Are you a grad student interested in getting quick feedback on your resume before a job fair or application deadline? Join us to get one-on-one feedback on formatting, structure, and bullet points to create a strong document that effectively demonstrates the scale,…

What are the best ways to make the most of a networking event as a grad student? Join us to learn and practice strategies for approaching people and starting conversations, asking strong questions to learn valuable information, and maintaining connections after an event…

Do you have questions about the academic job market? Bring your questions and join us for a weekly Career Conversation. We’ll tackle the most common academic job documents and prepare you for academic interviews with tips, resources, and lots of answers! Sign up for the…

Do you have questions about the academic job market? Bring your questions and join us for a weekly Career Conversation. We’ll tackle the most common academic job documents and prepare you for academic interviews with tips, resources, and lots of answers! Sign up for the…

Looking for a job or internship in industry, government, or a nonprofit? Join us to learn and practice strategies for identifying what elements of a job or internship are most important to you, efficiently using online tools, and creating systems to find, apply to, and…

Are you a grad student interested in getting quick feedback on your resume before a job fair or application deadline? Join us to get one-on-one feedback on formatting, structure, and bullet points to create a strong document that effectively demonstrates the scale,…

Students and postdocs are encouraged to RSVP for fall quarter career and professional development events and offerings via Handshake > Events.

Other Career & Professional Development events can be found on the FSPH website at Events >…

The nationally recognized Capital Fellows Programs are an outstanding opportunity to engage in public service, prepare for a future career and gain experience under a seasoned mentor. Fellows participate in an intensive orientation before working for 10-11 months as a…

Have you thought about getting involved in local government and serving your community? Join three city managers from across California in this virtual panel discussion to talk about what it is like to work as a city manager and serve the constituents of that community.…

PHSA would like to fund FSPH organizations during Fall Quarter to plan a social FSPH-wide. Organizations can apply for this initiative for $50-100 for any social. This initiative is meant to increase member engagement, organization awareness, and participation to extend…

Empowering Populations Through Research Linh Chuong PhD Candidate, Health Policy and Management

While everyone is born with potential, not everyone is afforded opportunity. I was. My family is part of the largest refugee resettlement in U.S. history — among the…

Addressing Disparities in Prehospital Care Esmeralda Melgoza PhD Candidate, Community Health Science

I study disparities in the prehospital care system, with a focus on Latinx older adults, under the mentorship of Dr. Hiram Beltran-Sanchez. I can trace that…

Dr. Xiaowu Dai is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Statistics and Data Science (primary) and the Department of Biostatistics (secondary) at UCLA. 

Before joining UCLA in 2022, Xiaowu was a postdoc at UC Berkeley from 2019-2022, advised by Prof.…

Dr. Donna Washington is a dedicated Professor of Medicine at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. Her career has been characterized by her unwavering commitment to addressing the healthcare needs of vulnerable and…

Paul S. Viviano serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). He is a respected healthcare leader and an ardent advocate for child health on regional and national levels. Under his leadership since 2015, CHLA has…

Dr. Ninez A. Ponce is a Professor and the Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Chair of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She is also the Director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and serves as the Principal…

Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati is an Associate Dean for Community Initiatives and a Distinguished Professor in Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). She holds several key roles,…

Dr. Kavita Patel currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at Stanford University, an MSNBC on-air contributor, and a practicing physician in Washington, DC. She is a UCLA-trained physician with an outstanding career marked by her pivotal role in shaping health…