Our Approach
Directed by health professional school faculty, this program strives to ensure the success of students by providing relevant experience and learning opportunities, career planning, and mentoring.
Meet the Team
Candace Gragnani, MD
Program Director
Alice Kuo, MD, PhD
PSHP Faculty
Bobby Verdugo, LCSW
PSHP Faculty
Alma Guerrero, MD
PSHP Faculty
Priyanka Fernandes, MD
PSHP Faculty
Pearl Omo-sowho
Program Manager
Our MCH Seminar Series
All admitted PSHP students are required to enroll in HLT POL 140 Winter Quarter.
HLT POL 140 Foundations of Maternal and Child Health
Our Professional Development Opportunities
Introduction to Research Seminars
Maternal and Child Health Poster Symposiums
PSHP Exclusive Clinical Opportunities
Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group & Journal Clubs
And more!
Seminar Topics include:
- Culture, Families and Communities
- Life Course Health Development
- Immigration and Child Health
- Child Poverty & Social Determinants
- Family Environment / Child Abuse / Mental Health
- Vaccines
- Early Childhood
- Childhood Obesity
- Social Media / Cyber-bullying
- Gangs / Teen Violence
- Spectrum of Disability
- Global Reproductive Health
- Advocacy and Policy