
The Department of Public Health & Community Medicine comprises three divisions: public health, physical therapy, and physician assistant studies. Our common denominator is that we all see health and access to health care as a basic human right, and thus prevention, anti-racism actions, and health equity are the guiding principles for our work in public health and clinical education, research, advocacy, and service. Our research portfolio spans diverse themes: global public health, quantitative research, health policy and promotion, nutrition, maternal-child health, and clinical research. We are always eager to participate in interdisciplinary collaboration and encourage our students to connect with department faculty to pursue their research interests as part of their Tufts experience.