The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a shortage of approximately 9 million global health workers and that this shortage will grow to 12.9 million workers by 2035.
WHO and other international reports specifically cite the need for clinical practitioners who are familiar with global and country health systems and their challenges and who have managerial skills.
Your classmates will most likely be practicing professionals with a background in health care policies, systems, practices or clinicians and health administrators interested in increasing their knowledge and skills in the global arena.
The knowledge and training you'll receive in the Global Health program will prepare you to capitalize on this growth in a number of rapidly expanding fields, including:
- In-country field consultants
- Disaster relief organizations
- Immigrant/refugee health organizations
- Research and academic institutions
- International agencies
- Other non-governmental agencies (NGOs)
- Lending agencies that do work in developing countries
- Multi-lateral agencies (such as WHO)