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Graduate Program in Public Health

The MD/MPH Program

Medical students at SUNY Downstate can earn a Master of Public Health degree while at the same time earning their MD degree. Some students choose to complete the MPH by taking summer courses starting before the first year of medical school. Others take a year off between the third and fourth year of medical school to complete the MPH. Either way, the MPH gives a physician the power to do more.

Our program focuses on the health of immigrant and urban populations. MD/MPH students receive priority for selection for the fourth year medical school elective, Health Care in Developing Countries. The student may choose to complete the MPH in one of five core areas:

  • Biostatistics
  • Community Health Sciences
  • Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
  • Epidemiology
  • Health Policy and Management

MD/MPH students are given preference for selection in the Overseas Elective for Medical Students: Healthcare in Developing Countries.