Letter of intent for master's program in public health

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February 4th 2016
University of
MPH Program Director
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am applying to your Master program of public health starting in September 2016. To be a Doctor has always been a lifelong dream of mine as I was interested in how one got well after visiting the hospital due to a previous illness. I studied medicine at... . While in my 4th year and also during my community posting in my final year of medical school, i began to realize that public health forms the basis of medicine because it helps with awareness and prevention of diseases and there were a lot of cases that could have been prevented that were sent to the hospital and later led to mortalities.
Doing my internship program in a rural area at the moment and seeing diseases like malaria, diarrhea, enteric fever to mention a few claiming the lives of especially children and the increasing advent of HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis has made me more sure as to why I want to pursue a graduate program in public health so as to avoiin d this occurrences.
I am a believer in the saying “Prevention is better than cure” so i am positive that a graduate program in public health will go a long way in helping me grasp the proper concepts and tools needed to bring about sustainable solutions to problems in the health sector in my country “Nigeria” and the health problems of the world at large. I believe that if the health sector was better funded, better equipped and better managed, a lot of health issues and diseases in Nigeria can be avoided and lives can be saved as a lot of morbidities and mortalities can be avoided.
Health system in Nigeria needs serious reforms and right management. Through proper planning, intervention, preventive measures put in place and implementation of effective policies, I anticipate the much needed change.
I have been part of a lot of health education and medical outreaches for example World Diabetes Day November 14th 2012, community outreach in... (both in... state Nigeria) and the most recent being a community outreach in a settlement in... Nigeria, where I had to give talks about proper hygiene, sanitation, nutrition as it affects health.
University of... is reputable for been a research intensive university with collaborative research environment and facilities, so obtaining a Master program in public health at this institution will provide me with the best possible work and study conditions that will allow me to achieve the education I need to go further in my career, work hand in hand with both governmental and non-governmental organizations to continue educating people about public health and its role in our day to day lives.
While academic career is vitally important to me, I am also involved in some extracurricular activities like volleyball. In my 5th year of medical school my team and I came 2nd place in volleyball in the inter-hostel games hosted by the school. While in secondary school I was very much involved in track and field event and also javelin which I can say has helped me with discipline, endurance and work ethic and I am open to new challenges.
I believe my passion, academic ability and team spirit will contribute to the student body and graduate public health program. Thank you for your consideration, i look forward to receiving word from you regarding acceptance of my application.

Sincerely,

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