Expressing myself through my public health work, with Medical Doctor, Entrepreneur, and Master of Public Health + Medical Law & Ethics Student Wubrest Bekele

In this episode, Sujani sits down with Wubrest Bekele, a physician, health media producer, medical law and public health student amongst other titles. Wubrest takes us through a journey of her multiple careers and discusses how all of her experiences and perspective have led her to the field of public health.You’ll LearnWubrest’s start as a physician and the many detours she has taken to arrive at her MPH program in Yale. How volunteering in Wubrest’s early life played an important role in shaping her perspectives and goalsA brief overview of Ethiopia’s healthcare system and how it motivated Wubrest to work in community healthWhat lessons Wubrest learned from her various work experiences in different fieldsHow lessons can be learned from all experiences, whether good or badWhy Wubrest chose to pursue her graduate degrees in the US What factors Wubrest took into consideration when applying for schools as an international studentToday’s GuestWubrest Bekele is a Medical Doctor from Ethiopia currently enrolled in the MPH postgraduate studies at Yale School of Public Health and LL.M. Medical Law and Ethics at The University of Law. She is an Acumen Leadership Program Fellow, Board of Directors in philanthropy, and winner of the Ethiopian Medical Women Association’s ‘Celebrating Women in Medicine 2020 Award’. In her five years of work experience, Dr. Bekele led a newly built rural hospital to reach a commendable milestone of better patient care and efficient operations as a clinician and quality improvement head. She Co-founded the first health-focused media in Ethiopia, comprising 24- hour satellite TV, 24-hour radio, call center & online media, and created over 200 hours of educational TV & Radio content on COVID-19, reaching ~ 50 million population. Dr. Bekele worked in the national COVID-19 task force leading the Risk Communication and Community Engagement team at the Federal Ministry of Health. Currently, she is working as a summer intern at a healthcare VC firm and leading a research project on Childhood cancer in Ethiopia from the grant she won at Yale Collaborative Action Project. ResourcesConnect with Wubrest on LinkedIn For more information on international studies, listen to the previous episode with Nikita Sandeep Wagle Other PH SPOT resources:Share ideas for the podcast: Fill out this formNever heard of a podcast before? Read this guide we put together to help you get set up.Be notified when new episodes come out, and receive hand-picked public health opportunities every week by joining the PH SPOT community.Contribute to the public health career blog: www.phspot.ca/contributeUpcoming course on infographics: phspot.ca/infographicsLearn more about PH Spot's 6-week training proSupport the showJoin The Public Health Career Club: the #1 hangout spot and community dedicated to building and growing your dream public health career.

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Sujani Sivanantharajah from PHSPOT.org sits down with public health heroes of our time to share career stories, inspiration, and guidance for building public health careers. From time to time, she also has conversations with friends of public health - individuals who are not public health professionals, but their advice and guidance are equally important. The emotions, energy, and passion that comes from these stories act as a reminder that this space we’ve created for the public health community is a space that you can lean on as you navigate your career. We believe that to build a successful career in public health does not mean that it has to live up to a certain level of standard set out by somebody else...or that we need to burn ourselves out in the process. We believe that you can craft a career perfect for you, and your unique life. The message we hope to get across through these conversations is that building a career is not only about climbing up the ranks, but about crafting a life that you want, around your unique needs, and one that gives importance to your mental health, wellbeing, and building relationships and friendships: you can only do good in the world if you take care of yourself. Through PH SPOTlight, you will connect with peers you have never met before, and build relationships in a deep and meaningful way. What you will hear the most, from every single person is also passion. Passion to do good. Passion to advance human health and the human race. And a passion to share back with the public health community.