Master of Public Health
Immerse yourself in the mechanics of how healthcare systems operate as you develop the proficiency and instincts you need to build and improve them.
Public health is not an abstract theory, it is infrastructure, data, policy, and prevention working together in real time.
Masters of Public Health students will establish core competencies that public health institutions hire for:
- Population Health Strategy
- Data & Outcomes Intelligence
- Systems-Level Implementation
Population Health Strategy
MPH students should learn how individual patient experiences reflect broader system patterns in a high impact internship analyzing:
- Emergency department utilization trends
- Behavioral health recidivism patterns
- Housing instability as a driver of health outcomes
- Insurance access disparities (Medi-Cal vs private insurance)
- Discharge failures and care fragmentation
- Social determinants of health at the community level
Data & Outcomes Intelligence
The RecoverWell MPH internship teaches students to move from anecdote to evidence as they:
- Track discharge outcomes and placement timelines
- Analyze time-to-placement and access-to-care metrics
- Identify predictors of readmission or relapse
- Evaluate Enhanced Care Management (ECM) effectiveness
- Build dashboards to visualize utilization trends
- Conduct needs assessments across service areas
- Support grant research and evidence synthesis
Systems-Level Implementation
RecoverWell students will use data to implement solution as they learn to:
- Design workflow improvements
- Support hospital–community coordination models
- Develop outreach and education campaigns
- Evaluate health equity gaps
- Contribute to scalable care coordination models
- Support grant proposals grounded in epidemiological data
