School and Jobs Advice Megathread Part III

[u/SadBreath]

All job and school-related advice should be asked in here. Below is the r/publichealth MPH guide which may answer general questions.

See the below guides for more information:

1. MPH Guide
2. Job Guide
3. Choosing a public health field
4. Choosing a public health concentration
5. Choosing a public health industry

Past Threads:

1. Megathread Part I
2. Megathread Part II

[u/raspberryturnoverz]

I'm looking for advice on what type of job to get after I graduate and want to hear opinions on if a CPA (accounting designation) title is very useful in public health.

I'm in an undergrad program for accounting and minoring in health sciences. My end goal is to be a professor and do research on health services. I'm also interested in doing healthcare consulting later on. I'm planning to work for a few years after graduation, apply for my Masters in health services research, and then a PhD later.

I really like strategy, research, implementation, and data analysis and see myself in an Analyst-type role. If the CPA is worth getting in public health, I'll have to work in an accounting-type job for two years so I can qualify to write the CPA exam. The problem is that I HATE accounting and don't care about it, even though my marks are higher than average in those courses. Is a Bachelor's in accounting good enough to emphasize my quant. skills or do I need more?? I'm also learning R programming on the side...

So it comes down to:

1) BCommerce + MSc + Phd ...or... 2) BCommerce + CPA + MSc + Phd

Thanks for your help.

[u/SadBreath → u/raspberryturnoverz]

Accounting is a very useful skillset, but I wouldn't give it much weight in demonstrating quantitative skills. Data analysis is much more important.

[u/raspberryturnoverz → u/SadBreath]

Hi thanks for the input. Any ideas on how to demonstrate data analysis skills ?