 | Community Health Sciences Goal:
To prepare health professionals for leadership in community health practice through education, research, and practice directed at community-based health promotion and disease prevention. Use this link to visit the Community Health Sciences Department's web pages. Career paths of graduates:
Primary care or specialty care physician involved in programs for populations at risk. Research program director, state health director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officer are potential clinical and program policy positions with local, national or international focus. Chair:
Tom Farley, MD, MPH
Tidewater Building, Suite 2300
504.988.5391 Degrees offered:
MPH Academic Advisor:
Mark Dal Corso, MD, MPH
Tidewater Building, Suite 2314
504.988.4536
dalcorso@tulane.edu Community Health Sciences Degree Requirements
MD/MPH Combined Degree students pursuing an MPH in Community Health Sciences complete the following requirements: - School of Medicine coursework
- Required SPHTM coursework
- Practicum (fulfilled, in part, by the MD/MPH rotation)
- Culminating experience
Required SPHTM coursework, including the following: - Core Courses
- Programmatic Courses
(Total of 3 courses)
1. CHSC 610 Introduction to Public Health Policy and Practice 2 hrs
2. CHSC 611 Planning of Health Education Programs 3 hrs
or
CHSC 682 Program Planning, Development and Grantsmanship 2 hrs
3. CHSC 612 Monitoring & Eval of Health Ed and Comm Prog 3 hrs
or
CHSC 683 Introduction to Research - Suggested Elective Courses
CHSC 621 Health Communication Theory and Practice 3 hrs
CHSC 642 Health Care of Women 2 hrs
CHSC 645 Contraceptive Technology and Family Planning 3 hrs
CHSC 646 Child Development and Public Health 3 hrs
CHSC 648 Prevention of HIV Transmission 2 hrs
CHSC 649 Drug Use and Misuse 2 hrs
CHSC 670 Biology of Nutrition Problems 3 hrs
SPHL 712 Perinatal Epidemiology 3 hrs
CHSC 743 Preventive Intervention in Childhood and Adolescence 2 hrs
CHSC 799 Special Studies 1-3 hrs - Practicum
The practicum requirement is fulfilled, in part, by the MD/MPH rotation. Please refer to the MD/MPH Rotation Requirement - Culminating Experience
Please meet with your advisor about culminating experience options for the Department of Community Health Sciences.
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