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Public Health Applications

Public Health

Public health protects and improves the health of communities through health education, health promotion, research, and disease prevention. It uses multidisciplinary, population-based approaches to improve health outcomes across diverse groups.

Distinctions Between Public Health and Clinical Health Professions:

Public Health Clinical Health
Population Individual
Health Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion Diagnosis and Treatment

(source: American Public Health Association)

Common areas of study in public health include epidemiology, biostatistics, environmental health, health policy and management, and social and behavioral health. Each program or track within a given department may set additional requirements for admission; therefore, applicants should refer to the individual programs for details. Find an academic program.

Visit “This is Public Health” website for event listings.

Application Timeline (begins the spring prior to the cycle you plan to apply)

January – April

June – August

  • Begin drafting your personal statement
  • Finalize list of target programs, noting application deadlines
  • Request transcripts be sent to application services

September – January

  • Submit applications as early as possible for processing by SOPHAS or individual school application services.

January – April

Fall 2026 Health Professions Virtual Mock Interviews

Virtual mock interviews, in preparation for any professional health professions program interview(s), are available starting Monday, August 17, 2026, for Yale College seniors and alums, GSAS students and alums, and postdocs who have applied to medical school or another health …

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Sign Up for Personalized OCS Weekly Newsletters

The Yale OCS Weekly Newsletter can now be customized to your interest areas including upcoming events, sample jobs, and helpful articles/blogs. OCS strongly recommends that everyone take the 2 minutes to update their preferences to ensure you are getting the …

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Applying To (and Paying For!) Graduate School (videos)

Thinking about graduate school? Wondering how to approach the application process and funding? Watch these two great videos to find out. Both review the general application approach and process; the first video also includes information about fellowships you might want …

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Resources

The Hospital and Healthcare Leadership Fellowship at Hale County Hospital

The Hospital and Healthcare Leadership Fellowship at Hale County Hospital offers recent graduates a unique, year-long opportunity to immerse themselves …

Service to School (S2S)

Service to School (S2S) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that provides free college and grad school application counseling to military veterans …

California Postbaccalaureate Consortium

The California Postbaccalaureate Consortium programs offer comprehensive academic enhancer pre-medical postbaccalaureate programs designed to assist students from disadvantaged backgrounds in …

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