Supporting, Empowering, and Equipping Our Community
As we navigate the consistently changing public health landscape, the School is committed to providing additional programming and resources to support, empower, and equip the BSPH community.
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Building Community
Join BSPH alumni, students, faculty and friends at regional events in-person and online to support, empower, and equip alumni with tools to make a difference for public health.
Conversation and Connection: South Bay
Enjoy or with fellow public health alumni in the South Bay! BSPH Alumni Director, Erika Juengst, will share timely updates from the School and opportunities to get involved during this small, conversational, community-building event.
June 11, 2025
12:30–1:30 p.m. PDT
June 11, 2025
6:30–8:30 p.m. PDT
Society for Epidemiologic Research Reception
Join fellow alumni, faculty, and students of the Department of Epidemiology for a reception at the Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting 2025.
June 12, 2025
7:00–9:00 p.m. EDT
Johns Hopkins Networking Breakfast at BIO
Join us to connect with a diverse group of professionals across the biotech sector, including industry leaders, investors and finance professionals, startup founders, operators, and employees, and ecosystem partners, as we celebrate Johns Hopkins University's leadership in innovation and academic translation.
June 17, 2025
7:30–9:30 a.m. EDT
Conversation & Connection: Boston Dinner
Join us for an evening of delicious food, good drinks, and great conversation with fellow public health alumni. Hector Carrasco, MPH ’17, will be hosting this conversation in a warm, welcoming home setting in Cambridge, MA.
June 17, 2025
6:30–8:30 p.m. EDT
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Virtual Professional Development and Career Support Recordings
Navigating What's Next in your Public Health Career - Session 1
In a time of uncertainty, it’s essential to have a clear framework for evaluating your career options. This session will introduce a structured approach to help you clarify what matters most, explore new career pathways, and make informed decisions about your next steps.
This session was recorded on March 25, 2025.
Navigating What's Next in your Public Health Career - Session 2
In a time of uncertainty, it’s essential to have a clear framework for evaluating your career options. This session will introduce a structured approach to help you clarify what matters most, explore new career pathways, and make informed decisions about your next steps.
This session was recorded on March 27, 2025.
Leveraging LinkedIn
This session will provide you with actionable strategies for using LinkedIn to explore career options, deepen your network, and find job opportunities. You’ll learn best practices for crafting an impactful profile, how to leverage company pages and alumni networks to connect with key people, and how to create an authentic online brand that stands out to potential employers.
This session was recorded on April 9, 2025.
Ask A Career Coach - Session 2
This open Q&A session is all about supporting whatever’s going on for you right now. We’ll troubleshoot everything from navigating your next move to finding hidden job opportunities, networking effectively, refining resumes, leveraging LinkedIn, acing interviews, and more.
This session was recorded on April 11, 2025.
Effective Networking in Today's World
This isn’t your basic networking seminar—this session will equip you with advanced strategies to expand your network and leverage it for greater success. You’ll learn how to turn everyday networking conversations into opportunities to reach the hidden job market. We’ll share frameworks, templates and helpful language to make your networking more strategic, effective, and truly enjoyable.
This session was recorded on May 7, 2025.
Creativity on Social: What We Do, Why, and How… And What You Can Do, Too
Join members of the Johns ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ social media team for a look into how they use social media to disseminate public health information to the general public—the strategic decision-making process, the content creation process, and how they measure success. This session will also share advice on how individuals can use their own social media presence to help in those efforts and position themselves as professionals on these platforms.
This session was recorded on May 8, 2025.
Craft Your Resume for New Industries
Join us for a facilitated discussion with leaders in four industries—consulting, state health departments, pharmaceuticals, and health technology—as they discuss resume trends in their fields. We will cover everything from the format and layout of the resume to using common industry terms to highlight transferrable skills.
This session was recorded on June 5, 2025
Your Storytelling Superpower
Brian W. Simpson, MPH ’13, executive editor in Communications and Marketing at the Bloomberg School, explains why stories resonate with people and how you can draw on the power of storytelling in job interviews. Then you'll practice telling your own story.
This session was recorded on June 10, 2025