance on this earth a little less damaging to the ecosystem.

If I pursue (which I am leaning towards) my classes I have taken and will take to fulfill pre-requisites for individualized science based on the individual human it would be...

#1: Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Have half the pre-reqs working on the rest. Helping the disabled and veterans or children. Specific interest in Neurology but I will cross that bridge when I get their

#2: Neurologist: because the above mentioned. I have a specific interest in the Nervous system.

#3: Psychiatrist: Nature vs. nurture right? Everyone has their own opinion. Studying predispositions and human experience and seeing how it can have such a large biological impact is still pretty much to this day a mystery to some degree. How can something that does not physically contact or touch you result in a scientifically documented biological change? Anyone pursuing this field saying "well let me tell you idiot" all I'm saying is there's a lot we still don't know and I'd consider this career path.

- Science
- Weightlifting (when my body will tolerate it)
- Ping pong
- Basketball (not competitively anymore)
- Supporting entertainers who have rare or special talents. For example people who have a rare skill or hobby. If I'm ever in the city and I see a street performer and I'm not in a rush I will go out of my way to see them.
- Swimming. Rivers in NH are beautiful and clean.
- Harmonica, I'm terrible at it but.... oh well.