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MD/MPH DUAL DEGREE 
PROGRAM OUTLINE

Students in the MD/MPH Dual Degree program are also required to complete the public health core (15 credits) and the program required (15 credits) courses. Additionally, will receive 12 credits from courses taken in the Medical School curriculum.  These 12 credits together with the 30 credits of Public Heath coursework offered by the Department will form the basis of the MD/MPH Dual degree

The courses from which the MD/MPH student will receive credit are as follows:

BPM 502 Basic principles of Medicine III 8 credits
PCM 500 Principles of Clinical Medicine I 4 credits
PUBH 855 Seminar Series in Community Health ***

*** Students enrolled in the MD program before Fall 2016 are required to take PUBH 855. Students enrolled after Fall 2016 do not take PUBH 855.

Students in the MD/MPH will gain the following competencies:

  • Apply biological principles to the development and implementation of disease prevention, control, or management programs.
  • Integrate and apply general biological, microbiological, and parasitological concepts into public health research and practice.
  • Identify and address the ethical and social issues implied by public health biology.
  • Utilize evidence-based medicine concepts to inform public health policies and regulations.
  • Apply the relationships between nutrition, physical activity, and public health.
  • Apply the core functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance in the analysis of public health problems and their solutions.
  • Embrace a definition of public health that captures the unique characteristics of the field (e.g. population focused, community oriented, prevention motivated and rooted in social justice) and how these contribute to professional practice.

Program Outline

MD/MPH class schedules are synchronized with the School of Medicine to permit dual degree students to complete the degrees within a reasonable timeframe.

MD students who enter during the August term complete Term 1 of the MPH program and begin the medical program in January. They then continue the MPH program in the summer (May) and resume their MD Term 2 coursework in the fall (August).  Following this, they will complete the remainder of their medical coursework with the MPH practicum and Capstone occurring at a later date.

MD students who enter during the January term complete Term 1 of the MD program and begin their MPH program in May. They then continue term 2 of the MPH program in August of that year. Students will continue with their medical program, in the January of the following year with the MPH practicum and Capstone occurring at a later date.

MD students who enter during the April term complete Term 1 of the MD program and begin the MPH program in August. They then resume the MD coursework in January of the following year and continue their MPH Term 2 coursework in August.  Following this, they will complete the remainder of their medical coursework with the MPH practicum and Capstone occurring at a later date.

MD/MPH SCHEDULES (Dual Degree)
TIMELINE

(Any Year)

  FALL MD/MPH ENTRANTS TIMELINE (Any Year)   SUMMER MD/MPH ENTRANTS
August to November MPH Term I August to November
January to May MD Term I January to May MD Term I
May to July MPH Term II May to July MPH Term I
August to December MD Term II August to November MPH Term II
January to February MD Term III January To May MD Term  II
February to June MD Term IV June to August MD Term III
August to November MPH CILE Paper & Oral Presentation August to November MD Term IV
August to December  MD Term V August to December MPH Practicum Completion
Spring MPH Practicum Completion January to May MD Term V
Spring Step 1 Preparation Exam

Clinical Term

Summer MPH CILE Paper & Oral Presentation
Summer Step 1 Preparation Exam Clinical Term
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