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Alumni & Networking

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive Programs in Health Policy and Management is at the center of an extensive network of colleagues, alumni, 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 students and alumni — and extends into collaborations with leading healthcare organizations.

The classroom uses case studies, field projects, guest lectures, and mentorships to expose students to the diversity of healthcare endeavors — public and private, for profit and not for profit, community-based and entrepreneurial, direct service delivery, cutting-edge technology — that make up Southern California’s dynamic healthcare marketplace.

ExecHPM Spotlight

Headshot of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive Master of Public Health Graduate Dr. Cozzette-Lyons Jones as she wears a black turtleneck shirt and black eyeglasses. She stands against a light beige backdrop.

Cozzette Lyons-Jones, MD, MPH
UCLA EMPH Graduate, Class of 2018

Dr. Cozzette Lyons-Jones has been selected as a 2025 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Hall of Fame inductee. Nominated by Jessie Lee Sherrod and EMPH Professor Avram Kaplan for her demonstrated contributions to the field of public health, Dr. Lyons-Jones was selected from a highly accomplished pool of alumni as a Hall of Fame Award inductee.

An accomplished Physician Executive with a diverse background spanning over 20 years in healthcare and managed care, Dr. Lyons-Jones serves as Chief Medical Officer at Watts Healthcare Corporation, a historic FQHC in Los Angeles.

Dr. Lyons-Jones graduated from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Executive Master of Public Health Program (EMPH) in Health Policy and Management in 2018. She earned her Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and her Doctor of Medicine from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in 1997.

Congratulations, Dr. Lyons-Jones!

Read more about her outstanding career accomplishments on ph.ucla.edu.

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Hosted by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Health Policy and Management Alumni Association (HPMAA), the “Leaders of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow” Annual Dinner honors outstanding leaders in healthcare and raises funds to support student scholarships, as well as for programs and services that support students and the graduate network. The annual event is held at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. The date for the 2026 event is TBD.

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.

The 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.

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.

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. At the individual course level, the healthcare management cases developed by the center’s partners provide rich materials for classroom discussion.

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.