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HEAL Program
The Health and Epidemiology Advanced Learning (HEAL) program allows you to skip the GRE exam before entering into your fifth year as a master’s candidate.
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2026 Public Health Honors Students
Congratulations to the following 2026 research honors students!
SIDDARTH MADHUSUDAN (Bioethics)
Regulating Death: Ethical Tensions in Medical Assistance in Dying Across Canada, Belgium, and the United States
MARYN MORGAN (Health, behavior and society)
Beyond the Role: Meaning Making Processes of Family and Youth Peer Advocates in Community and Clinical Pediatric Behavioral Health Settings
NANKI NAGPAUL (Bioethics)
Pediatric Mental Health in Emergency Care: Exploring Ethical Issues
Visit the research honors program page to learn more about our honors program.
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University of Rochester Medical Center
The University of Rochester features a leading academic medical center, famous for its role in developing three vaccines now used globally. Our public health program builds on faculty expertise and research strengths in both the School of Arts & Sciences and the Medical Center. We also offer educational programs in the Department of Public Health Sciences that are accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health.
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Gain the skills to confront complex challenges in a variety of settings. Our program prepares you for immediate careers, graduate school, or professional study.