Topic: Strengthening the Workforce Through Education and Training
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East Carolina University MPH Program
“The week of March 9th, 2020, was a blur,” says Dr. Krissy Simeonsson, associate professor of pediatrics with joint appointment in public health, epidemiology concentration at the East Carolina University MPH Program. “I remember being concerned about the pandemic potential of COVID-19 since February when cases were skyrocketing in Washington and was wondering why the…
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Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
At the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health, the pandemic and initial shutdown in March of 2020 coincided with the tail end of their spring term (and when their second-year MPH students finish up). It required some quick cancelling of celebratory events and responding to the concerns and questions from the school and university…
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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Hudson College of Public Health
Three of the faculty (Raskob, Bratzler, Wendelboe) of the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center Hudson College of Public Health were appointed to the health sciences center’s Special Pathogens and Preparedness Operations Team (SPPOT). The team first met in mid-January 2020 after the initial reports of the SARS-like outbreak in the Wuhan province of China.…
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University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health
The University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health was quick to respond to COVID-19. Faculty were involved with local and state public health agencies in the early months of 2020 as alerts and planning began taking shape, and the school was among the first in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex to respond…
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University of Memphis School of Public Health
When they first became aware of the dire threat of COVID-19 at the University of Memphis School of Public Health, and even before there was a case in Tennessee, Dean Ashish Joshi contacted the university president to offer the school’s services in pandemic planning and response. Immediately, the dean became part of the president’s COVID…
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University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences
According to University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences Dean Anna Maria Siega-Riz, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, “We were in shock and had no concept of how long our shutdown would go on for. Our first response was to ensure the degree progression of our students and support high-quality teaching…
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University of Maryland School of Public Health
At the University of Maryland School of Public Health, when the pandemic hit, they knew their role was to act quickly. Assistant Dean of Communications Kelly Blake says, “When COVID-19 first emerged, we knew that we had to mobilize as a School of Public Health. It was clear that this threat was like nothing we…
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University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences
The University of Louisville School of Public Health and Information Sciences was on high alert after learning that a person who tested positive for COVID-19 had traveled by plane to Louisville during the first week of March 2020. Says Professor and Associate Dean Dr. William P. McKinney, “Some of our personnel were transiting the airport…
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University of Iowa College of Public Health
A moment at the beginning of the pandemic stands out for Director of Communications and External Relations Dan McMillan at the University of Iowa College of Public Health: “For me, the moment of realization came on an evening in February 2020. We had worked for several weeks to stage a community event in which a…