76: Public Health Path to Program Associate with Kate Carmody, MPH

Interview with Kate Carmody, MPH

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Highlights from this episode:

1. How to work as a Freelance Healthcare Re
2. Learning about the path to Program Associate
3. Study abroad experience in Italy
4. Importance of being part of a steering committee

Episode 76 of Public Health Careers

Kate Carmody, MPH is a Program Associate at ABIM Foundation as well as a Freelance Healthcare Public Relations Specialist at Comprehensive Care Center.

Kate got her Bachelors in public health and a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies at the College of Charleston. During her time here, she was a Communications Coordinator & Research Assistant at College of Charleston Women’s Health Research Team. She also spent a semester in Italy at the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia where she continued her public health studies.

Kate got her Master of Public Health online at the University of New England. She worked as a health educator at Atlantic Health System throughout this time. She also was a Public Health Intern at West Africa AIDS Foundation (WAAF). Additionally, she was an MPH Intern at American Academy of Pediatrics.

She has also worked as a freelance Healthcare Public Relations Specialist at Comprehensive Care Center. And currently works as a Program Associate at ABIM Foundation. Kate also serves on the steering committee for the Public Health Young Leaders Association Network.