MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH,

These guideleines are from the following site:

http://medweb.uni-muenster.de/fachschaft/service/famul/letter_of_motivation.html

It refers to medical clerkship / internship, but you can adapt it for you special purpose.

GUIDELINES TO WRITE A LETTER OF MOTIVATION

This letter must be addressed to the professor or supervisor of your desired department. It should be written in English or in the native language of your chosen country.

The letter should be personal and include at least the following points:

Why do you want to do a clerkship abroad?
Why do you want to go to that particular country for a clerkship?
What is your interest in your chosen clerkship?
What do you expect from your clerkship?
What would you like to do during your clerkship?
Do you have any practical experience? (Medical practice in hospital, laboratory work etc.)
Theoretical knowledge?

This advice is from baltic Youth corporation:

http://www.byco.info/Motivation.htm

.: HOW TO WRITE a Letter of motivation:.


In this letter, the person who wants to become a volunteer, should give a detailed explanation including:


1. Why you want to go to the chosen organisation (choose 1-3 host-organisations from the next pages).
2. Why you want to make a voluntary service and what expectations you have.
Do you have any experience working in cross-cultural settings? What kind of work do you enjoy most?
3. What possibilities do you see for your personal development through this voluntary service?
4. What benefit would have both the hosting and sending organisation from your activities? What are your skills and experience?
5. How do you see the future connections/relations with and between the hostand the send-organisation?
6. How do you see yourself in the BYCo network and/or in other international projects?


IMPORTANT:
As you notice the questions above are not all of the questions and points which should be clarified and described in the letters. Any extra information is useful. The more information we have about the volunteers, the fairer the decision to acceptor reject their application becomes. The style of writing can be free, perfect English is not a criteria or a problem because the letter is only for inside use- not for EU. The information is used to let the host organisation and also the project co-ordinating organisation know what kind of people are getting involved in BYCo and will also make the ”decision making process” more fair and easier.


Personal information (CV/resume):
- Address (please: postal and also email)
- Education and language skills (written and spoken)
- Hobbies
- Experience and skills
- Special needs ....etc.

See if you can draft something, then post it here and we'll give you some help.

Hi bwalya,

Well done on your research.



I am writing to apply for Master of Public Health.

Throughout my secondary school I was most interested in heath related courses. I obtained a Diploma in Environmental Health at xxxx where?. From (date) to (date) I studied at Port Elizabeth University, graduating with a Bachelor of Technology in Environmental Health. I took specific subjects such as Solid Waste Management, Food Hygiene, Management Practice and Biostatistics.

Since 2000, I have worked as a lecturer at xxx (name it) higher education institute. I lecture in Solid Waste Management, Health Promotion and Food Hygiene. The students I teach are employed (?) at sub-district level as Environmental Health technologists. I am also a member of the Health Promotion Working Group at a national level, and in this capacity I have been priviledged to travel across the country facilitating workshops and conferences concerned with the principles of Health Promotion.

I have enhanced my academic knowledge through a number of short couses, including Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point, Teaching Methodology, Management Skills and Management of Hazardous Waste. In addition, I chose to develop my professional and personal skills during a research project in Bauleni settlement, Lusaka. The investigation concerned specific instruments and indicators on the evaluation of uncollected solid waste on Health and Environment. Following this experience I wrote a paper: '' Field report on attitudes , knowledge and practice of solid waste management among medical practitioners in Lusaka."

I have a flexible attitude, and can work well both independently and as part of a team. I believe that my communication skills and general sociabily facilitate my job, and enable me to work constructively with colleagues and students alike.

The Master of Public Health would enable me become a more effective educator, reseacher and service leader. It would also give me the opportunity to become a consultant in the prevention and amelioration of disease, thus promoting public health at local and national level. It is my ambition to be admitted to a course of study and and pursue the MPH, specialising in Health Promotion.

My wish is to pursue a masters degree which is practice oriented, and I specifically wish to study at (name the University). beacuse it is very highly regarded amongst African Universities. Such a high standard of education is highly prestigious to my country. Moreover friends and workmates who have studied at your institution have expressed very positive opinions about your university staff and teaching methods.

Thank you for considering my application, and I hope that I may look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours faithfully

Bwalya