About the Paul Torrens Health Forum at UCLA
The Health Forum at UCLA is named in honor of Dr. Paul Torrens, a beloved Professor Emeritus at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. In his 40 years of teaching in the Department of Health Policy and Management, Dr. Torrens mentored generations of future health care leaders.

Established in 2011, the Paul Torrens Health Forum at UCLA is a series of regularly scheduled free public programs during the academic year that feature health leaders discussing and debating topics at the intersection of practice, policy, and politics. Programs typically consist of a presentation or panel discussion followed by a robust audience Q&A session.

Paul Torrens Health Forum Committee
Committee members include health care professionals, representatives from affinity fields, and Fielding School faculty and students. Members have varied backgrounds, expertise, and interests, resulting in a committee that broadly represents the field of public health. Committee members work in partnership with the Director of the UCLA Center for Healthcare Management.

Committee Responsibilities
Committee members will drive content and planning for all Paul Torrens Health Forum sessions. Key responsibilities are:

• Participate in committee planning meeting(s)/call(s).

• Brainstorm topics and potential speakers for sessions.

• Organize or co-organize content (topic/speakers) for one Paul Torrens Health Forum Session every academic year.

• Promote/share programming with your professional networks.

• Attend at least two Health Forum sessions every academic year.

Team
Service begins in the spring and members will serve a renewable two-year term.

If you are interesting in joining the Paul Torrens Health Forum Committee, please send an email to Laura Erskine, Director of the Center for Healthcare Management at lerskine@ucla.edu.