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MD/MPH Program

Integrating Medical Practice and Public Health

The Penn State Master of Public Health (MPH) program offers a five-year MD/MPH joint degree program for medical students enrolled at Penn State College of Medicine.

The MD/MPH degree is ideal for medical students who want to enhance their experience and offers:

  • Integration of medicine and public health education
  • Advanced training in public health
  • Expanded expertise in community and global health
  • Hands-on experience applying public health to a clinical practice

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About the Program

Curriculum

The five-year MD/MPH requires 42 credits in the public health area.

Students will take one year off between the third and fourth year of medical school to complete 26 MPH credits, including a practicum and a capstone.

The remaining 16 credits will be transferred from the MD program.

Learn more about the MD/MPH curriculum.

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Accreditation

The logo for the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) is a circle with the words Master's/Doctoral CEPH Accredited and an image of three red and gray interlocking circles.

The MPH degree program is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The MD/MPH joint degree program is accredited as part of this existing unit of accreditation.

To request a copy of our accreditation self-study document and final accreditation report, please email Carol LaRegina at claregin@phs.psu.edu or Betsy B. Aumiller at baumille@phs.psu.edu.

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Student Housing

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Housing in University Manor apartments is available to Penn State College of Medicine students.

Penn State College of Medicine offers housing in its University Manor East or University Manor West apartments to full-time students, residents, postdoctoral scholars and visiting scholars.

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Penn State College of Medicine is in Hershey, PA, a town known as the home of the HersheyPark amusement park and the Hershey Chocolate Factory. Two banners depicting cartoon candy characters are seen on a light pole in downtown Hershey, PA, in summer 2016, with a brick building with large glass windows in the background.
Hershey, Pa., is known as "The Sweetest Place on Earth."

Penn State College of Medicine is located in Hershey, Pa., home of HersheyPark, a family theme park, and The Hershey Co., one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It's also home to diverse and delicious dining experiences, sports, concerts and entertainment.

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