PH Student Stories

Tufts’ Applied Learning Experience (ALE) provides students with real-world experience designing and implementing a public health project.

Public Health students at Tufts University School of Medicine are studying to meet the rising demand of the global health profession. Michelle Liu, BA/MPH ‘12 is working to meet this demand as a global health management consultant at KMPG International.

How Vishakha Ramakrishnan’s (MPH ‘16) love of data and passion for community health paved a path to the Centers for Disease Control.

Reece Lyerly (MS-Nutrition/MPH ‘17)

"I was drawn to Tufts for a number of reasons including the affiliation with the medical school, the focus on health communication as a core component of prevention, the location in greater Boston."

"I realized that an MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics could combine public health with my propensity for mathematics, and allow me to follow my passion."

"The combination and theory of practice, as well as the Applied Learning Experience, gave me a solid foundation that I can draw on to work on a diverse array of health communication projects."

"Pursue the classes that sound the most relevant to what you envision doing post-graduation. We have a great faculty and wonderful people to learn from."

"The skills I learned during my Applied Learning Experience (ALE) have helped me understand how to manage a project from start to finish, effectively communicate with funders, and create and follow a timeline."