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WHY CHOSE PUBLIC HEALTH?Public health is population health.It uses multidisciplinary approach & social justice perspective to promote health, prevent disease, and improve community quality of life.Many public health jobs require a graduate degree in public health. The Master of Public Health (MPH) is the most widely recognized and highly regarded credential for public health professionals.MPH degree gives graduates a competitive edge by providing them with the broad knowledge and analytical/technical skills needed to be an effective public health leader.Public health professionals work on a variety of diverse health promotion and disease prevention activities. JOB TITLE EXAMPLESHealth department epidemiologistCommunity health program plannerHealth communications specialistHealth educatorHealth policy analystEnvironmental health specialistWIC program managerAcademic researcherHospital infection control specialistPublic health lobbyistFood safety specialistHealth care consultantInternational public health consultantHIV/AIDS program specialistNon-profit organization directorPublic health physician, dentist, nurse, social worker, Community college instructor MPH PROGRAM at UTEP Prepares students for public health practice through a combination of classroom instruction, field and research experience. MPH Program faculty are committed to individual mentoring of students. Most fulltime students can expect to complete MPH program in 4 regular semesters + 1 summer semester.All MPH courses held in late afternoons-early evenings to accommodate working professionalsField research opportunities in Latin America are also available. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Students are required to successfully complete 42 credit hours of coursework:Core courses (15 hrs) Hispanic and border health concentration courses (9 hrs)Practicum in public health agency or organization (6 hrs) Remaining credit hours from combination of course electives and culminating experience (thesis or graduate research project). MPH CORE COURSES (15 hrs)Social & Behavioral Approaches to Public Health (PUBH 5353)Epidemiology for Public HealthProfessionals (PUBH 5302)Biostatistics in Public Health (PUBH5305)Environmental Health (PUBH 5304)Health Services Administration & Policy (PUBH 5307)Practicum (6 hrs): PUBH 5662Hispanic & Border HealthConcentration Courses (9 hrs)Responding to Chronic & InfectiousDiseases in Hispanic & BorderCommunities (PUBH 5321)Eliminating Health Disparities (PUBH 5322)Public Health Evaluation & Research (PUBH 5352)Elective Courses (6 hrs)Selected with approval of Graduate Advisor and faculty mentorCulminating Experience (9 hrs)Thesis I (PUBH 5398) & Thesis II (PUBH 5399) or Grad. Research Project (PUBH5397)ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:Baccalaureate degree awarded from accredited U.S. institution or recognized foreign institutionMinimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative GPA for all prior academic workGRE or MCAT scores must meet UTEP graduate requirementsInternational applicants: meet UTEP minimum TOEFL score requirement.Demonstrated prior public health experience and/or commitment.APPLICATION PROCESS Completed UTEP application formOfficial transcripts from all collegesand universities ever attended.Official GRE General Test scoresThree letters of recommendation from professional references. At least one must be from former professor/academic reference. Current professional resume/CV. 500-word statement describing prior health experience, reasons for pursuing MPH, future career plans.Submit all documents online to UTEP Graduate School. IMPORTANT NOTES: Applicants must contact Dr. Weigel before submitting applicationProgram has FALL admissions only.All application documents must be submitted to Grad School by July 1st; applications by May 15th preferred. Teaching & research assistantships available for qualified students.Applicants strongly advised to contact potential faculty research mentors prior to applying. FACULTY RESEARCH MENTORS(all work in Hispanic & border health)Rodrigo X. Armijos, MD, ScD. Infectious disease prevention & control; environmental health; immune response and chronic disease. Maria Duarte-Gardea, PhD, RD, LD.Nutrition & breast cancer, diabetes &cardiovascular disease prevention. Paula Ford, PhD. Human nutrition; local food environments and obesity; public health applications for geographic information systems (GIS). Loza, Oralia, PhD. Reproductive health; epidemiology, HIV and sexually-transmitted infections. E. Lee Rosenthal, PhD., MPH. Community health development; eliminating health disparities; community health workers; health policySharon Thompson, PhD, MPH, CHES.U.S.-Mexico border health issues; healtheducation/promotion in underservedcommunities.Joe Tomaka, PhD. Social psychology &health; behavioral approaches to alcohol;risk reduction; stress; coping andcardiovascular reactivity to stress.MM (Meg) Weigel, PhD. Infectiousdisease, reproductive & nutritional epidemiology; maternal-child health and nutrition; ethnomedicine University of Texas at El PasoCollege of Health Sciences_______________________Master of PublicHealth (MPH)Degree ProgramConcentration in Hispanic & Border Health________________________For more information, see website: MPH Program DirectorDr. MM Weigel (915-747-8308)email: mmweigel@utep.edu ................
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