Public Health

Public Health?

Importance? Jobs? Schooling? Questions?

The first line of

defense

Confront complex healthcare issues

Job Security

and Versatilit

y

BiostatisticsCommunity

Health Sciences

Environmental Health Sciences

Epidemiology Health Policy and Management

Biostatistics• The application of statistics to analyze public

health concerns and further research• NIH, CDC, Government, Policy, Research

Community Health Sciences• Focus on improving health of individuals

within the context of a particular community, socioeconomic group, and among cultural factors

Environmental Health Sciences• Develop and Analyze links between health and the environment

• Emphasizes application of a broad range of knowledge to controlling environmental factors

Epidemiology• Develop an understanding of disease

etiology, work towards prevention and treatment

• Efficient and effective answers to several health concerns

Health Policy and Management

• Increasing the equity, effectiveness, and efficiency of health services for individuals as well as populations

Importance

Prevention

Treatment

Information

Social Justice

Needs of the

population

Community/Environmental Analysis

Research

Policy

Clinic

•Population Analysis1

• Research2

• Policy3• Clinical Management4

Public Health?

Importance Jobs? Education

Comm:Social Work, Non profit work, International Work, UN, mental health, hospital outreach, Consulting, Private Sector

Envi:FDA, Agriculture, CDC, Government, Non profit, grassroots, Consulting, Private Sector

Research:Hospital analysis, Efficacy analysis, needs analysis, vaccine development, Biomedical research,

Policy:Government, grassroots, private sector analysis, public outreach, social work, research, business, accessability

ManagementHospital management, Clinical care, dual degree, outreach, private and public sector, consulting

School• “Major”

Degrees• MPH• MS• PhD• DrPH

Dual Degree• MD/MPH• DMD/MPH• MS/MPH

Testing• GRE

Preferred • MCAT/

GMAT, others accepted

Minimum 3.0; Competitive 3.5

Work Experience/ Volunteer/ Research/ ClinicalCV, Transcript, Statement of Purpose, 3 Recs (Employer and Academic), Writing Sample,* Personal statement,* Random Req.

GRE: 160 Quantative; 160 Verbal; 4.1 WritingMCAT: 25-30

1• Core Classes,

Volunteer Work

S • Summer Internship

2• Personal

Project• Written

analysis

2 year program (1* year dual Degree)

Tuition$22,000 – $50,000

Entry Level: $40,000Average successful pay: $130,000MD/MPH: $80,000

Undergrad

Research

>3.0 GPATake 3rd

year break for MPH

Apply Med School

Work Experienc

e

Attend MPH

2nd year mph/3rd

MD (light*)

MD/MPH

JHU, UNC, Harvard, Umich, Columbia, Emory, UW

UCB, UCLA, UCI, CSUN, CSULB, USF, UCSF, UCD, Fresno State, USC, SDSU, Loma Linda,

International Programs: Cambridge, Puerto Rico

Medical, legal, economic, social issues

Public Healt

hResearc

h

Policy

Medicine