Summer 2023 UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program
The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program provides undergraduate students from across the country the opportunity to explore the field of public health through hands-on training, structured workshops, group activities volunteering events, mentorship, and leadership and professional development.
Our program works with community-based organizations, health systems, government agencies, and others to offer scholars the unique opportunity to “learn by doing” public health in a large, urban city. Through internship experiences that focus on health equity, scholars work to advance the health of underserved populations by learning about the communities our partners serve, engaging with community members, and exploring the Los Angeles landscape while commuting on public transportation.
To supplement their field work, scholars attend workshops, develop leadership and professional skills, and receive mentoring from graduate students and faculty at the Fielding School of Public Health.
Our goal is for scholars to expand their life skills, adopt a growth mindset, and prepare to navigate an every-changing world and workforce as resilient public health minded professionals invested in creating healthy futures for all.
*Note: We do not offer clinical or lab experiences.
Program Eligibility Criteria*
- Must be a U.S. citizen, national, or resident (DACA recipients eligible)
- Must attend an institution in the U.S. or in a US territory.
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
- Must possess an interest in exploring a career in the field of public health by the start of the program
- Must be enrolled in a four-year institution and have completed at least two years of undergraduate education OR
- Community college graduates or transfers to four-year institutions OR
- Recent college graduates (Fall or Winter 2022 or Spring 2023) who have not enrolled in a graduate program by the start of the program.
- There is no GPA requirement.
* additional criteria outlined in the application
Application MUST be completed on our website: https://www.uclaphscholars.org/application