Master of Public Health : Combined Masters Programs

Combined MD / MPH Program

There are several pathways for completing the combined MD/MPH program. One option is to start year 1 as a full-time MPH student. Students who complete all of the MPH core courses in Year 1, do the first year of the MD program in Year 2. Because some courses "count" for both the MD and the MPH, the MD program course in Mastering Medical Information will substitute for PM 415 Principles of Epidemiology in the MPH program. One advantage to starting with the MPH is that students enter and graduate with the same class of medical students in the MD program. It also allows more time to work on the MPH thesis.

Alternatively students may begin with the MD program first, and then, after either the 1st or 2nd year, start the MPH program. No matter when you break up the medical school years, you will spend the MPH year satisfying core courses in the MPH program. When that year is completed and you return to complete your remaining years in the MD curriculum, you'll work on your MPH thesis as well as satisfying any remaining MPH course requirements. The latter can be accomplished by independent study or spending a medical school elective block on an MPH related course.