UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program

12/18/2023

Hello everyone! ✨
 
The UCLA Public Health Scholars team is taking a social media break. Check our webpage (link in bio) to view our information session recordings and apply for the 2024 Summer Cohort by January 31, 2024.

Questions? Email us at [email protected].

11/17/2023

Congratulations to Alexus Mcintosh, the UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program 2023 Williams-Hutchins Health Equity Award Recipient. Alexus was nominated by many peers, her professional mentor, and her faculty mentor. Everyone noted how dedicated, organized, collaborative, curious, and inclusive Alexus is. Kristen Alleyne was also selected as an honorable mention with many peers commenting on Kristen’s leadership and commitment to education and advancing health equity. Congratulations, Alexus & Kristen!

08/05/2023

Thank you to our wonderful partner for inviting us to join you in supporting

07/26/2023

The future of public health is in their hands and we are feeling pretty good about it! HUGE shout out to our CDC Lewis Public Health Scholars both in the UCLA program and with our partners throughout the nation!

We learned from so many wonderful government officials, public health professionals, academics, researchers, and alumni this week.

Our scholars also presented health equity posters on many pressing public health issues including:

The Role of Comprehensive School S*x Education in Decreasing S*xual Violence in Adolescents

The Impact of Language Barriers in Healthcare: Spanish-Speaking Women in CA

The Road to Health Equity: Transportation as a Structural Barrier to Healthcare Access in Los Angeles Service Planning Area 6

The Hidden Impact of the Brush: Exploring the link between poor oral health and children's educational success in LA County

Price vs. Health: Mapping the Impact of Cost-Sharing on Low-Income Patients Living with Chronic Illness

Don't be Trich-ed: Examining Disparities in Trichomoniasis Prevalence Among Black Women in the US

The Rising Danger in CA's Dust: Examining the Impacts of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) on Californian Farmworkers and Community

Hurricane Recovery Response in Rural Puerto Rico

In Deep Water: WASH Insecurity Among Unhoused Populations in Los Angeles

Long-Term Exposure to Pesticides within Latino Farmworkers

Today they fly back to CA, tomorrow they rest, Friday we get back to work for the 2nd half or our program 👏👏👏

07/26/2023

Shout out to Ayanna Smith from cohort 1 back in 2018 for speaking on the CDC Lewis showcase alumni panel! It was so wonderful seeing you up there sharing about your journey to becoming a public health professional and continuing to be such an inspiring person!

04/12/2023

03/29/2023

‼️Attention PH Scholar Alums‼️
Please join us for an interactive virtual workshop with RISE: Resilience & Holistic Well-Being Center; Breaking Down Self-Care. This workshop will help scholars dig into the concepts of wellness and self care.

The session will take place Thursday, April 13, 2023 from 4-5 pm PST.

Registration is required: Zoom invites will be shared upon registering.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]

Make sure to RSVP

Link in the bio! :link:

02/01/2023

Congratulations applicants, you did it! 🥳

Our team will be reviewing applications during the month of February. Expect to hear from us the first week of March if you have been invited to interview 📚✨

NOTE: Recommenders have until Thursday, February 2nd 11:59pm PST to submit their forms.

12/07/2022

‼️Attention PH Scholar Alums ‼️
Please participate in our Networking + Performance Review Workshop. You will have the opportunity to network, learn about performance reviews, receive job tips from our Professional Development & Career Advisor Nora Sweeney and hear testimonials from our PH Scholar Alums in the workforce!  

The session will take place Wednesday December 14, 2022 from 4-5 pm PST.

Registration is required: Zoom invites will be shared upon registering.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]

Make sure to RSVP

Link in the bio! 🔗

11/22/2022

If you are considering applying to the 2023 UCLA Public Health Scholars Program this cycle, please participate in our Information Session! We will discuss the application process, program structure, and you will have the opportunity to hear from our recent PH Scholar Alums!

The session will take place Monday December 12, 2022 from 4-5 pm PST.

Registration is required: Zoom invites will be shared upon registering.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]

Make sure to RSVP

Link in the bio! 🔗

11/04/2022

We are coming to Tougaloo College!

Join us Wednesday, November 9th at the Bennie G Thompson Auditorium from 5-8 pm to learn more about UCLA-Tougaloo Program! You will have the opportunity to meet the UCLA Program Team, a Doctoral Student from the UCLA Fielding school of Public Health and hear from Tougaloo Alumni!

Program Benefits:
-Research with UCLA faculty for 10 weeks
-$4000 stipend
-Present research at the CDC
-Will receive UCLA Grad Application Fee Waiver
-Admitted PhD Applicants will receive competitive tuition, fees, and stipend support

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at [email protected]