Ten on the 10s: Larry Warner ’97, MPH’13

What are your thoughts about the School at its important 10-year milestone?

The School’s mantra - "learn public health by doing public health" - is as true now as it was 10 years ago.  Rhode Island's size and the School's location in Providence provides unique opportunities for students and faculty to engage with key stakeholders and initiatives that would be more difficult to access in larger settings.  This is a great opportunity to both reflect on the School's contribution to the public health landscape over the past 10 years, and to consider how and what it wants to contribute over the next 10 years.

What’s your advice for aspiring public health professionals?

"Doing public health" is both the destination and the journey.  I usually advise people to follow their curiosities. Public health is bigger than people assume. Sit in on meetings of boards and commissions and see what happens behind closed doors, that may actually not be closed.  Reach out to folks whose work you're interested in and ask for an informational interview.  That could provide unique insights and open up a whole new world of possibilities.