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Last Updated: August 28, 2026
Medicine and Public Health
Overview
Degree Types: MD/MPH
The combined MD/MPH degree is available to incoming medical students in the Feinberg School of Medicine and prepares graduates to lead advances in health and health equity through discovery and implementation of leading-edge clinical care, research, health policy, and health communication. Students in the combined degree program can earn both the MD and MPH degrees in four years.
The program is designed for students seeking:
- Opportunities to advance quality, equitable health for populations through field work and research at the intersection of medicine and public health.
- Interdisciplinary coursework highlighting biostatistics, epidemiology, advanced research methods, behavioral science, health equity, and health communication.
- The quantitative, educational, organizational, and practical skills for success in leading future public health practice, teaching, and/or research endeavors.
Additional resources:
Program Contact
Contact
Maureen Moran
Assistant Professor
312-503-0500
Degree Requirements
Degree Requirements
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide.
MD/MPH
Total Units Required: 11
| Course | Title |
|---|---|
| Core and Required Courses | |
| PUB_HLTH 301-0 | Behavior, Society & Health |
| PUB_HLTH 302-0 | Introduction to Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 306-0 | Health Literacy, Communication, & Systems Change |
| PUB_HLTH 310-1 | Public Health Practice for Physicians I |
| PUB_HLTH 310-2 | Public Health Practice for Physicians II |
| PUB_HLTH 310-3 | Public Health Practice for Physicians III |
| PUB_HLTH 418-0 | Applied Practice Experience I |
| PUB_HLTH 419-0 | Applied Practice Experience II |
| PUB_HLTH 560-0 | Culminating Experience |
| Intermediate Level Course (choose one) | |
| PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 422-0 | Intermediate Epidemiology |
| Methodology Selective (choose one) | |
| PUB_HLTH 416-0 | Program Evaluation |
| PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
| PUB_HLTH 422-0 | Intermediate Epidemiology |
| PUB_HLTH 425-0 | Introduction to GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Health |
| PUB_HLTH 435-0 | Health Services Research Design & Analysis Strategies: Technology Assessment |
| PUB_HLTH 438-0 | Survey Design & Methodology |
| PUB_HLTH 439-0 | Qualitative Research Methods |
| PUB_HLTH 460-1 | Data Visualization for Public Health |
| BIOSTAT 446-0 | Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials |
| Health Equity Selective (choose one) | |
| PUB_HLTH 322-0 | (Dis)ability and Health |
| PUB_HLTH 323-0 | Health Equity |
| PUB_HLTH 446-0 | LGBTQ Health |
| PUB_HLTH 447-0 | Structural Racism in Public Health |
| Electives | |
| 3 units | |