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WHY THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT UMN?
Highly ranked: We are a top-ranked school at a top-ranked university, where diverse populations build knowledge and public health professionals make a difference.
World-class research: We consistently attract more National Institutes of Health research funding than most other schools of public health at public universities.
Leadership development: Educating the next generation of public health leaders is our priority. Student academic needs are listened to and acted upon.
Mentor opportunities: The SPH is home to the largest Mentor Program of any school of public health in the nation. Co-sponsor: MPHA since 1993.
sph.umn.edu/
The School of Public Health at a glance…
• 1,200+ students• 130+ faculty• 50% mid-career professionals; 50% recent
graduates• SPH has moved up in the
U.S. News and World Report school rankings! Up from 10th to 8th place among all schools of public health Up from 6th to 4th place among all publics
2014 SPH Enrollment
Student demographics (1,179 students)
•Female - 70%
•Students of Color - 19%
•International Students - 9%
SPH Degree Options
• Master of Public Health (MPH)
• Master of Healthcare Administration (MHA)
• Master of Science (MS)
• Doctorate (PhD)
sph.umn.edu
SPH Divisions
School of Public Health
Biostatistics Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiology and Community Health
Health Policy and Management
Public Health Practice
Epidemiology & Community Health Degree Programs
Traditional MPH
• Community Health Promotion• Epidemiology• Maternal & Child Health• Public Health Nutrition
Online MPHMaternal & Child Health
PhDEpidemiology
MSClinical Research
Interdisciplinary Concentrations • Global Health• Health Disparities• Public Health Policy
Epidemiology & Community HealthFocus on disease and health in various populations. Faculty and students examine the distribution,
cause and prevention of diseases, and how human behavior affects overall health.
4 MPH Programs
Community Health Promotion gain the skills needed to translate research into practice by designing community based program and policy interventions that improve the health of diverse communities
Epidemiology identify trends in health and disease for populations
Maternal & Child Health improve the health of women, children, youth and families, including socially vulnerable populations and the environments and policies that affect their wellbeing
Public Health Nutrition study the link between diet and health; designed for students who want training in health promotion, disease prevention, program development, and nutrition interventions
Epidemiology & Community HealthFocus on disease and health in various populations. Faculty and students
examine the distribution, cause and prevention of diseases, and how human behavior affects overall health.
PhD and MS programs
Epidemiology PhDoffers formal tracks in social/behavioral epidemiology and clinical/biological epidemiology for students interested in research and teaching careers in the health sciences
MS in Clinical Research trains the next generation of clinical and translational researchers who will advance our understanding of diseases and their outcomes and develop and evaluate new therapies for patients (for physician-scientists and biomedical researchers)
Andrea Kish
Epi PhD and Clinical Research MS
612-626-9989
kish@umn.edu
Kathryn Schwartz-Eckhardt
Community Health Promotion MPH and Maternal & Child Health MPH
612-626-2247
schwa139@umn.edu
Shelley Cooksey
Epi MPH and Public Health Nutrition MPH
612-626-8803
cooks001@umn.edu
Epidemiology & Community Health
Program Coordinators
Epichstu@umn.edu or 612-626-8802
SPH Contact Information
Maggie AftahiDirector of Admissions and Student Leadership
med@umn.edu
612-624-0601
Sherlonda ClarkeDirector for Diversity and Inclusion
sdclarke@umn.edu
612-624-7790
MS in Clinical Research
38 credit graduate program that
trains the next generation of clinical and translational researchers.
Students will learn to:
• Conduct patient-oriented research to better understand disease, therapeutic interventions, clinical trials and more
• Conduct epidemiologic and behavioral studies
• Understand outcomes and the conduct of outcomes-based research
• Write NIH and other research grants
• Contact epichstu@umn.edu
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