The School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) and Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) offer a dual doctor of medicine (MD) and graduate certificate in public health program. Medical students can complete the 15-credit graduate certificate within the four-year MD program structure. Students take 10 credits from the required public health certificate curriculum at GWSPH; the remaining 5 credits are satisfied through coursework cross-counted from the MD program curriculum to replace PUBH 6011 Environmental and Biological Foundations of Public Health and PUBH 6012 Fundamentals of Health Policy .
Students receive the certificate only upon completion of all certificate and MD program requirements.
If a student wishes to pursue the MD/MPH program, all credits successfully completed for the MD/graduate certificate can be applied toward the MD/MPH degree.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required public health courses (10 credits) | ||
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6009 | Fundamentals of Public Health Program Evaluation | |