Media Credit: File Photo by Arielle Bader | Assistant Photo Editor A public health school spokesperson said the programs will meet increased national demand for certain types of public health research. The Milken Institute School of Public Health has begun accepting applications for two new doctoral programs in global public health sciences and health and biomedical data science. Faculty in the public health school said the programs will educate the next generation of leaders in these fields and prepare them for jobs in government agencies or in academia. They said the programs offer an interdisciplinary approach to global public health sciences and health and biomedical data science, which will help attract candidates.