Network
UCLA Executive HPM is at the center of an extensive network of colleagues, faculty, and friends who work in all aspects of healthcare in California, the country, and across the globe. This network forms an important resource for both EMPH and MHA students and alumni — and extends into collaborations with leading healthcare organizations.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive Programs in Health Policy & Management is proud to collaborate with COPE Health Solutions on the COPE Health Scholars Program, an experiential educational opportunity for individuals interested in pursuing a career in healthcare.
COPE Health Solutions offers a suite of programs designed to jumpstart and propel the careers of future healthcare professionals. Through this suite of experiential learning programs, Scholars engage in hands-on learning, professional development, mentorship, and a wide variety of practical, clinical, and/or professional skills designed to set them a step ahead in their profession. All programs are strategically designed to engage applicants that display a passion for healthcare and demonstrate eagerness and readiness to learn and apply the skills needed for a successful career in healthcare. Programs include Health Scholars, Junior Health Scholars, Care Navigator Scholars, and Intensive Experiences, and culminate in a completion certificate from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
- Health Scholars: Assist with basic patient care alongside nurses, physician, other providers and rotate through specialty departments.
- Junior Health Scholars: A career headstart for high school students ready to explore healthcare. Step into the hospital environment, support clinical teams, and more.
- Care Navigator Scholars: Learn how to support care coordination, health education, and basic clinical services. Ideal for those interested in social work or public health.
- Intensive Experiences: Visit hospitals and clinics overseas, explore innovative medical systems, and gain cross-cultural insights that give your resume a global edge.
The UCLA Health Policy and Management Alumni Association (HPMAA) was established with the mission of developing and maintaining a strong bond between the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management and its graduates. Through annual fundraising for student scholarships and professional development programs for students and alumni, HPMAA is building healthy futures as they build leaders in healthcare.
For the past three decades, HPMAA has been honoring a “Leader of Today” as well as the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduating class, the “Leaders of Tomorrow,” during an annual awards dinner held at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center in the spring, widely attended by healthcare professionals from throughout the U.S.
The EMPH Sinaiko Business Plan Award Winners are announced at the “Leaders of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow” dinner, along with the honors society inductees and all of the other Executive HPM scholarship and award winners and recipients.
The UCLA Health Policy and Management Student Association (HPMSA) is the professional student organization for the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Fielding School of Public Health. Through philanthropic, social, and professional development programs, HPMSA strives to support students in their personal and professional growth. HPMSA works in partnership with the Health Policy and Management Alumni Association (HPMAA) to prepare its members for future leadership positions in administration, policy, and public health.
The Paul Torrens Health Forum is an established gathering where practitioners and academics discuss timely public health issues affecting the industry.
Named in honor of EMPH Founding Director, Dr. Paul Torrens, who devoted his career to bridging the academic and practice worlds, this free, public program provides a venue to debate and discuss critical issues in public health.
Featuring a panel of experts and a robust question and answer session, the Paul Torrens Health Forum draws a knowledgeable and engaged audience who cares deeply about the future of public health.
Led by Dr. Laura Erskine, Center Director and MHA Program Director, the UCLA Center for Healthcare Management brings together academic researchers, students, seasoned executives, practitioners and other health experts, as well as interdisciplinary academic healthcare management resources to advance healthcare management.
The center is home to the Paul Torrens Health Forum at UCLA. By actively involving healthcare organizations as collaborative partners with academic faculty, the center generates practical, relevant knowledge via evidence-based management scholarship that allows companies to act in a landscape fraught with uncertainty and change.
The UCLA Center for Healthcare Management Case Competition, sponsored by UCLA Health, provides healthcare management graduate students from around the world an opportunity to put what they have learned into practice. This UCLA collaboration between research and practice is also a rich source of inspiration for curriculum content for its executive, traditional, and customized degree and non-degree programs.