Doctor of Pharmacy/Master of Public Health

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"The healthcare field is always changing, and I expect it to adopt a broader, more general approach to population health in the future. My goal as a future healthcare professional is to contribute to this movement of promoting wellness by educating the public about ways they can stay healthy. I also hope to focus on pets, a neglected population in the healthcare field, so that pharmacists and veterinarians can treat animals as effectively as pharmacists and physicians treat people. Focusing on the health of the public—humans and animals—by improving counseling, education, and policy will improve the overall health of the public and decrease the number of sick patients, and consequently decrease the burden of healthcare professionals. With a PharmD and MPH, I feel I will be better suited to follow this passion and desire to broaden the field of healthcare.

"I am excited for a future utilizing a PharmD and an MPH degree. There are endless possibilities for how I can serve the population, whether I end up focusing on animals, people, or both. I do not see myself in a traditional pharmacy setting. I see myself solving worldwide disease outbreaks, or taking care of animals, or writing policy, or educating communities on how to prevent illness and disease, or a number of other things. This joint program gives me the opportunity to have a career that combines my expertise in healthcare and medications with my obligation to serve communities. It opens doors for a career that I maybe have not yet even considered. I know that with a Master of Public Health, my pharmacy degree will go much farther than it would alone."

Susannah Franco
PharmD/MPH class of 2019