UW Health Systems and Population Health Master of Science (HSPop MS) alumni are leaders in academia, government agencies, and the private sector. Many are already MD’s when they join the MS program. Some alumni have pursued a UW Health Services Doctorate (Ph.D.) or advanced study in a related field.
Career Success
HSPop MS alumni work in health care organizations, government, and academic institutions.
Self-reported data from our 2024 alumni survey:
Within 5 years of completing the MS program:
50%
Secured new full-time employment since graduation
37%
Continue in full-time jobs they held during the program
13%
Continue in part-time jobs they held during the program
Sample job titles:
Academic Institution:
Assistant Professor | University of Washington, Medicine
Assistant professor | UW, School of Medicine, otolaryngology, head and neck surgery
Government Agency:
Physician scientist | Us department of veterans affairs
Assistant professor, staff cardiologist | Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Section on Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Program Manager IV – Ending the HIV Epidemic Program Manager | Public Health – Seattle & King County, Public Health/Prevention
Health Care Organization:
Assistant Professor | University of Chicago, Pediatric Critical Care
Physician scientist | VA Puget Sound Health Care System, General Medicine Service
Some recent MS alumni involved research:
Addressing substance use and mental illness among Quinault Indian Nation adolescents and young adults: community perspectives on community and cultural connection
Claire B. Simon, Julia Mackaronis, Elizabeth J. Austin, Madeleine J. Bentley, Jacqueline Gill, Evelyne Kalama, Stevie Charley, Joseph J. Nelson, Kevin A. Hallgren, Emily C. Williams
Addiction Science & Clinical Practice (January 2026)
Mammography Completion by Age Among Women in the Veterans Health Administration
Linnaea Schuttner, Anders Westanmo, Patrick Hammett, Adam Kaplan, Leah Marcotte
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (December 2025)
Rural Veteran Perceptions of a Virtual Health Resource Center in a Community-Based Setting
Leah M. Marcotte, Mariah Theis, John Geyer, George Sayre, Mayuree Rao, Kelvin Pho, Eric Gunnink, Ashok Reddy
Journal of General and Internal Medicine (November 2025)
How do we stem the tide? Refocusing efforts for prevention of early onset atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: we should look upstream
Taufiq Salahuddin, Eugene Yang
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (January 2025)
Alumni: To add your research or career information to this page, complete this story submission form or email Lauren Szychowski (hservask@uw.edu).
Our Program’s Career Services
We offer a variety of services and resources to support our students and recent alumni with their job searches.
Alumni Database
We have a strong network of more than 1,000 alumni from HSPop MPH and 80 alumni from HSPop MS, and we maintain a database (updated annually) with alumni contact and employment information. Our staff can query this database by title, organization, and location, and share contact info with students for those alumni who have elected to network and support future public health professionals. So, for example, if a student lets us know they are looking for a job in Boston, or trying to get a position at Kaiser, or seeking nutrition-related work, we can help them connect to the relevant alumni.
Alumni Email List
After graduation, we sign alumni up for our alumni email list, which we use to share information about jobs, upcoming events, and more.
LinkedIn Group
Students and alumni can join our private LinkedIn group to share news, job postings, or seek advice. Members can also direct-message one another..
Faculty Advising
Our faculty advisors are available for meetings to discuss students’ career paths and opportunities.
UW Career Services
Our students and alumni also benefit from resources provided by the UW School of Public Health, UW Career Center, including its events and access to the free, online job system known as Handshake, and the UW Alumni Association.