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Medicine and Public Health
Degree Types: MD/MPH
The combined MD/MPH degree is available to incoming medical students in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Students in the combined degree program can earn both the MD and MPH degrees in four years.
The program is designed for students seeking:
- A broad perspective on the definition of health, highlighting the concepts of prevention, health promotion, health care organization and delivery, and population-based research and intervention.
- An interdisciplinary public health knowledge base derived from biomedical and social scientific theories and empiric evidence.
- The quantitative, educational, organizational, and practical skills for success in future public health practice, teaching, and/or research endeavors.
Additional resources:
Program Contact
Contact Maureen Moran
Assistant Professor
312-503-0500
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 Requirement | |
PUB_HLTH 421-0 | Intermediate Biostatistics |
or PUB_HLTH 422-0 | Intermediate Epidemiology |
| Methodology Selective | |
| One of the following courses in addition to one of the Intermediate level courses listed above: | |
BIOSTAT 446-0 | Design, Conduct and Analysis of Clinical Trials |
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 |
| Equity Selective | |
| Choose one: | |
PUB_HLTH 323-0 | Health Equity |
PUB_HLTH 446-0 | LGBTQ Health |
PUB_HLTH 447-0 | Structural Racism in Public Health |
| Electives 3 units | |