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Public Health Careers podcast episode with Wanji Banda, MPH
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Wanji is a Program and Outreach Manager at Elevated Co, a Healthcare Manager at Hollymead Rehab, and a Chapter Chair with Sisters in Public Health.

She is a motivated and result-oriented public health professional with a background in Biomedical sciences, Healthcare finance management, and Nonprofit partnership development. 

Born and raised in Zambia, Wanji’s passion stems from growing up in a healthcare system that has been unable to provide high-quality, culturally appropriate healthcare services. And now she is committed to implementing change and bridging health equity and inequality gaps.

She conferred an Associates Degree in Biology at Alvin Community College. A Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences at Sam Houston State University. And a Master of Public Health at Baylor University.

In today’s episode you’ll hear and learn more about

1. How she navigated success in her career switching from pre-med to public health as an immigrant to the US
2. An immigrant’s perspective on public health and health systems 
3. How she was able to leverage an internship with SIPH to become a chapter chair
4. How education looks different in the US vs Zambia and the individualism vs collectivism experienced
5. How being a medical scribe shifted her mind on wanting to pursue public health

And much more

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@0:00 Trailer
@2:39 How do you identify & tell us a little about your personal background? 
@9:17 Talk about the Black Mothers Stories initiative 
@13:24 Collectivism culture in the US and in Zambia?
@15:38 What does public health mean to you?
@16:23 AD 2024 Black Maternal Health Conference
@17:31 Associates Degree in Biology at Alvin Community College 
@22:25 Bachelor's degree at Sam Houston State University (14-17)
@24:57 Any undergrad takeaway(s)?
@27:00 Medical Scribe Trainer at Houston Methodist 
@34:01 Master of Public Health at Baylor University (19-22)
@39:20 Intern at Sisters in Public Health
@43:30 Assistant Healthcare Manager - Finance at Hollymead Rehab
@49:53 Takeaways?
@51:28 Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter Chair at Sisters in Public Health
@57:02 Program and Outreach Manager at Elevated Co
@1:01:16 Global Health Corps Fellow
@1:04:28 Where can people connect with you and where would you like to see yourself in the future?
@1:07:43 The Furious Five 

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