This program is intended to provide students who are pursuing the MD an opportunity to complete the professional degree in public health to expand career opportunities and permit interested professionals to apply the principles of both medicine and public health for the betterment of mankind. Completion of the MPH program can enhance physicians ability to receive primary certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine. Physicians who are considering certification from the American Board of Preventive Medicine should review the requirements here.

Examples of careers include:

• Health Educator
• Program Manager, State Public Health Department
• Sexual and Domestic Violence Program Coordinator
• Director, County Public Health Department
• Policy Advisor

Prerequisite

The applicant must be accepted into the MD program as a condition of acceptance into the combined degree. This may occur concurrently but the condition of acceptance into the MD must be made before final acceptance into the MPH program. The admission committees of the two colleges will independently review the candidate for acceptance into the combined degree. See more information on admission to the MD program.

Typically medical students step out between years M3 and M4 to complete the MPH degree. The following is a sample plan of study for that year. The medicine subprogram core requires a minimum of 9 s.h. of graduate credit selected in consultation with an advisor. Students must identify five competencies that expand on foundational knowledge and skills and complete corresponding coursework for the selected competencies as detailed in the Practicing Professionals Subprogram Core in this section of the catalog. Courses must be approved by the student’s advisor. Under certain circumstances, a single course may apply to two competency areas. More than 9 s.h. of subprogram coursework may be needed to fulfill all five competencies.