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From Nutrition to Public Health: Kim Snodgrass’ Inspirational Path to a Master’s Degree

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Kim Snodgrass

In the latest episode of Victors in Grad School podcast, Dr. Christopher Lewis introduces us to Kim Snodgrass, a current Master of Public Health student at the University of Michigan-Flint. Kim’s story is an inspiring testament to perseverance, resilience, and the unyielding spirit to succeed, even after two decades away from the academic world. This

Having Nothing to Lose, Jumping in as an International Student with Chandramukhi Thakkar

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This week on the Victors in Grad School podcast we are joined by Chandramukhi Thakkar. Chandramukhi is a recent graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint’s Masters in Public Health. As an international student attending the University of Michigan-Flint Chandramukhi had to learn a lot about being a student in the United States and she shares

COVID 19: A Chance to Come Together

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It can be so easy to get caught up in the grind of life when you are focused on your own tasks. Yet the COVID-19 pandemic has in many ways revealed a lot about how quickly each of our worlds can change. Working as a critical care nurse has allowed me to see how impactful

Facing a pandemic head-on as a Public Health student

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As a student in the Masters of Public Health program, the shifting of class format from in- person to completely online has revealed a number of obstacles, but also opportunities. When UM-Flint first made the announcement that classes would be going online, I think there was a lot of apprehension and uncertainty in how the

From Heart Failure to Home – MPH

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In 2009 Amy suffered an unexpected sudden cardiac arrest. Eight years later she’s excelling in UM-Flint’s Master of Public Health. Read Amy’s story below… On March 19, 2009, I suffered an unexpected Sudden Cardia Arrest that changed my life forever. This led me to need a heart transplant; I was transplanted with a new heart on

Public Health: dynamic, diverse & booming!

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Grad Blog by Pranita Sharma, Public Health student “Public Health is a dynamic, diverse, and booming field. Many students are interested in pursuing a degree in Public Health these days from all over the world.”   I have been with MPH program at UM-Flint for two years and I would like to share some of