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Coronavirus Sparks Student Interest in Public Health Degrees
In the wake of the ongoing international pandemic, a growing number of students across the nation have developed a strong interest in public health and are channeling that into obtaining related degrees. by Margo Snipe, Tampa Bay Times / January 14, 2021 Shutterstock
A second-year student at the University of South Florida’s
College of Public Health, Lewis dove into working as a case investigator and contact tracer.
“It was really exciting at first getting that firsthand experience,” she said. But, after working 12-hour days, coping with the emotions of people infected with the virus, and seeing exhausted frontline workers, “it starts to feel a little hopeless.”