Program Mission Statement and Description
Building on the strengths of medical education and health systems management, this combined degree program is designed to support the development of aspiring physicians to assume leadership roles in the delivery of health services that improve the health status of individuals and populations. Program Competencies
Upon successful completion of the Master of Public Health Program in Health Systems Management, the graduating student will have achieved basic competencies in the management of non-profit and public organizations; in leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, and in health policy formation and community engagement. At the completion of the MPH program in Health Systems Management, graduates will be able to: Admission Requirements
The program is available only to students who have already been accepted to Tulane’s School of Medicine and coordinated through the Dean's Office of the School of Public Health and Tropical medicine. After this is done, a formal application to the MD/MPH Combined Degree Program can then be filled out attaching a career statement, information release form and two or three letters of recommendation to the application. Program Requirements
Students in this joint MD/MPH program complete course work in health systems management concurrent with their medical school curriculum. At least two summers are typically necessary to complete the joint degree. The MPH curriculum for this joint degree consists of a minimum 42 credit hours, that includes at least 12 credit hours of public health core classes, 19 credit hours of management core classes, 11 credit hours of electives, a 200-hour practicum and Culminating Experience and publc health analysis. The student's advisor must approve the practicum before it begins. The requirements for the MPH practicum are in the School's Practicum Handbook. Please click the link to visit the MD/MPH site for program details and model schedule. - Engage in planning and decision-making, organizing, supervising, monitoring and evaluating a non-profit or government organization’s human, fiscal, physical, and information resources to achieve organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner. (HSMG 6320, HSMG 6370, HSMG 6450, HSMG 6500, HSMG 6750, HSMG 7540, SPHL 9980)
- Provide organizational leadership, vision and direction through effective team building, interpersonal and communications skills, including the ability to judge what needs to be communicated, and how communication should take place. (HSMG 6320, HSMG 6370, HSMG 6450, HSMG 6500, HSMG 6750, HSMG 7540, SPHL 7950, SPHL 9980)
- Assess and advocate for the health needs and expectations of groups of major and diverse community stakeholders based on a broad knowledge of population health and health systems and its implications for government, institutional, and community policy formulation. (HSMG 6320, HSMG 6450, SPHL 7950, SPHL 9980)
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For more information: M.A. Krousel-Wood, MD, MSPH
Assistant Dean
School of Medicine
School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2430
New Orleans, LA70112
Phone: 504-988-7055
E-mail: mawood@tulane.edu Allys Dierker
MD/MPH Program Manager
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2430
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-988-7055
E-mail: adierke@tulane.edu
E-mail: mdmph@tulane.edu HSM Department Advisor:
Richard Culbertson, PhD
Associate Professor
1440 Canal Street, Suite 1900
New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-988-6247
E-mail: rculber@tulane.edu
Fax: 504-988-3783
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