A Curious Character

ACC Ep 11: Dr. Joey Hernandez on Public Health and Its Impact to Medicine and the Society

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“You know how to save a patient, but you don't know how to save an ailing health system.”

- Joey Hernandez, MD


This episode is a conversation with Dr. Joey Hernandez. Joey obtained his BS in Biology at Ateneo De Manila University before pursuing a medical degree at the UP College of Medicine Class of 2015. He is currently a Masters of Public Health Candidate at Johns Hopkins University as a Fullbright Scholar.

In this episode, we discuss

  • His undergraduate and medical school story
  • How he got interested in pursuing medicine and realizing he wanted to become a doctor
  • His key takeaways from his Doctors to the Barrio (DTTB) experience
  • How he got interested in Public Health
  • The journey leading to getting into the Master of Public Health Program at Johns Hopkins University
    • Applying for scholarships
    His Fulbright Application
    Getting into Hopkins
    Preparing for the big move
  • His advice for Filipinos who are considering a similar track and would like to pursue medicine and public health

    • Connect with Dr. Joey Hernandez on Twitter.

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    I look forward to bringing you future episodes with inspiring individuals and ideas about pursuing a career in STEM every month!

    Thanks to Seth Sanchez (@ primeblissrecords)  for the intro music.

    This post was originally published on February 7, 2021.

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