Academice Year 2026 Highlights
The Community Health and Prevention Research (CHPR) Master of Science Program will enter its twelfth cohort in Autumn 2026. The program has had 219 graduates to date; 6 Knight Hennessy Scholars, two of whom will be in the incoming cohort for academic year 26-27; 20 faculty and instructors for academic year 26-27; 28 SOM Departments and Divisions hosting CHPR student interns across all years; and 22 community-based organizations hosting CHPR student interns across all years. CHPR alumni work in healthcare, academia, non-profit, government, for-profit, and tech start-ups after graduation. About a third of alumni pursue additional education including medical school and other graduate studies. CHPR students organized the first annual Stanford Symposium on Prevention Science in 2026 and engaged 51 attendees. In 2026, CHPR alum Maria Isabel Barros Guinle (CHPR '25) was the recipient of the SOM Dr. Fernando Mendoza HERO Award for her internship and thesis work as a CHPR/MD dual degree student.
CHPR's home is within the Stanford Prevention Research Center, a research division in Stanford’s Department of Medicine. SPRC’s mission is to enhance personal and population health through innovative, evidence-based strategies in research, education, and community outreach and to train the next generation of prevention researchers.
The CHPR program recognizes that the Supreme Court issued a ruling in June 2023 about the consideration of certain types of demographic information as part of an admission review. All applications submitted during upcoming application cycles will be reviewed in conformance with that decision.
The CHPR program welcomes graduate applications from individuals with a broad range of life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds who would contribute to our community of scholars. The review process is holistic and individualized, considering each applicant's academic record and accomplishments, letters of recommendation, prior research experience, and admissions essays to understand how an applicant's life experiences have shaped their past and potential contributions to their field and how they might enrich the learning community at Stanford. CHPR invites applicants to share the lived experiences and demonstrated values that have shaped their lives and world views as scholars and would help them to make a distinctive contribution to CHPR.
