Health Promotion MPH Track
Prospective Student Orientation
2012-2013
Purpose
•
Overview of the Oregon MPH (OMPH)
Program
•
Overview of the PSU Health Promotion
(HP) Track
•
Address Questions
Websites To Visit
• www.oregonmph.org
Program website
• www.pdx.edu/SCH
Track website
Click on “Graduate Program” button in upper
left
• www.pdx.edu
University website
General information, financial aid, etc
Program Overview
• Collaboration of OHSU, OSU, PSU [OSU through 6/14]
• One of the few accredited collaborative programs
• When last ranked, tied for nationally among graduate
programs in Community Health
• Approximately 350 active students
• Over 60 core faculty
• Second decade
• Accredited through Council on Education for Public
Health (CEPH)
OMPH Program Structure
Benefits of Collaborative
• Access to the benefits and resources of
two campuses
• Ability to take courses on both
campuses
• Wealth of talented faculty
• Opportunities to interact with colleagues
from a great breadth of backgrounds
and interests
Oregon Health & Science University
• Epidemiology &
Biostatistics
SOM, Public Health &
Preventive Medicine
• Primary Health Care &
Health Disparities
SON, Graduate and
Interdisciplinary
Programs
Portland State University
• Health Management
& Policy
Hatfield School of
Government, Division of
Public Administration
• Health Promotion
School of Community
Health
PSU Campus Tour
See request form at:
http://www.pdx.edu/admissions/campusvisit-request-personal
Health Promotion Track, PSU
• 15 core faculty
• 20 Affiliated faculty
• Approximately 100
active students/year
• Degrees offered:
MPH
MURP / MPH
MSW / MPH
Health Promotion Curriculum
59 Quarter Credits
Required OMPH Core Courses (16 Credits)
 Epidemiology Survey (3 credits)
 Introduction to Biostatistics (4 credits)
 Health Systems Organization (3 credits)
 Principles of Health Behavior (3 credits)
 Concepts of Environmental Health (3 credits)
Curriculum, cont’d
Health Education/ Health Promotion Track
Requirements (19 Credits)
 Quantitative Research Design & Analysis (3 Credits)
 Mass Communication & Health (3 Credits)
 Community Organizing (3 Credits)
 Program Evaluation & Management in Health Services (3
Credits)
 Health Promotion Program Planning (4 Credits)
 Foundations of Public Health (3 Credits)
Curriculum, cont’d
• Area of Emphasis (18 Credits)
• Field Experience (6 Credits)
• Oral Comprehensive Exam
Proposed Curriculum Changes for
September 2014
• Epidemiology I (4cr)
• Qualitative Research Methods (3cr)
• Values and Ethics in Health (3cr)
• Media Advocacy or Mass Communication for
Public Health (3 cr)
• Area of Emphasis to 9 credits
• Field Experience to A-F grading option
=> Total Credit Hours: 60
Curriculum, cont’d
 Competency-based curriculum
 Emphasis on applied, community-based, and service
learning
 Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at graduate standing, no
lower than B- in any required course
 See Program, Track, and
Course competencies at:
www.oregonmph.org
 See PSU HP Student Handbook at
www.pdx.edu/sch
What are the Health Promotion
Track Competencies?
1. Apply theory in the development, implementation, and
evaluation of health promotion interventions, programs,
and policies
2. Develop interventions and programs to effect change at
multiple levels, including individual, community,
organization, and policy
3. Design and implement strategies to promote health
4. Solicit and integrate input from community and
organization stakeholders
5. Design and deliver health communication messages
What are the Health Promotion
Competencies? (continued)
6. Evaluate and interpret results from program evaluations and
other research
7. Define research problems, frame research questions, design
research procedures, and outline methods of analysis
8. Apply ethical principles that govern the practice of public
health
9. Enact cultural competency in diverse social and cultural
communities
10. Develop a substantive Area of Emphasis
Field Experience
• AKA “Graduate Internship”
• Purpose: To demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills
gained during program in a real-world, supervised setting.
• Part of Culminating Experience
• 200 hours, over one or two terms
• In an applied environment with PH Preceptor
• All core & track required classes must be completed
before beginning
• All HP MPH students must complete
• Some sites require background checks and vaccination
records
Oral Comprehensive Exam
• Purpose: Integrate educational
experiences and draw from coursework
and the Field Experience, in responding to
substantive, methodological, and theorybased questions.
• Cumulative, approximately 1 ½ hrs + 1 hr
preparation period
• Panel of three faculty
• Offered in Fall, Winter, and Spring terms
Dual Degrees
• MSW/MPH and MURP/MPH
• Must apply to, and be accepted by, both
programs, independently
• Three years of full-time study to complete
Application Procedures to HP
• Materials to University
• Materials to SCH
To The University:
• Graduate Admission form
• Application fee $50.00
• One official transcript from each college or
university attended, except PSU but to include
JCs and CCs
• Measles immunization form
• Please see admissions website for application
materials submission address.
To SCH
• Departmental application form
• One official transcript from each college or university
attended, including PSU, JCs and/or CCs
• Three sealed letters of recommendation
• 500-word personal statement
• Resume emphasizing PH/social service work
• Official GRE scores, and TOEFL scores, if applicable
Please direct all application questions to SCHinfo@pdx.edu
GRE
• All students not holding completed
graduate degrees from accredited US
institutions must take the GRE
• Recommended minimum scores:
• 4.5 Analytical
• 153 Verbal
• 144 Quantitative
TOEFL
• All applicants from countries in which English is
not the official language are required to take the
TOEFL.
• International students with bachelor or master’s
degrees from an accredited US institution, or an
English speaking college/university in Canada,
Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, or Ireland
are exempt from taking the TOEFL exam.
• Minimum score: 550 paper, 213 computer, 79-80
internet-based
Letters of Recommendation
• Very important!
• Should address past academic
performance, as well as prospects for
career in public health
• Letters for each of the joint degrees must
be degree-specific
Statement of Purpose
• Also critical!
• May wish to include:
 Relevant experiences
 Understanding of field of public health
and the role of health promotion
 Issues facing public health
 Vision of your professional role in field
 What you expect to gain from PSU
and OMPH Program
Prerequisite
• Undergraduate statistics course
• Receive passing letter grade
• See PSU Stat 243, Introduction to
Probability and Statistics (4 cr), for an
example of an acceptable course
Application Deadline
• February 1, no exceptions
• All materials must be postmarked by SCH
by close of business on application
deadline.
• Please plan sufficient time for delivery of
GRE scores, transcripts, and letters of
recommendation.
• Notice of admission sent early April
Please see application packet at
www.pdx.edu/sch for important
information about application packet
materials, including:
GRE codes
Personal Statement
Letters of Recommendation
Resume