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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 301-0Behavior, Society & Health
PUB_HLTH 302-0Introduction to Biostatistics
PUB_HLTH 303-0Environmental Health Sciences
PUB_HLTH 310-0Foundations of Public Health I
PUB_HLTH 311-0Foundations of Public Health II
PUB_HLTH 312-0Foundations of Public Health III
PUB_HLTH 420-0Introduction to US Health Care System
PUB_HLTH 418-0Applied Practice Experience I
PUB_HLTH 419-0Applied Practice Experience II
PUB_HLTH 560-0Culminating Experience
Intermediate Level Course Requirement
PUB_HLTH 421-0Intermediate Biostatistics
or PUB_HLTH 422-0 Intermediate Epidemiology
Methodology Requirement
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
PUB_HLTH 444-0
Advanced Decision Analysis
Electives (3 units)

Last Updated: September 12, 2023