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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health gets $1M from Dream Fund to recruit, support outstanding students
May 23, 2013
UCLA Newsroom
The UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health has received a $1 million gift from the Dream Fund , a donor-advised fund and philanthropic partnership created in 2011 between UCLA and the Lincy Foundation. The gift will launch the school's new Future Public Health Leaders Fellowship Program, whose goal is to attract and train exceptional students for the public health workforce.
Low-income and minority communities experience disproportionate disease burden. In California and around the world, poor people live in the areas with the most severe health problems — the worst air quality, poorest nutrition and greatest exposure to toxins. As a result, they have a life expectancy five years less than their more affluent counterparts. It is especially important that students from these communities have an opportunity to get the best education and then return to their communities to make change.
The new fellowship program will provide scholarships to top applicants for the school's master's in public health program, ensuring that cost is not a barrier for outstanding students who want to specialize in public health. The fellowship will cover full tuition and will fund the students' internships in underserved communities during the summer between their first and second year.
"We are extremely grateful for the vision and commitment of the Dream Fund in helping us begin this important program," said Dr. Jody Heymann
In 2012, 1,200 students applied for admission to the Fielding School. Ninety percent of the 221 admitted students needed tuition assistance. Aid was available for 56 percent of them. The availability of this additional merit-based scholarship funding will help the Fielding School recruit the most talented and diverse future public health leaders.
"This new fellowship program will allow many to begin their careers in public health without the burden of being saddled with debt," Heymann added.
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is dedicated to enhancing the public's health by conducting innovative research; training future leaders and health professionals; translating research into policy and practice; and serving local, national and global communities.
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Damla Senturk
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Lawrence Ash
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Jose J. Escarce
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Cathy Lang
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Clifford Ko
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Pouran D. Faghri
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Alexandra Binder
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Dena Herman
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Steven Teutsch
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Christina Ramirez
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Arthur Cho
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Timothy Brewer
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Corrina Moucheraud
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Michael Rodriguez
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Catherine Carpenter
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Risha Gidwani
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Michael Prelip
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Kimberly Gregory
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May C. Wang
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Michele Guindani
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Lillian Gelberg
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Brennan Spiegel
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Otoniel Martinez-Maza
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Wendie Robbins
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Michael Ong
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Timothy Malloy
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Ximena Vergara
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Kevin Njabo
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Dallas Swendeman
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Robert Schiestl
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Daniel Uslan
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Sander Greenland
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Thomas Priselac
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Rachael Jones
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Emily Beeler
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Jian Li
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Martin L. Lee
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Virginia C. Li
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Niklas Krause
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Leah Vriesman
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Matthew J. Mimiaga
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Richard J. Jackson
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Alina Dorian
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