Opening Message

Dear Student Community,

As we begin our Summer 1 courses today and continue to excitedly prepare for the campus visits (we can't wait to see you!), we are also finalizing the details for…GRADUATION! Congratulations to everyone who will be graduating on May 15th! We know how hard you have worked during your time with us: the collective learning and unlearning to find our paths as social change professionals through discussion forums, robust group projects, course mapping, applied practice through the Practicum, and from supporting and learning with each other. We also acknowledge your partners, families, friends and communities who have had your back, especially at 11:58 pm (PT) on Monday’s, and have encouraged you to get to the finish line. There is something else that we honor during graduation and as a program: what we have learned from each of you about what public health is and can be. You will always be a part of OOMPH and Berkeley Public Health. We look forward to the amazing work you will do in community as you dig deep into your public health toolbox of methods, frameworks, and approaches that you have been adding to with each class and experience. Social determinants are unfolding 24 hours a day, everywhere, everyday of every year. To this end, we need and look forward to celebrating all of you. Thank you for choosing public health!!

Warmly,

Evan

Monthly Observance

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of Asians and Pacific Islanders who have enriched America's history and are instrumental in its future success.

Important Announcements

Important Dates and Deadlines: 

Summer 1:

• May 15, 2023: Deadline for Summer 2023 graduates to submit practicum for final approval.
• June 2, 2023: Deadline to drop or withdraw from Summer 1 (with refund).
• June 16, 2023: Deadline to change grading option for Summer 1 courses (with program manager approval).

Summer 2:

• June 23, 2023: Deadline to add Summer 2 courses with program approval (campus deadline does not apply to OOMPH). 
• June 26, 2023: Online course instruction begins. 
• June 30, 2023: Deadline for all students to drop or withdrawal from classes (with refund). 
• August 4, 2023: Deadline to change grading option for Summer 2 (with program manager approval).

Academic and Administrative Holidays:

• Monday, May 29, 2023 (Memorial Day) 
• Monday, June 19, 2023 (Juneteenth)

Fall 2022

Birkett, Nozomi Fukui

Stetzenmeyer, Antoinette

Chan, Virginia

Lee, Timothy

Mayet, Saira

Susarla, Sita Manasa

Chau, Raymond

Pendse, Deepa

Goen, Alexandra

Gamarra Monteverde, Edgardo Antonio

Daltoso, Valentino

WERLINGER, Zachary

Satake, Saori

Najmabadi, Leili

Whitsett, Katharina

Hackley, Donna

Santos, Rae-Ann

Schrider, Benjamin Hawk

Schroeder, Michelle

Quinonez, Zoel Augusto

Pirshirazi, Farinaz

Shahisavandi, Neyousha

Traynor, Patrick

Cowdrey, Emily

Spring 2023

Cerros,Dulcemaria

Rodrigo, John 

Mitchell, Lauren

O'Brien, Mollie Ann

Poindexter, Diana Jean

Smith, Sydney Elizabeth

Trimble, Margaret

Castro, Melissa Milagros

Collins, Angela Barbetta

Correa, Anahiz

Kamrada, Meghan

Khan, Mehreen Malik

Lindes, Deborah Suzanne

Magee, Joanne

Mathew, Saumia

Moore, Collin

Sapp, Kara

Barakat,Dania Yousef

Afrin, Habiba

Anzini, Polly

Baffert,Sabrina

Baldwin, Kismet

Bellak, Sarah Claire

Bowers, Heather

Coglianese, Danielle

Ebert, Haley

Graham, Meaghan Elizabeth

Haulman, Monica

Jagadeesh, Tejaswini

Khan, Fahd Rahman

Padrul, Pauline

Robinson, Aubrey

Sabala, Rosario

Sarnoski, Brittney

Surges, Julia Minta

Teer ,Anmol Kaur

Webb,Katharine Rose

Nagai, Brian Kaoru

Summer 2023

Alexander, Jessa Riley

Baca, Edith

Baca, Morino

Banuelos,Jacqueline

Becerra,Araceli P

Carter,Dariyen Jarrell

Castillo,Paolo

Castillo,Rachel Marie

Coblin,Dawson

Do-Le,Leilani

Eltoukhy,Noha

Eskandar,Caroline Nagui

Gerraty, Jasmine Rosemarie

Govindan, Dhanya

Grau, Rachel Christina

Grevious, Salih

Hanlin, Rachael (Erin)

Lazo, Jose

Lin, Eunice

Luo, Amy

Moskalenko, Ilya

Omole, Olaitan Tolulope

Ramos, Madeleine

Reyes, Matthew

Roloff,Anastasia

Schlessinger,Deryk

Weber,Rachel Lynn

Wilson, Elizabeth (Lizzie)

Hernandez, Mirna (Melissa)

Upadhyay,Shubekshya

Mytko,Christine A

Lynch, Donal (Eli)

Fall 2023 Enrollment

• Your Phase 1 and Phase 2 enrollment period dates are now available in CalCentral.
• Please enroll in Fall courses during your Phase 1 appointment period. After Phase 1, available “seats” are opened up to non-OOMPH students and some courses may reach capacity.
• You can find the Fall 2023 course schedule and course enrollment numbers on the 2023-2024 OOMPH Program Calendar.
• Questions? Contact your Program Manager.

New Offering for Fall 2023!

With HPM Faculty Director Kim MacPherson: Strategically Managing Health Care Policy – offered by the Haas EWMBA Program and open to OOMPH Students for Fall 2023 – 2 units (Note: can add a 1 unit PH299 with the teaching faculty if want to get to 3 units – extra policy analysis paper required)

This course is for students with interests in healthcare who want a working understanding of the US federal policy environment and its impact on the business of healthcare delivery, financing or products (development, sales, etc). It is also a good fit for students who want a general understanding of the key methods, agents and stakeholders involved in how US policies, federal laws and regulations are proposed, finalized, and/or altered/struck down.

This is a short course offered during Fall 2 with the following time commitments – note this is all live vs. asynchronous

Enrollment does require an additional $400 non-refundable fee to The Washington Campus. The Program will collect information on who wants to enroll via a google form that will be available soon. That data will be passed to the Haas EWMBA program and they will manage enrollment. Link to recent info webinar Fall 2023 Washington Campus Healthcare Policy (Online) Webinar Slides(opens in a new tab) / Fall 2023 Washington Campus Healthcare Policy (Online) Webinar Recording(opens in a new tab)

Career & Practicum

• Check out these Practicum Resources!
• Spring 2023 Practicum Info and Q&A Session Recording 
• Apply to Receive Supplemental Funding 
• Schedule an Appointment with your Field Consultant/Career Counselor

• Check out the 130+ hour practicum opportunities on PHLEX!
• Access PHLEX for a complete list of additional opportunities including GSI/GSR, practicum, and part/full-time. Some of the new practicum opportunities you’ll see on PHLEX: 
• Internship: Feed Black Futures (Paid - $25/hr)
• Research Intern: mySafetyNEST, Inc. (Remote, $3k stipend)
• Hawaii Public Health Institute, Maui Nui Food Alliance (Remote)
• Intern: Stanford Center for Population Health Sciences (Remote, Paid), AND MORE!