Academic Program Representative: Doctor of Public Health

Veronica Lopez Gousset

Veronica Lopez Gousset, MPH, has over eight years of experience ensuring patients’ voices are represented in healthcare decision-making. Her work includes developing and delivering capability-building courses to patient communities on their role in medicine development and access, how to engage with decision-makers, and the importance of international collaborations. She serves as an external advisor to patient organizations in the rare disease space, including the Colombian Rare Disease Federation (FECOER), the Alpha-1 Europe Alliance, and Rare Diseases International. She is a Steering Committee member of the Health Technology Assessment International (HTAi) Rare Disease Interest Group, and she has presented, trained, and published on how to evaluate the impact of patient involvement in health technology assessments (HTA). Veronica is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Health (DrPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She has a Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health with a concentration in health policy.

Fun Fact:

I am a new mother!

What would you like to do as a member of HCSGA officer this year?

Connect the DrPH student body to the initiatives of the student body + represent and advocate on behalf of DrPH student body on any issue that affects the cohorts specifically