This is YSPH

Community
The Yale School of Public Health is known for its close community and collaborative environment. We maintain an ideal student-to-faculty ratio that provides students with many opportunities for mentoring relationships with leading public health experts and practitioners. Formal relationships are forged through academic advising, internship planning and the thesis project. Close working relationships with faculty, as well as with classmates and alumni, form the foundation of a student's career network upon graduation.
Students are also embedded deeply into the fabric of the school’s mission through their work on funded faculty research and interventional work in public health. Many volunteer with student-run organizations such as the HAVEN Free Clinic and the Student Consulting Group, deepening their skills and ties to the greater community.

Education
The Yale School of Public Health offers specialization in biostatistics, chronic disease epidemiology, environmental health sciences, epidemiology of microbial diseases, health policy, health management and social and behavioral sciences. The school offers an 11-month Advanced Professional MPH Program for individuals who already have an advanced degree and/or substantial work experience and an accelerated MBA/MPH in addition to several other joint degree programs with other professional schools at Yale.
MPH students from any department may add a secondary academic dimension to their degree by completing the Global Health Concentration, Public Health Modeling Concentration or Regulatory Affairs Track.
All students are encouraged to take courses throughout the Yale campus in complementary disciplines such as law, environmental studies, social sciences, management, divinity and more as part of their MPH, MS or PhD studies.

Research
YSPH research spans a wide range of topics including cancer, HIV/AIDS, LGBTQ health, environmental hazards and climate change, infectious and chronic diseases, health policy, and much, much more. Innovative work on personal monitors and e-health, implementation science, modeling, and -omics is enhancing YSPH’s impact on the field. With more than 15 YSPH-based centers and numerous partnerships across the University, Yale offers a fertile environment for collaboration and developing innovative approaches to improving health and well-being.
Shown here: An intern with Professor Nicole Deziel's Water Study overlooks a fracking site in Ohio.

Public Health Practice
Research and practice are intertwined at the Yale School of Public Health. Since C.E.-A. Winslow, the school's founder, did his first health survey upon in arrival in New Haven over 100 years ago, our faculty and students have applied their research in real world settings to advance efforts in achieving health equity, disease prevention and wellness. We actively work with partners, both local and global, to improve the health through community-engaged research and training, program evaluation, policy analysis, lifestyle interventions, leadership and management capacity building and more. Through a variety of centers, initiatives and partnerships, the applied practice experience requirement for the MPH degree, case-based course work and volunteer opportunities, the School brings together practice and research to train students in the real world application of public health scholarship, skills and advocacy.
Shown here: The Community Alliance for Research and Engagement at the Yale School of Public Health has performed two city wide surveys to steer health interventions in the city of New Haven.

Community Service
Community service is a shared value not just at the Yale School of Public Health but throughout Yale University at large. With leadership from the Office of Public Health Practice, YSPH is bringing together research strengths and volunteer efforts around five areas of focus: maternal and child health, climate change and health, opioids and substance use, ensuring food security and public health workforce development.
Shown here: Students with the New Haven PAWS Project (Poverty Alleviation through Washing Soles) distribute shoes and provide footcare to people experiencing homelessness in New Haven.

Belonging at Yale
The School’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is demonstrated not only by the values and culture that we foster at YSPH but also through our research, teaching and community engagement focused on reducing health inequalities. Faculty, staff and students investigate the role of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and other factors in health outcomes. Our alumni and student affinity groups are actively involved in helping to advance YSPH’s diversity initiatives and supporting efforts to recruit and retain a more diverse faculty, staff and student body. YSPH’s Student Diversity Ambassadors play a key role in organizing activities and events aimed at fostering a culture and environment that not only emphasizes a genuine sense of belonging for all, but also creates deeper understanding of our shared humanity and struggles.
Shown here: Senior Administrative Assistant, Fran Tizard, joins students, faculty and staff to assemble living walls in several YSPH classrooms.
Internships
Each summer MPH students fan out across the globe for their internship projects which become a defining experience, exposing them to real-world challenges and giving them a chance to directly apply what they have learned in the classroom. The Career Management Center and Office of Public Health Practice help students identify their placement and plan their projects to meet their applied practice experience requirements for graduation.
Shown here: Nkandu Yumbe, MPH candidate in CDE, at the Heart of a Woman conference in Barbados, summer 2019.

History
Founded in 1915 by Charles-Edward Amory Winslow, the Yale School of Public Health is among the oldest schools of public health in the country. During its history, the School has made many important health contributions, in areas including environmental sanitation, polio and cancer. The school has trained thousands of researchers, practitioners, administrators and educators and continues to draw upon this rich history and tradition as it evolves to meet the health challenges of the 21st century.
Shown here: Dorothy Horstmann broke gender barriers while demonstrating that the polio virus reached the nervous system by way of the blood, a discovery that contributed to the development of an oral vaccine.

