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have eloquently provided evidence for hiring public health-trained infection preventionists. A concern has always existed about infection preventionists not being "clinical." However, as infection preventionists step from behind the data and become embedded in clinical quality improvement teams, these clinical gaps are filling quickly as they learn from physicians, pharmacists, and nurses. Only 8 of the 37 infection prevention competencies are not addressed by a traditional program. Some master of public health (MPH) candidates interested in infection prevention enroll in MPH programs, focusing on infection control. These programs use the certification in infection prevention and control competency matrix to complement the traditional MPH to cover the competencies that are not addressed by a typical MPH. These MPH candidates are undoubtedly qualified, but they can still have difficulty in gaining employment owing to the pervasive opinion that nonclinical candidates do not make good infection preventionists. As we look to the future, this article will remind us all to consider these MPH candidates because their skill set far outweighs any perceived gaps. Reference 1. Vassallo A, Boston K. The master of public health graduate as infection preventionist: navigating the changing landscape of infection prevention. Am J Infect Control 2019;47:201-7.

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