Where are the US Based Global Health Jobs?

by Alanna Shaikh · 2009-08-28 04:39:00 UTC
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Stacy F wants to know more about where the US based global health jobs are located. Can we help her?

Reader Stacy F asks:

I'm currently looking for positions abroad however these are very difficult to get and I just recently broadened my search to the US. I'm currently in San Francisco and although the nonprofit sector is robust here I find that the global health sector is very small. Some ideas that the post could cover:  What are the top regions for global health outside of developing countries (New York, DC, Seattle, etc.), what are some disadvantages/advantages for each region, and culture, etc.

My Answer:

Honestly, I think Stacy may be in trouble. As far as I know, you get global health jobs overseas, where the field work takes place, or in Washington DC or Seattle. There aren't really other US regions with global health work. I have based my own future plans on the assumption that I'll need to be in DC or abroad as long as I want to have salaried work. If I decide to go consultant forever, I'll base myself somewhere that expenses are lower, but as long as I want to work for one organization, it will be DC. Even Seattle doesn't have enough options to make me feel comfortable.

There are a few places with a concentration of global health jobs out outside DC and Seattle. Research Triangle Park, near Chapel Hill, North Carolina has a concentration of NGOs that do global health work, as well as the nearby University of North Carolina. Atlanta, Georgia has both Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But none of those really strike me as "regions." Readers, what do you think? Am I missing something? Can you advise Stacy F?

Alanna Shaikh
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