MD-MPH

A medical student walks with three people in Kitui.

Gain the expertise needed to tackle today's complex public health challenges in the MD-MPH program with the Mailman School of Public Health (MSPH). Medical students may select an area of public health concentration from among the following options:

  • Epidemiology
  • General Public Health 
  • Health Policy and Management
  • Population and Family Sealth
  • Sociomedical Sciences

Most students elect to enroll in the public health program between their third and fourth years of medical school (during Differentiation and Integration), completing both degrees in five years.

42 credit hours in public health coursework are required beyond the credits needed for an MD degree.  Students must complete and pay tuition for at least 33 credits while in residence at Mailman.  A maximum of 21 credits may be taken at Mailman during both the fall and spring semesters.  Students who do not register for 21 credits in in the fall and spring semesters at Mailman may cross register for up to 9 credits upon returning to the medical school. 

In addition to coursework, students must fulfill the Applied Practice Experience (APEx) and Integrated Learning Experience/capstone (ILE) requirements.  APEx projects and the focus of the ILE paper, as well as the timing of completion are made in consultation with the student’s Mailman Faculty Advisor.

The MD and MPH degrees are conferred simultaneously upon completion of all requirements.

More details about the dual-degree options are available on the MSPH website.

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