This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice.  The NIH is the largest funder of biomedical research in the world. As such, it is the number one target on the radar for scientists seeking funding for their health-related research, which has upsides and downsides. … Continue reading GRANT WRITING IN ACADEMIC PUBLIC HEALTH: APPLYING TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Ostensibly, this question should be easy to answer. One answer might be that a scientist is someone trained in the scientific method who applies that knowledge to the conduct of research. Unfortunately, the proliferation of social … Continue reading WHO IS A SCIENTIST, ANYWAY?

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Regardless of your stage of training, public health discipline, or area of focus, you will undoubtedly need to conduct a search of the literature to identify epidemiologic data, evidence-based practices, measures, methods, or tools to support … Continue reading LETTING JOURNAL EDITORS DO (SOME OF) YOUR WORK FOR YOU

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. At some point in the writing process, the lead author of a manuscript must decide where to submit the final product. There are a lot of factors for consideration, some good, some bad, and some ugly. … Continue reading SELECTING THE “BEST” JOURNAL AS AN OUTLET FOR YOUR WORK

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. As soon as I entered academia, one of the most common questions I received from students was some variation of, “What is the best way to make myself more competitive for a job when I graduate?” … Continue reading HOW CAN PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS MAKE THEMSELVES COMPETITIVE FOR EMPLOYMENT?

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. As I learned while teaching my first undergraduate public health course in 2004, public health is inherently political. In attempting to present the material in an apolitical manner, I failed miserably, (as indicated by my teaching evaluations). … Continue reading PUBLIC HEALTH IS INHERENTLY POLITICAL

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. A number of years ago when the Journal of Public Health Management & Practice adopted a structured article format for full-length articles, I published an editorial introducing this change in the journal’s format. Naively, I thought that the editorial would … Continue reading WRITING AN ABSTRACT FOR PUBLICATION

This post originally appeared on JPHMP Direct, the companion site of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. At the 100th anniversary of the first American school of public health, there is much for the public health community to reflect upon with pride. Since the founding of the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (now the … Continue reading WHEN IS PUBLIC HEALTH COMING TO STUDENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH?