UCLA Public Health Magazine

Through their insights into the social, organizational and economic factors surrounding health care delivery, FSPH-trained researchers contribute to quality, cost-effective and accessible care.

Each summer, Fielding School students gain hands-on experience practicing public health locally, internationally and in between. For many, these internships provide the first opportunity to apply classroom lessons and to weigh potential public health career paths. On the pages that follow, eight such students recount their recent summer training and how it has influenced their post-graduation plans.

UCLA’s Industrial Hygiene Program, based in the Fielding School, teaches students how to ensure that jobs are safe.

The UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program engages some of the nation’s most promising college students in an eight-week summer introduction to the possibilities of a public health career.