PhD / DrPh Fall 2022

[episs2022]

Any news from UCB epi PhD? 

[NervousPotato]

Just received a rejection from the PhD in International Health (Health Systems) program at JHU. Hope anyone from the forum made it!

[pblchealth22]

Does anyone know if International Health (Health Systems) at Hopkins is doing interviews or has anyone received an acceptance  yet? 

Edited February 23, 2022 by pblchealth22

[BeltwayBob]

I was admitted to and have accepted an offer from Vanderbilt Health Policy.

For posterity's sake, here are my results and their dates:

Wisconsin Population Health Sciences PhD: Acceptance, January 5.

Johns Hopkins University Health Policy and Management PhD: Waitlist, February 9.

Michigan Health Services Organization and Policy PhD: Rejection, February 9.

Vanderbilt Health Policy PhD: Acceptance, February 21.

UNC Health Policy and Management PhD: No response.

[publichealthPhD]

I just got a notification that I'm on the waitlist for Emory's PhD in Global Health and Development. Should find out one way or the other by April 15.

[HedwigTheFriendlyOwl]

Hi sorry to intrude this thread. I'm applying to masters programs in public health and epidemiology. I was wondering if anyone here got their MPH or MSc in Epi from McGill or UofT? I'm trying to figure out when I should expect a decision, it's making me super anxious! 

Thanks! 

[Public_health_and_cats]

Y'all...this is my third (!!!) round of applications and I finally received my first acceptance from Johns Hopkins Social and Behavioral Sciences PhD! I think I'm still in shock. Hope everyone waiting also heard back!

[DrPH Hopeful 2022]

2 hours ago, HedwigTheFriendlyOwl said:

Hi sorry to intrude this thread. I'm applying to masters programs in public health and epidemiology. I was wondering if anyone here got their MPH or MSc in Epi from McGill or UofT? I'm trying to figure out when I should expect a decision, it's making me super anxious! 

Thanks! 

I can't help from personal experience. But have you tried searching the results page to see if there were acceptance entries from previous years? https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/ - you can filter your school, program and degree. Good luck! I hope you hear soon. 

[berriesandcream]

The LA weather is looking pretty good right now. 

Accepted: USC Health Behavior Research 

Waitlisted: JHU Mental Health, Brown BSHS, BU Epi 

Rejected: Harvard Population Health Sciences SBS  

Waiting on: UNC health behavior, University of Colorado epi, NYU social and behavioral sciences, Yale chronic disease epi, JHU SBS

 

 

[PhDphfinal]

Hi all

I have a question what would be the wise decision. To go for a fully funded like for four year program with university at rank 20 or with funding confirmed/ expected only for only first year from one of the top  Universities. 

TIA

 

[Publichealthphdqueen]

32 minutes ago, berriesandcream said:

 

The LA weather is looking pretty good right now. 

Accepted: USC Health Behavior Research 

Waitlisted: JHU Mental Health, Brown BSHS, BU Epi 

Rejected: Harvard Population Health Sciences SBS  

Waiting on: UNC health behavior, University of Colorado epi, NYU social and behavioral sciences, Yale chronic disease epi, JHU SBS

 

 

For JHU, do you know where you are in line?

[NervousPotato]

5 hours ago, PhDphfinal said:

Hi all

I have a question what would be the wise decision. To go for a fully funded like for four year program with university at rank 20 or with funding confirmed/ expected only for only first year from one of the top  Universities. 

TIA

 

I'd go for the fully funded program.

[daniel_sun]

 

11 hours ago, berriesandcream said:

 

The LA weather is looking pretty good right now. 

Accepted: USC Health Behavior Research 

Waitlisted: JHU Mental Health, Brown BSHS, BU Epi 

Rejected: Harvard Population Health Sciences SBS  

Waiting on: UNC health behavior, University of Colorado epi, NYU social and behavioral sciences, Yale chronic disease epi, JHU SBS

 

 

 

Have not heard back from Yale chronic disease. Are you invited to the interview? Little information about this program on Gradcafe.

[DrPHPlans]

16 hours ago, Public_health_and_cats said:

Y'all...this is my third (!!!) round of applications and I finally received my first acceptance from Johns Hopkins Social and Behavioral Sciences PhD! I think I'm still in shock. Hope everyone waiting also heard back!

