Stories

"Tufts prepared me for my career in a number of ways beyond the necessary statistical skills to carry out my job."

"My Applied Learning Experience (ALE) as a statistical analyst at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health offered me the valuable exposure of programming with SAS and working on a dynamic team."

"The skills I learned during my Applied Learning Experience (ALE) have helped me understand how to manage a project from start to finish, effectively communicate with funders, and create and follow a timeline."

"I appreciated the chance to engage in vibrant discussions about cutting-edge policy questions with the students in my MPH classes"

"By improving our knowledge of tissue recognition, deciphering self from non-self, this research had the potential to enhance our understanding of organ transplantation in people."

"Pursue the classes that sound the most relevant to what you envision doing post-graduation. We have a great faculty and wonderful people to learn from."

"I realized public health, specifically, epidemiology, allowed me to combine my interests and skills in medicine, science, math, and community service."

"I found that my job has been starkly different from a lot of my coursework, but I think that this has been one of the most valuable aspects of my work. I get to learn something new every day, adding to the skill-set that I acquired in the MPH program."

"The combination and theory of practice, as well as the Applied Learning Experience, gave me a solid foundation that I can draw on to work on a diverse array of health communication projects."