Author Archives: Tiffany Johnson and Cole Ettingoff

About Tiffany Johnson and Cole Ettingoff

Cole Ettingoff, MPH is a medical student at Trinity School of Medicine. Cole is Vice President of the American Association of Public Health Physicians, a Governing Councilor of the American Public Health Association, vice chair of the public health committee for the National Association of EMS Physicians, and an appointed member of the public health committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians, among other roles. Cole previously worked extensively in local public health in multiple states and also has a background in emergency response in a wide range of roles with a passion for comprehensive pre-hospital and out of hospital care as an integrated piece of the larger healthcare system. In addition to his medical studies and his involvements nationally, Cole remains operationally active in his local fire department and the Red Cross.

From Policy to Practice: Teamwork in a Public Health Crisis

During its recent mid-year meeting, the American Public Health Association’s Medical Care Section was honored to hear from two physician leaders serving at the heart of the fight against COVID-19. Hailing from opposite ends of the country, Drs. Atul Nakhasi (California) and Ayne Amjad (West Virginia) shared their insight about teamwork in a public health… Read More »

Winners of the 2021 Student Blog Contest!

Now more than ever, we need students engaged in improving healthcare access, delivery, and quality. The Medical Care Blog is committed to elevating student voices. We have just wrapped up our student blog competition that was co-sponsored by the Medical Care Section of APHA! The posts submitted by students ranged broadly, from administrative to political… Read More »

Student Blog Contest!

Now more than ever, we need students engaged in improving healthcare access, delivery, and quality. The Medical Care Blog is committed to elevating student voices on these and other public health topics. To encourage excellent student blog posts, we are sponsoring a blogging competition with the Medical Care Section of the American Public Health Association.… Read More »