Dr. Heather Klusaritz

Professor

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Biography

Director of Community Health Services at Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement and Director of Community Engagement at Penn Center for Public Health, Heather Klusaritz is a faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on bridging the divide between academic health systems and the communities they serve, emphasizing the creation of mutually beneficial and sustained partnerships that center community voices. She employs community-based participatory qualitative methodologies to identify effective practices in health care and public health service delivery addressing community health needs. Her current research centers on health system design aimed at improving access to care for historically and contemporarily marginalized populations, with the goal of eliminating disparities in access and health outcomes.

Research Interests

Courses

PUBH 5050 Public Health Policy & Administration PUBH 5880 Advanced Leadership Skills Community Health PUBH 7080 Capstone

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation (2-3)
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Essays
Specialization Notes

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