Office of Inclusive Excellence

Public Health Pathway Programs

The Columbia Mailman School of Public Health provides programming that expands opportunities in public health and health equity education for undergraduates and high-school students. These include several mentoring and pathway programs offered at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. These programs are co-sponsored by the Office of Inclusive Excellence.

Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training

Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training (BEST) Program serves undergraduate students currently underrepresented in Public Health research.

biostatistics summer program

PrIMER

Program to Inspire and Mentor Undergraduates in Environmental Health Science Research

Program to Inspire and Mentor Undergraduates in Environmental Health Science Research (PrIMER) is a research program for undergraduate STEM students in the New York City area.
Four undergraduate students standing in front of the Mailman School of Public Health

Summer Public Health Scholars Program

SPHSP is designed for undergraduate students and its goal is to increase interest in and knowledge of public health and biomedical science careers.

Group photo of the 2023 Summer Public Health Scholars

EARTH Program

Environmental heAlth sciences Research for Teachers and High school students

The EARTH Program is a summer environmental health sciences research program for high school students and teachers from Native communities in the Northern Plains.
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Next Generation

ICAP's Next Generation students standing in front of research poster.

ICAP’s Next Generation Program is a multidisciplinary training initiative that provides students with hands-on training opportunities in New York and around the world.

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NextGen Public Health Scholars 2+2+2 Program

This initiative is a unique partnership between Hostos Community College, the Columbia University School of General Studies, and Columbia Mailman School of Public Health that will prepare Hostos students for careers in public health and epidemiology. 

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