University of Alberta, MPH applicants Fall 2022.

[Kayne Mbego]

Has anyone gone past pre-screening? What's your current status? Let's keep each other informed

[whatthefriction]

Hey! I'm still in the prescreening stage, submitted my application November 30th!

[TheTachyNurse]

Still in the pre-screening stage, submitted early November 2021!

[whatthefriction]

On 2/8/2022 at 8:58 PM, TheTachyNurse said:

Still in the pre-screening stage, submitted early November 2021!

Yup same here. I wonder when we will see some movement! 

[whatthefriction]

My application is "under review" now! Anyone else?

[PhDEpi]

47 minutes ago, whatthefriction said:

My application is "under review" now! Anyone else?

Which concentration are you? Mine is epidemiology and my application still says pre-screening.

[TheTachyNurse]

12 hours ago, whatthefriction said:

My application is "under review" now! Anyone else?

No movement on mine unfortunately. Submitted back in November for MPH-HPro Part-Time Distance. The waiting game is KILLING me.

[whatthefriction]

14 hours ago, MPH2022CAN said:

Which concentration are you? Mine is epidemiology and my application still says pre-screening.

I applied for health policy and management! Maybe your concentration's review will start up in the next couple of weeks!

[HealthPromo1]

Mine says prescreening as well! Someone I was taking too said for 2021 they didn’t get offered admission until June. Perhaps a second round of offers 

[HealthPromo1]

Hey! Anyone else moved past prescreening?

[TheTachyNurse]

On 2/23/2022 at 6:52 PM, Lamb1 said:

Hey! Anyone else moved past prescreening?

YES! Just today it is now "under review" - pretty much just choked on the chocolate I was eating when I saw it, I have been checking daily so I was not expecting it to change.

[HealthPromo1]

Thanks for letting me know! I just checked mine and it changed today as well. I wonder what the timeline looks like for this stage until they make a decision 

[TheTachyNurse]

7 minutes ago, Lamb1 said:

Thanks for letting me know! I just checked mine and it changed today as well. I wonder what the timeline looks like for this stage until they make a decision 

Last year I noticed acceptances as early as the first week of March in the forums (around March 8th I think someone posted about their acceptance). I hope if not by next week then the week after for the first round ones to slowly roll out! 

[PhDEpi]

3 hours ago, Lamb1 said:

Thanks for letting me know! I just checked mine and it changed today as well. I wonder what the timeline looks like for this stage until they make a decision 

Which concentration are you? Mine still says pre-screening. ?

[whatthefriction]

The wait is killing me I just want to know ?

[HealthPromo1]

I am in health promotion, how about you?

[PhDEpi]

22 minutes ago, Lamb1 said:

I am in health promotion, how about you?

Epidemiology

[TheTachyNurse]

9 hours ago, Lamb1 said:

I am in health promotion, how about you?

@Lamb1 did you apply for on-campus or distance? 

[HealthPromo1]

I applied for online, how about you?

[TSRGO]

On 2/25/2022 at 2:18 AM, MPH2022CAN said:

Epidemiology

Same here! I have applied the MPH in Epi. Good luck for both of us!!!

[TheTachyNurse]

On 2/25/2022 at 10:45 PM, Lamb1 said:

I applied for online, how about you?

Online part time as well  

[whatthefriction]

Just curious have you all completed your undergrad degree? What made you interested in applying for an MPH?

[TheTachyNurse]

7 hours ago, whatthefriction said:

Just curious have you all completed your undergrad degree? What made you interested in applying for an MPH?

Good question ? I have two degrees, a BSc in Kinesiology and an accelerated BSc in Nursing. I've been working in Public Health for quite some time now as a nurse and I have noticed many gaps. Health Promotion is a very upstream form of thinking which our medical system has slowly begun to adapt but I want to work on filling those gaps so hopefully within an MPH it increases my knowledge-base and accreditation to work more provincially/nationally and perhaps get into policy changes when it comes to health and the way the client (or consumer) views it.

How about you?

[Riri123]

Mine is still on pre-screening. I have applied to epi, full time.

[whatthefriction]

On 2/28/2022 at 8:35 PM, TheTachyNurse said:

Good question ? I have two degrees, a BSc in Kinesiology and an accelerated BSc in Nursing. I've been working in Public Health for quite some time now as a nurse and I have noticed many gaps. Health Promotion is a very upstream form of thinking which our medical system has slowly begun to adapt but I want to work on filling those gaps so hopefully within an MPH it increases my knowledge-base and accreditation to work more provincially/nationally and perhaps get into policy changes when it comes to health and the way the client (or consumer) views it.

How about you?

That's lovely! ?  Your first hand experience as a nurse will be such an asset to the faculty. ??  Fingers crossed you're accepted! Also hats off to you working on the front lines during the pandemic to keep us all safe. ??  I completed my BSc in Psychology and am currently working for a company that runs services for children with disabilities. In Alberta there have been huge budget cuts for families who need this care, and there are so many gaps I've observed with the system. I hope to learn how to make meaningful health policy changes and learn how to make healthcare management more inclusive for all.