Welcome to the Morehouse School of Medicine Master of Public Health Program, located within the Department of Community Health and Preventive Medicine (CHPM). Since its inception in 1995, the MPH Program has witnessed the expansion of the field of public health, which has become increasingly more dynamic, complex, and consequently more essential.

There are many issues affecting the health of populations in the United States and globally. These include HIV/AIDS, malnutrition, environment, reproductive health, and violence that cannot be addressed exclusively by medical or health services interventions but must be addressed by analyses which provide solutions to the increasing social and economic inequalities.

The MPH Program through its mission and goals is committed to addressing the problems and finding solutions to the public health needs of underserved and minority communities of people of color in the areas of teaching, research, and service.

Our program prepares students to take on these public health challenges in two ways: Academic preparation through a comprehensive curriculum (46 credit hours) built on the principles of human rights and social justice; and an intensive (3 months/480 hours) practicum of field experience, public health leadership seminars and volunteer/community service.

Graduates of the MPH Program who are trained to be future public health leaders have distinguished themselves in the public health workforce and at institutions of higher education. Many are employed with federal, state and local agencies, and non-governmental and community-based organizations in the areas of international health, health administration and policy and the health education/health promotion in the United States and internationally.

Information about our faculty, committees, student association and research opportunities are available on these Web pages.

We look forward to receiving your application and having you join us as a member of the MSM/MPH family.

Sincerely,

Patricia Rodney, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Director, M.P.H. Program and Professor, Community Health and Preventive Medicine