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More than 6,200 alumni chose the USF College of Public Health to be their academic home. They live throughout the United States and in remote areas around the world. Outside of Florida, the largest concentrations of alumni work in metro-Atlanta and in metro-Washington, DC.
COPH alumni are surveyed one year after graduation. The most recent survey of MPH respondents indicated 95% are employed, in continuing education, or a training program one year after graduation. The majority work with a government agency (31%) and health care organizations (25%). Some of the employers where alumni practice their passion include Amazon, USAID, NIH, CDC, Humana, The Carter Center, NASA, Johnson & Johnson, US FDA, Bausch & Lomb, Inc. and more!
Championing the intersection of genetics and compassion in health care
The second Thursday of November is Genetic Counseling Awareness Day. Dr. Deborah Cragun has dedicated her life to helping people understand the role genetics plays in health. However, her journey to becoming the director of the genetic counseling program at the COPH began in an unexpected place.
Championing the intersection of genetics and compassion in health care
Brooke Broxterman: Charting a course in public health and the Air Force
Air Force 1st Lt. Brooke Broxterman’s journey to USF’s College of Public Health (COPH) began in a place far from where she is today. Born in Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., the daughter of a military family, Broxterman spent her early years in Ohio before her family moved to Lakeland, Fla. She attended high school at the Harrison School for the Arts. Initially interested in a career in visual arts, she soon decided her calling was elsewhere.
Brooke Broxterman: Charting a course in public health and the Air Force
From Cuba to Tampa, this alumna's path always led to health care
Originally born in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba, USF College of Public Health (COPH) alumna Alicia Gomez Fuego grew up in a small town outside of the city called San Luis on a small farm where large quantities of tobacco were planted and livestock raised.
From Cuba to Tampa, this alumna's path always led to health care
COPH alumna empowers communities through public health
Originally from southeast Georgia, USF College of Public Health alumna Krys Johnson said she grew up in a severely under-resourced area.