Provide a brief description of how your personal or academic background and experiences have prepared you for graduate, and professional training in public health and how the program will help you achieve your community’s public health objectives.

Personal Statement and Reflective Essay

• Personal Statement: discuss your motivation for obtaining a MPH degree. The personal statement should be 1 page in length.
• Reflective Essay: provide a brief description of how your personal or academic background and experiences have prepared you for graduate, and professional training in public health and how the program will help you achieve your community’s public health objectives. Please also discuss and explain any unusual patterns or anomalies in your academic or professional record (for example, gaps in work or education, or a poor semester performance). Length about 500 words (3,000 character limit)