Confirm your interest in public health, prepare academically and develop the necessary skills and experience:
Take the Academic Pre-Requisites
Identify School Pre-Requisites and the UC San Diego classes you can take to meet them. This varies greatly depending on area of concentration. Please check individual schools for their specific pre-requisites.
Public health-related student groups include the following:
Public Health Brigadesprovides public health services to people in poor countries in Latin America.
Public Health Club at UCSDprovides excellent opportunities to meet other public health students, faculty, local practitioners, and visiting programs.
Student Health Advocatesgives students great experience working with public health issues at Student Health on campus.
International Health Collectivestrives to alleviate disparities in the San Diego–Tijuana region and abroad using an approach that is culturally sensitive, holistic, and sustainable.