The Public Health Praxis Center

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The Center also serves as a hub for student support, learning innovation, recognition, and inclusive academic excellence within the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California.

Our programming, tailored for USC public health students, post-doctoral scholars, and faculty, includes academic awards, student scholarships, symposia, and learning innovation initiatives that strengthen our academic community.

By cultivating opportunities for leadership development, community connection, and applied practice, we ensure that our public health scholars, faculty, researchers, and practitioners are supported and celebrated at every stage of their academic journey.

This scholarship embodies our praxis value of Science for Equity and provides funding for early/mid-career students to support the purchase of required materials and ensure an inclusive learning ecosystem.

This funding mechanism was developed and deployed during the LA Fires to help support our early career scientist community. Please click Learn More to see the details.

Recognition of students in leadership development courses who excel in team-based science, demonstrating collaborative strength and uplifting peers.

Honors global health students presenting team-based solutions at the Cultural Justice and Health Equity Expo, crafted to tackle racial justice and health equity issues.

Executive leadership coaching for public health students to align their leadership philosophy with career trajectories, integrating personal commitments into professional formation.

A curated newsletter connecting public health sciences trainees—especially those historically underrepresented—to jobs, fellowships, and leadership opportunities from local, national, and global professional networks.

Symposium highlighting student-led climate action projects—arts, education, local governance—building inclusive pathways and tangible community-focused portfolios in climate-health.

Student symposium advancing public health leadership, social entrepreneurship, and fundable think tanks tackling structural inequities from voting to climate justice.

Expo where student teams present bold solutions advancing racial justice and health equity, strengthening portfolios while cultivating inclusive global health leadership.

Recognition program incentivizing faculty to advance inclusive, rigorous, and innovative teaching, strengthening academic culture and enhancing student learning experiences.

Faculty consultation program guiding curriculum design, digital innovation, and pedagogical strategies to strengthen teaching quality, efficiency, and student learning outcomes.