The Medical Degree/Master in Public Health degree is a five-year program for students interested in a broader community perspective to health care. The dual degree offers expanded career options in academic medicine, health administration or local, state, federal and international health agencies.
Student can apply for admission to the MPH degree while applying to medical school or wait until the third year of medical school to apply. The majority of the coursework occurs in the fourth of the five year program following traditional third year clinical clerkships.
The fifth year is a combination of medical school electives, MPH courses and a Service Learning/Capstone experience.
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Academic Departments
- Pre-Medical Programs
- MD Program
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School of Allied Health Professions
- Graduate Medical Education
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Continuing Medical Education
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Academic Calendar
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Student Organizations
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New Student Orientation
Public Health areas of interest
Students will pick one area of concentration from among the five public health departments.
They include:
- Biostatistics
- Environmental and Occupational health
- Epidemiology
- Public health administration
- Community health education
UNMC's College of Public Health website has more information on the Master's of Public Health program and the benefits of the degree.
