项目介绍

2022年10月18日

Program Overview

The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree is a professional doctoral degree for early to mid-career public health professionals with an MPH or health-related master’s degree seeking to secure leadership roles in domestic or international public health agencies and organizations.  DrPH graduates are able to synthesize and translate research findings to practice, communicate with and convene diverse partners to effect change across a range of public health settings, and advance programs, policies and services through evidence-based public health practice and research. DrPH alumni hold mid to senior-level positions in city and state public health organizations, non-profits, government agencies, healthcare delivery services, consulting companies, and international Ministries of Health as well as positions within academia.

The DrPH program is built around foundational competencies that focus on leadership and communication, data and analytical skills, management and ethics, policy and program design, as well as education and workforce development. In addition, students develop specialized expertise through a customized program of study or by focusing on one of the following concentrations (and tracks):

• Environmental Health (Environmental Health or Health Security Track)
• Health Equity and Social Justice
• Global Health: Policy & Evaluation
• Health Policy and Management (4 Tracks: Healthcare Management & Leadership, Health Policy, Quality & Patient Safety, or Public Health Informatics Track)
• Implementation Science
• Women’s and Reproductive Health

The DrPH program is a flexible, part-time program delivered online and through intensive onsite courses in institutes (for about a week in June and January). Part-time students are required to register for a minimum of 1 credit per term in each of the four regular terms or go on leave of absence, regardless if they register during the institutes or summer term. In addition to coursework, the program requires a practicum, typically performed in the student’s place of employment, and a dissertation. Students are anticipated to remain in relevant public health employment throughout their studies. While most students complete the DrPH in 5-7 years, part-time students have up to 9 years to complete the program and full-time students have up to 7 years.