Global Health
Global health is public health and Yale has been committed to working around the world for over 50 years. The Yale Institute for Global Health was launched in 2017 as a university-wide effort to address global health issues, and serve as the focal point for research, education and engagement with global partners to improve the health of individuals and populations worldwide. Students in the YSPH Global Health Concentration are encouraged to a develop a broad interdisciplinary approach to their work on the world stage.
Shown here: Downs Fellow, Harry Hyunteh Kim studied hookworm infection in the northern region of Ghana in the summer of 2019.

Alumni and Networking Opportunities
Our 6,300-plus alumni remain an integral part of the YSPH community long after earning their degrees. Alumni share their experiences through career service events, recruitment events, mentoring job-seeking students and serving as preceptors for summer internships. Graduates can continue their professional development by engaging the Public Health Career Board, joining Yale Career Network and attending various networking opportunities like the annual alumni symposium and awards luncheon.
Shown here: Students and Alumni meet in Washington D.C. after a career tour sponsored by the Office of Career Management.

Interdisciplinary Opportunities on the Greater Yale Campus
Yale School of Public Health students have a remarkable University at their disposal. With well over 13,000 students, 175,000 living alumni and 4700 faculty members, Yale has something to offer every academic interest. The campus is renowned for its beautiful Gothic architecture, theater, concerts, museums and forums with eminent speakers that further enhance student life.
Shown here: Kae Sun at the Africa Salon 2015

New Haven
Settled in 1638, New Haven is known for its rich history and great food. Home to Noah Webster, Eli Whitney, Samuel Colt, the Amistad trials (with defense led by John Quincy Adams), and Emeline Robert Jones (the first woman to practice dentistry in the U.S.), the city was a hub of activity during the Revolutionary and Civil wars. Today, New Haven is a cultural and entertainment destination. Dining options include the famous Pepe’s and Sally’s pizzerias as well as numerous Zagat-rated restaurants.
Shown here: New Haven Farmer's Market at Wooster Square.
Mission Statement
The School of Public Health at Yale University provides leadership to protect and improve the health of the public. Through innovative education, research, policy analysis and practice that draws upon interdisciplinary scholarship from across the graduate and professional programs at Yale, the school serves local, national and international communities with its knowledge and expertise. We foster health equity, social justice and respectful discourse to enrich our teaching and scholarship, as well as empower the communities that we serve.
YSPH at a Glance
- Highlights
- Founded: 1915 by C.-E. A. Winslow, the first graduate-level public health studies in the country
- One of the first eight accredited schools of public health by the American Public Health Association in 1946
- PhD program has 100% completion rate and one of the highest yields at Yale with 71% of admitted students matriculating
- Student:Faculty ratio is 4:1
- First MPH Public Health Modeling Concentration
- First Accelerated MBA/MH degree in Health Care Management
- First U.S. school of public health to offer a professional, online, 18-week certificate program on Climate Change and Health
- Six acclaimed departments: Biostatistics, Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Health Policy and Management, and Social and Behavioral Sciences
- MPH students in all departments can add the Global Health Concentration, Public Health Modeling Concentration, Climate Change and Health Concentration, US Health and Justice Concentration or Regulatory Affairs Track
- 12 joint degree programs at Yale and 3 joint degree programs with international universities
- Leadership
- Dean: Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD
Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public HealthProfessor of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
- Dean: Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD
- Alumni
- 6472, in 73 countries
- Student:Faculty Ratio
- 4:1
- Median Class Size
- Fall 2020: 27
- Faculty
- Full-time 138
- Part-time 206
- FTE 185.25
- Postdoctoral associates and fellows 59
- Visiting Faculty 15
- Centers and Institutes 15
- Incoming class profile MPH 2020
- Class size 201
- Average age 24
- Undergraduate schools represented 112
- States represented 30
- Countries represented (citizenship) 19
- Under-represented minorities 17%
- International students 32%
- Total MPH Student Profile
- 383 students
- 323.25 FTE students (includes 98 joint degree students)
- 33% International
- 51% Diversity
- 23% URM
- MS Class Profile
- MS class size 69
- Average age 24
- Median age 23
- Age range 20-48
- Men 35% Women 65%
- Undergraduate schools represented 50
- States represented 3
- Countries represented 5
- Under-represented minorities 2%
- International students 87%
- PhD Class Profile
- PhD class size 100
- Average age 27
- Median age 26
- Age Range 22-39
- Men 22% Women 78%
- Undergraduate schools represented 66
- States represented 21
- Countries represented 7
- Under-represented minorities 13%
- International students 50%
- MPH Internships
- All two-year MPH candidates are required to complete an internship in the summer between the first and second years of the program for a minimum of 8 weeks. Students intern in organizations around the world and throughout the US
- In 2019, internships took place in the following 27 countries and territories:
- Africa (12)
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Senegal
- Uganda
- Asia (23)
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- China
- India
- Indonesia
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Europe (13)
- Belgium
- Cyprus
- England
- France
- Romania
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
- North America (140)
- Barbados
- Canada
- United States & Territories
- South America (3)
- Brazil
- Columbia
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Total Budget
- FY 2021 $87 million
- FY 2020 $79 million
- FY 2019 $77 million