Recruitment Timeline
Curious about what our recruitment timeline looks like? Check out the Fall 2026 calendar here! Please check back later in the summer for updated links and information.
Application Opens
Tuesday 9/8, 2026
Our application is hosted on Google Forms, and will be available to reference on Google Docs while completing your application form.
Please check back later in the summer for both links, which will be available here and on our Instagram!
Information Sessions (Optional)
PHA at EAF
Monday, September 21 • 12PM - 3PM
Find us at the SCOPE booth on the Quad between Royce Hall and Powell Library to learn more about us and our sister organizations! Stop by for a flyer and get your questions answered by a board member. Follow us for the latest updates @scopepha.
PHA Information Sessions
Session #1: Tuesday, September 22 • In-Person • 6-7pm
Session #2: Thursday, September 24 • Zoom • 7-8pm
Meet our leadership team and learn more about our projects, values, and upcoming plans. If you are interested in our organization, we highly recommend you come out to one or both of these!
PHA Coffee Chat
Friday, September 25 • In-Person • 4-7pm
Have a conversation with our members and leadership team in a more personal environment. This is a unique opportunity for us to get to know each other and answer any questions that you might have! Dress code is casual.
Application Deadline
Saturday 9/26, 2026, 11:59 PM PDT
SCOPE PHA's application will be due the Saturday following Week 0: September 26th, at 11:59 PM PDT. Although we recognize the tight deadline early in the school year, we hope to orient and onboard new members for our fall training class before the UCLA contract course deadline of the Friday of Week 2 by 5 PM.
Interviews
Monday 9/28 — Friday 10/2, 2026
Interview details will be released sooner to the application deadline.
Selected applicants will participate in an interview throughout Week 1, which will be facilitated by members of the PHA leadership team.
Decisions Released
Sunday 10/4, 2026
Decisions will be released via email by the end of Week 1. Course contracts will be due the following day. Specific dates to be determined.
First Class
Thursday 10/15, 2026
All members of the new cohort undergo training in the form of a mandatory SOC WLF 195 class during Fall Quarter, for which they receive 2 units of upper-division credit. Learn more about the class below!
Fall Class & Training
Training for new members will be held in-person during Fall Quarter. Members receive 2 units of upper division credit upon completion of Fall Class.
The program’s training curriculum is tailored to include relevant public health topics and clinician panels, equipping members to effectively serve UCLA Health patients and physicians. Members will also learn to utilize and update community resource databases for underserved populations in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Explore our curriculum for the upcoming term below!