What is Public
Health
Aylin Drabousky, MA
Administrative Director, CWRU MPH Program
Introducing the
CWRU MPH
Program
School of Medicine
Department of
Epidemiology &
Biostatistics
Master of
Public Health
Program
School of Graduate Studies
Curriculum
Core Curriculum
– 6 core courses = 18 credits
Major Electives
– 3 courses in major = 9 credits
Culminating Experience
– Capstone Project = 6 credits
– Practicum = 3 credits
Free Electives
– 2 elective courses = 6 credits
Seminar (0 credits)
Total MPH = 42 credit hours
Core Curriculum
Statistical methods in Public Health
History & Philosophy of Public Health
Introduction to Health Behavior
Environmental Health
Health Management & Policy
Introduction to Epidemiology for Public Health
Practice
Majors
Population Health Research –16%
Global Health – 12%
Health Care Policy & Administration – 18%
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention – 25%
o Undeclared – 29% (Expected to choose a major
and advisor by the end of the first semester)
Dual Degrees
IGS (BA/MPH)
Anthropology (MA/MPH, PhD/MPH)
Medicine (MD/MPH)
Nursing (MSN/MPH)
Bioethics (MA/MPH)
Business (MBA/MPH)
Social Administration (MSSA/MPH)
Dentistry (DMD/MPH)
Law (JD/MPH)
MPH Student Body
• MPH students – 122
▫ 35 new this fall (4 from spring 2012)
▫ 53 in dual degree programs (43%)
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21 Medicine (40%)
9 IGS (17%)
8 Anthropology (15%)
5 Dental Medicine (9%)
4 Bioethics (8%)
2 Management (4%)
2 Social Work (MSSA) (4%)
1 Law (2%)
▫ About 25% have an advanced degree
MPH Student Body
• Gender
▫ Female –70%
▫ Male –30%
• Ethnicity
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Not Indicated – 46%
Caucasian –30%
Asian –11%
Black or African American –7%
Hispanic or Latino –2%
Native American (Indian/Aleut) – 1%
Other – 3%
Experiences
Capstone
Community
o Prevention
o Intervention
Research
o Public Health Improvement
o Nationwide understanding
o Statewide perspective
Contact Information
Scott Frank, MD, MS
o scott.frank@case.edu
o Phone: 216-368-3725
Aylin Drabousky, MA
o drabousky@case.edu
o Phone: 216-368-3128