The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program exposes health professions students to influential public health professionals and prepares them to be leaders in addressing population health challenges at the national and community level.  Since 2002, more than 625 students from over 200 academic institutions have become Paul Ambrose Scholars, equipped with leadership and organizational skills in public health education that can only be developed outside of the classroom.

“The experience was invaluable.  I was able to present my post-symposium project at a research conference and my poster won first prize.  Without the training and support of the PASP, this would not have been possible.”

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Learning Objectives

By the end of the program year, scholars should be able to:

• Define and recognize evidence-based public health programming
• Obtain the necessary resources to carry out a public health intervention
• Use logic models for planning public health programs to achieve the Healthy People 2020 objectives
• Advocate for public health issues
• Collaborate with different disciplines and community members on a project​

Program Structure

The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program includes four main components:

1. Online public health knowledge assessments
2. Student Leadership Symposium
3. Plan, implement, and evaluate a local community health project
4. Final program report and evaluation required for certification​

​Contact APTR Training Programs
Phone: (202) 463-0550 ext 135
Email:  pasp@aptrweb.org

A life-changing and wonderful experience. Inspiring, touching motivating, ​and I can’t express how honored I feel to be a scholar.