This is so incredible! Congratulations!!! 

[berriesandcream]

15 hours ago, berriesandcream said:

 

The LA weather is looking pretty good right now. 

Accepted: USC Health Behavior Research 

Waitlisted: JHU Mental Health, Brown BSHS, BU Epi 

Rejected: Harvard Population Health Sciences SBS  

Waiting on: UNC health behavior, University of Colorado epi, NYU social and behavioral sciences, Yale chronic disease epi, JHU SBS

 

 

 

I was notified this morning that I had been accepted off the waitlist for JHU Mental Health. 

[berriesandcream]

3 hours ago, daniel_sun said:

 

 

Have not heard back from Yale chronic disease. Are you invited to the interview? Little information about this program on Gradcafe.

I interviewed earlier this month and I have heard from the department that decisions will come out very very soon. 

[Mr. Jameson]

It looks like all of the Harvard Health Policy decisions have come out (except maybe management track and nobody posted). Very stoked on it!

[phd_2022]

Does anyone know when we are supposed to hear back from Columbia Epi? 

[StartLow_GoSlow]

The JHSPH Instagram posted something about Admitted Students Day this Friday. Do we assume that if we haven't been admitted before that then we're not going to be? I'm kind of confused because others have said that it may be early to late March before JHSPH decisions...

[DrPH Hopeful 2022]

5 minutes ago, StartLow_GoSlow said:

The JHSPH Instagram posted something about Admitted Students Day this Friday. Do we assume that if we haven't been admitted before that then we're not going to be? I'm kind of confused because others have said that it may be early to late March before JHSPH decisions...

Are you referring to PhD or DrPH programs?

[StartLow_GoSlow]

10 minutes ago, DrPH Hopeful 2022 said:

Are you referring to PhD or DrPH programs?

PhD programs

[XXXXXXphd2021]

Got admitted to WashU DBBS Biomedical Informatics and Data Science program. 

This is probably an unusual data point for most folks here, but they have applied clinical informatics and population health informatics in case anyone is interested. It is a new program based at school of medicine, 2nd incoming cohort, but that also comes with a lot of flexibility in terms of mentor access. I thought my social science/public health background would not fit because I really haven't taken many math/coding classes but my research is very relevant (one of my current project is clinical decision support implementation)

[XXXXXXphd2021]

20 hours ago, PhDphfinal said:

Hi all

I have a question what would be the wise decision. To go for a fully funded like for four year program with university at rank 20 or with funding confirmed/ expected only for only first year from one of the top  Universities. 

TIA

 

Many factors to consider. For me, I want to be in an environment where I feel supported financially and with cultural atmosphere, but also I want to be surrounded by folks (hopefully not just one or two but a whole network of scholars) with research that I truly feel passion about.  For public universities & international student, it is not uncommon to have the none guaranteed offer, i would suggest talking to program directors and current students to understand if there are really people who paid out of pocket, or those who wanted to get funded eventually all get funded somehow. The work obligation might be higher in this way, but personally if I am surrounded and mentored by inspiring mentors, I am ok to commit 20hrs/week (even with other faculty as long as we have some alignments) in exchange of my tuition and stipend. It all comes to what you want, your own priorities, and your career plans.

Also, ideally I want to enroll in a program where there are more international students, so I wouldn't have to feel that i have to advocate for myself by myself all the time, but there is def one program I would throw away most of my considerations just to join the community (by community I mean the folks and their research, not the school/program fame). 

Edited February 24, 2022 by XXXXXXphd2021

[healtheconphd]

2 hours ago, StartLow_GoSlow said:

The JHSPH Instagram posted something about Admitted Students Day this Friday. Do we assume that if we haven't been admitted before that then we're not going to be? I'm kind of confused because others have said that it may be early to late March before JHSPH decisions...

JHU PhD decisions for Health Policy & Management came out earlier this month. If you weren't accepted or put on a waitlist it's probably a rejection at this point.

[pblchealth22]

1 minute ago, healtheconphd said:

JHU PhD decisions for Health Policy & Management came out earlier this month. If you weren't accepted or put on a waitlist it's probably a rejection at this point.

What about health systems?