Understanding personal finances when planning your career, with Darla Bishop
11/22/23 • 55 min
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Darla Bishop to talk money in relation to public health. They discuss how Darla’s relationship with money contributed to her education and career path, reshaping perspectives and tools to help manage personal finances, and how a public health degree can expand your financial opportunities.
You’ll Learn
- How Darla first discovered public health and how early financial experiences shaped her education and career path
- Understanding that budgeting is a tool to improve and not limit your lifestyle and the importance of knowing your budget when looking for job opportunities
- What the magic number is and how to use it to plan and reshape the influx and outflow of your money
- Rethinking and learning how to speak differently about finances to improve your relationship with money
- How a degree in public health and a flexible mindset expands career and financial opportunities
- Knowing your work values and finding and negotiating job opportunities to suit these values
Today’s Guest
Darla Bishop is the Director of Member Engagement for AmeriHealth Caritas DC, there she is responsible for the leadership, direction, and implementation of the strategic vision for all services that impact or interface with enrollees. Darla earned her MPH at University of Michigan and DrPH from George Washington University. As a self-proclaimed generalist she wears many hats: Managed Care Leader, Researcher, Professor, and Personal Finance Enthusiast. Her book How to Afford Everything is due out December 2023.
Resources
- Connect with Darla on LinkedIn
- Learn more about the services Darla offers on her website and listen to the FinanSIS Podcast
- Save 20% on Darla's book "How to Afford Everything" when you use the code PHSPOT
Join The Public Health Career Club: A global membership community where public health professionals connect, learn, and support each other in building meaningful and impactful careers.
Go from feeling confused, alone and overwhelmed, to feeling confident and in control of your life and career!
Tell us what you thought of this episode - send us a text!
In this episode, Sujani sits down with Darla Bishop to talk money in relation to public health. They discuss how Darla’s relationship with money contributed to her education and career path, reshaping perspectives and tools to help manage personal finances, and how a public health degree can expand your financial opportunities.
You’ll Learn
- How Darla first discovered public health and how early financial experiences shaped her education and career path
- Understanding that budgeting is a tool to improve and not limit your lifestyle and the importance of knowing your budget when looking for job opportunities
- What the magic number is and how to use it to plan and reshape the influx and outflow of your money
- Rethinking and learning how to speak differently about finances to improve your relationship with money
- How a degree in public health and a flexible mindset expands career and financial opportunities
- Knowing your work values and finding and negotiating job opportunities to suit these values
Today’s Guest
Darla Bishop is the Director of Member Engagement for AmeriHealth Caritas DC, there she is responsible for the leadership, direction, and implementation of the strategic vision for all services that impact or interface with enrollees. Darla earned her MPH at University of Michigan and DrPH from George Washington University. As a self-proclaimed generalist she wears many hats: Managed Care Leader, Researcher, Professor, and Personal Finance Enthusiast. Her book How to Afford Everything is due out December 2023.
Resources
- Connect with Darla on LinkedIn
- Learn more about the services Darla offers on her website and listen to the FinanSIS Podcast
- Save 20% on Darla's book "How to Afford Everything" when you use the code PHSPOT
Join The Public Health Career Club: A global membership community where public health professionals connect, learn, and support each other in building meaningful and impactful careers.
Go from feeling confused, alone and overwhelmed, to feeling confident and in control of your life and career!
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with Dr. Asad Naveed to talk about his work with the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, using social media as a platform for health education and mentorship, and providing guidance for those getting started in public health research.
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Today’s Guest
Resources
- Connect with Asad on LinkedIn
- Read and subscribe to Asad’s guides and newsletter
- Read the article about Ebola Virus in Children in Sierra Leone
- Listen to the previous episode with Jennifer Monti
- Purchase the book, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Join The Public Health Career Club: A global membership community where public health professionals connect, learn, and support each other in building meaningful and impactful careers.
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Using life circumstances to guide your public health journey, with McKenzie Schrank
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In this episode, Sujani sits down with McKenzie Schrank to discuss how her experience with leishmaniasis influenced her path, incorporating personal interests into public health and vice versa, and using every little experience to shape your journey.
You’ll Learn
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- McKenzie’s experience contracting leishmaniasis on a study abroad trip and how this experience shaped her education and career path
- Health communication is the cornerstone of public health
- How snowboarding has made McKenzie a better public health professional
- Integrating your passions with public health and how McKenzie is incorporating public health into snowboarding and vice versa
- Making your own space in public health
Today’s Guest
I earned my Master of Public Health at the Colorado School of Public Health in community and behavioral health and global health. I believe in strengthening communities by engaging community members with clear communication and connection and I hope to continue to foster positive change in health communication.
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Resources
- Connect with McKenzie on LinkedIn
- Buy the book "The Story of the Human Body"
- Learn more about leishmaniasis
- Learn more about the Center for Creative Leadership
- Read the blog post mentioned on today’s episode
- Learn more about the Snow Pool project
Join The Public Health Career Club: A global membership community where public health professionals connect, learn, and support each other in building meaningful and impactful careers.
Go from feeling confused, alone and overwhelmed, to feeling confident and in control of your life and career!
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