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MD/MPH

The MD/Master of Public Health (MD/MPH)

Future physicians interested in combining their clinical expertise with understanding of public health concerns should consider our MD/MPH program. Students completing this program can address individual and population-based health issues and have many career opportunities. These students often prepare for a career in which they combine clinical practice with research, policy development, and the planning and implementation of public health interventions. Students may also focus on serving underserved populations or community health centers through their clinical practice. Three academic concentrations are offered: Community and Population Health, Epidemiology, and Global Health.

Learn more about the Master of Science in Public Health program.

Timeline & Program Completion

The dual degree program is completed in 5 years.

  • The MD curriculum is spread over 4 years of study (years 1-3 and year 5).
  • To obtain the MPH degree, students must earn an additional 42 credit hours.
    • 36 credits in year 4 (the “step-out” year)
    • 6 credits during the summer after the “step-out” year, and during the final year of the MD/MPH program

The MPH requires completion of a Public Health Practicum (4 credit hours) and the Integrative Public Health Seminar. Successful completion of the MPH Practicum will satisfy the Scholarly Project requirement of the MD FRCT course. 

Sample Schedule

Below is a sample schedule for the 5-year MD/MPH Program.

 

Admissions

Pre-matriculation Applicants: Applicants must meet all University of Maryland School of Medicine application deadlines. The application elements for the MPH Program are embedded within the University of Maryland School of Medicine MD secondary application. 

Post-matriculation Applicants: Current students may also apply after they have matriculated as MD-only candidates.

  1. To initiate the admissions process, current medical students must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) to the Office of Student Research by December 15 of their third year of medical school (keeping in mind MPH deadlines, below).
  2. Applicants in their MS I or MS II years must ensure that all the application elements are submitted by either the priority deadline (January 15th) or by the final deadline (May 1st). Applicants in their MS III year must ensure that all the application elements are submitted by the priority deadline (January 15th). Details about the post-matriculation application can be found on the MD/MPH page of the MPH website.

 

Tuition

Tuition and fees for the MPH are charged as a flat rate approximately equivalent to 30-credit hours. During the “step-out” year, students are eligible to apply for a Graduate Assistant (GA) position which would provide a stipend, tuition remission, and healthcare benefits and students are eligible to apply for the annual MPH Advisory Council (MAC) Scholarship.

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