Office of Inclusive Excellence

Public Health Pathway Programs

The Columbia Mailman School of Public Health provides programming that serves undergraduates by introducing them to public health and environmental health studies. These include several mentoring and pathway programs offered at Columbia University Medical Center. These programs are co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Culture, and Inclusion.

Biostatistics Epidemiology Summer Training

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

biostatistics summer program

FORWARD Fellowships

FORWARD Fellowships focuses on the professional development of fellows around anti-racist organizational change, concepts and tools for advancing racial equity in organizations. 

PrIMER

Program to Inspire Minority and Underserved Undergraduates in Environmental Health Science Research (PrIMER) is a research program for undergraduate STEM students.

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

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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