Jaime Anne Earnest

My Greatest Accomplishment

I’ve been grateful to have been afforded many extraordinary opportunities — from prestigious scholarships at world-renowned universities, to presenting award-winning research to international audiences — and I have shared my thoughts on health, science and well-being in major media outlets. Despite these achievements, and those that may come after, understanding public health science as a vocation, and not just a job, is my greatest accomplishment. Choosing public service every day will always be my greatest and proudest achievement.

How Drexel Helped

Drexel University as a whole has a wonderful tradition of promoting practical, community-based experiential learning. No place is this more true than in the Dornsife School of Public Health, where community and problem-based learning was continually emphasized, and the human rights and social justice aspects of public health work were ingrained in the curriculum. I’m proud to be a Drexel Dragon for these reasons, and my commitment to continuing to work in the community, and not just in the academy, stems from this tradition.

Where I’ll be in Five Years

The nature of public health is that you go where there is need, and those needs are always dynamic. Public health is global, and I’m happy to continue traveling the globe to serve. While I don’t know where precisely I’ll be, I’ll be writing, communicating, researching and most importantly, engaging with my community to promote human health and well-being.