Founded in 1978 and positioned in the prestigious Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Department of Preventive Medicine aims to improve population health, locally and globally, through research and education.
Unique in its collaborative nature and transdisciplinary approach to education and research, University of Southern California’s Department of Preventive Medicine addresses the expansive scope of population health and preventive medicine.
Founded in 1978 and positioned in the prestigious Keck School of Medicine of USC, the department has grown to support more than a hundred faculty working across a broad research portfolio to investigate addiction, cancer, diabetes, environmental health, health policy, community health and more, and consistently ranks among the nation’s top public health schools in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Home to USC’s degrees in public health sciences, the department offers undergraduate, master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral education and training that nurture students to become public health leaders in their communities and around the world.
Making Strides in Research
The Department of Preventive Medicine has made many noteworthy contributions to the understanding of public health and disease etiology, treatment and prevention. Learn more about the department’s multidisciplinary approach to research through projects, centers, collaborations and institutes.
Excellence in Education
The department offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and post-doctoral programs in public health sciences. Students learn and work in the heart of Los Angeles, where world-renowned faculty, cutting-edge research opportunities and hands-on experience shape future leaders for careers in public health.
Local to Global in Focus
In addition to significant work in USC’s surrounding communities in Los Angeles and the United States, the Department of Preventive Medicine conducts research and provides educational opportunities in more than a dozen countries around the world.
Facts & Figures
Founded: 1977. Learn more about our history. Students: 1009 (472 Undergraduate majors and minors; 435 Masters and 102 Doctoral) Faculty: 129, including 88 full-time faculty
Mission & History
Educational Mission The Department of Preventive Medicine’s educational mission is to train medical, graduate and undergraduate students regarding the most current knowledge of disease etiology
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Chair
The Department of Preventive Medicine leads cutting-edge research in a range of human and public health topics that affect our local communities as well as