Welcome to the Department of Health Services

What is Health Services?

The Department of Health Services aims to advance the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of health services for both personal and population health. The UCLA Health Services faculty are diverse in their interdisciplinary training and ethnic and racial composition, and have received numerous prestigious national and international awards for their work. Twelve of our faculty have been elected to the Institute of Medicine. By combining the diverse strengths and resources of our faculty, the Department of Health Services prepares students to address the challenging, multi-dimensional issues facing healthcare today. Through a balance of rigorous curricula and experience-based learning, health services graduates become leaders with invaluable managerial, policy and research skills.

The Fielding School of Public Health's location in Los Angeles County – the most diverse county in the country – provides a unique setting with unparalleled opportunities for research, teaching, and service. The School is located on the main UCLA campus in direct proximity to other health sciences schools (Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing), the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, as well as the broader campus community (e.g., UCLA Anderson Graduate School of Management, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA School of Law). 

Faculty research is based in the Department and in the many Research Centers sponsored by the School, including the Center for Health Policy Research, UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, UCLA/RAND Prevention Research Center, and Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research. 

The Department also has strong collaborative ties with academic, research, and community partners, including, but not limited to:

• David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
• Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
• Cedars-Sinai Healthcare System
• Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
• VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
• VA Health Services Research & Development (HSR&D) Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior
• VA Center for Implementation Practice & Research Support (CIPRS)
• RAND Health
• UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
• Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
• L.A. Care

The Department of Health Services' outstanding academic programs, renowned faculty, commitment to translating knowledge into practice and prominent research centers and programs uphold its acclaimed reputation in the field.