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Getting Started in Public Health

Advice for undergraduate students.

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Understand and respond to health challenges in populations worldwide

About Us
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Address ethical questions that arise in medicine and health care

Undergraduate Programs
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Gain the skills and tools to assess population health

Research Opportunities

Majors & Minors

Pursue a degree or take coursework in bioethics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy, and health, behavior, and society.

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Internships

Get real-world experience addressing public health challenges in communities locally and globally.

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HEAL Program

The Health and Epidemiology Advanced Learning (HEAL) program allows you to skip the GRE exam before entering into your fifth year as a master’s candidate.

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Friday, April 3, 2026

Cross-Campus Health Studies Symposium

The Undergraduate Program in Public Health is pleased to announce that Dr. Tali Ziv will host a full-day Cross-Campus Health Studies Symposium. The symposium highlights the cross-campus nature of public health and its connections to the humanities, social sciences, and biomedical fields.

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Collaboration

University of Rochester Medical Center

The University of Rochester features a leading academic medical center, famous for its role in developing three vaccines now used globally. Our public health program builds on faculty expertise and research strengths in both the School of Arts & Sciences and the Medical Center. We also offer educational programs in the Department of Public Health Sciences that are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.

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Time to throw away the plastics in your kitchen?

URochester researchers on the growing concern of plastics exposure on human health.

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6clusters

Public health-related clusters are available in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences and engineering.

Public Health Careers

Gain the skills to confront complex challenges in a variety of settings. Our program prepares you for immediate careers, graduate school, or professional study.

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