Student Rohini Dutta on the value of the MPH for clinicians

Rohini Dutta, MPH ’25, was in a fantastic mood when she bumped into our video crew at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Admitted Students Day. She’d just gotten into an OB/GYN residency program at Yale University, and she was having a blast meeting and chatting with incoming students.

“I’m graduating in May, and now I get to show people around the campus that I grew to love and that has loved me back,” Dutta said.

Dutta applied for the MPH-45 in global health because she wants to be a physician-scientist, combining her clinical skills with a strong grounding in research methods.

“I think for a clinician, the MPH gives you the critical thinking skills and the research methodology skills to bring your ideas to life without having to depend on another person,” Dutta said. “It gives you the ability to be confident in yourself, to lead research projects, to connect with people from different backgrounds.”

Mentorship has been one of the highlights of Dutta’s time at Harvard Chan School, and she plans to carry those relationships with her as she makes her way to New Haven.

“The Harvard Alumni Network doesn’t let you go,” Dutta said. “There will always be things that you can count on them for, no matter where you go. When you come to Harvard, you come to Harvard for basically a lifetime.”