Master of Public Health

[DESCRIPTION] Logo: Touro University California. Text: Public Health Program. A college campus lines a river.

[SPEECH] At the Touro University California Master of Public Health program, we prepare students to tackle today's pressing health challenges with a mixture of technical skills, health sciences, theory, and compassion.

[DESCRIPTION] Students sit and work on laptops. Another student wanders a hallway. Text: Fully online, with optional in-person opportunities to connect and collaborate.

[SPEECH] Touro's MPH program offers three tracks-- community action for health, global health, and criminal justice and health. Here's what it looks like to be a student in our MPH program.

[DESCRIPTION] A woman strolls through a park and smiles. In a library, she types on a laptop. In a hospital, staff push a patient down a corridor.

[TAYLOR MOSS] I was working as an EMT during the pandemic, bringing the same patients back week after week, with their last hospital admissions bracelet still on their wrist, and realized we had more of a systemic issue here than a health issue. I knew I wanted to make a bigger impact.

[DESCRIPTION] Text: Taylor Moss, Community Action for Health Concentration, MPH Class of '24. COM Class of '28. A man walks down a hallway and stops to look at a poster depicting the university's history.

[ANTHONY BROWN] Touro's health and criminal justice track stood out to me from day one. Don't just learn policy, you apply it directly in the community.

[DESCRIPTION] Text: Anthony Brown, Criminal Justice and Health Concentration MPH Class of 25. A woman strides through a park and gazes at the landscape. Text: Ashlea Moore, Global Health Concentration MPH Class of '20.

[ASHLEA MOORE] I chose the global health concentration because I wanted to understand how culture and limited resources shape health care. As

[DESCRIPTION] Pictures appear of Ashlea with African colleagues.

[ASHLEA MOORE] part of the program, I spent over two months in rural Uganda supporting a research project on contraceptive use and cervical cancer screenings in partnership with Dr. Sahai Burrowes.

[DESCRIPTION] Anthony stands outside under a canopy and grins. Photos appear of him with classmates.

[ANTHONY BROWN] I engaged directly with community members, conducted partner interviews, and led reports on how the systems in place could improve to better serve the Vallejo community. Those hands-on experiences shaped my passion and helped me land a spot in the California epidemiologic investigation service fellowship. Touro made that possible.

[DESCRIPTION] Ashlea passes a banner that reads, "To Serve, To Lead, To Teach", with the school logo. A photo of African women and children outside a clinic appears. In another photo, a plaque identifies a maternity ward. In a third photo, Ashlea sits outside with colleagues.

[ASHLEA MOORE] Seeing mothers travel to the clinic barefoot, walking five, maybe 10 miles. It made me think about access to health care. We were collecting real-world data and remote villages-- no frills, just people, paper, and persistence. It wasn't easy, but it taught me how to be resourceful and culturally competent. Today, I work in a small community clinic where I draw on those same lessons understanding patient needs, building trust, and delivering care with compassion even when resources are stretched.

[DESCRIPTION] Taylor strolls across campus. In a photo, she poses in front of the Capitol building with her hands on her hips. In another photo, she stands next to a post that outlines her capstone project.

[TAYLOR MOSS] I interned in Washington, DC, where I analyzed federal health care policy and even sat in on congressional meetings. For my capstone, I worked with low-income seniors in Solano County to improve access to advanced directives, helping ensure their end-of-life care reflects their wishes. Now I'm back at Touro and in medical school, and everything I've learned in the MPH program continues to shape the kind of doctor I want to become.

[DESCRIPTION] Taylor sits at a table and works on a laptop. In a photo, she wears a cap and holds a diploma.

[TAYLOR MOSS] I'm just truly grateful for what the MPH program here at Touro has given me. I came into it thinking I knew exactly what I would get out of it, but it taught me so much from this and learned how I can make an impact with my MPH degree that I never even imagined I could have made before.

[DESCRIPTION] Anthony and Ashlea walk down a hall and chat. In a lounge area, they sit on couches.

[ASHLEA MOORE] MPH class sizes were really small and intimate. You lean on each other in a sense, because you're with each other a lot during the week, so you get to know each other personally.

Having

[DESCRIPTION] In a photo, Anthony wears a lanyard and sits behind a table at a Master of Public Health Event. In other photos he wears a cap and gown and poses with classmates.

[ANTHONY BROWN] Having a smaller cohort allowed for greater connection, ease of access for reaching out to professors where they really wanted to help you. And the work that we did allows you to branch out and work one-on-one with them.

[TAYLOR MOSS] And there wasn't a professor I had that I didn't have a one-on-one connection with, or a phone number that I could dial up even three years later.

[ASHLEA MOORE] It wasn't always an easy program, but I found it incredibly rewarding.

[ANTHONY BROWN] You'll leave Touro with more than just a degree. You'll leave with a sense of purpose and a real direction for how to make a difference.

[SPEECH] Whether your passion is local or global, clinical or policy-focused, our MPH program gives you the tools to lead with impact. This is public health in action and it starts here.

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