George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
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Established in July 1997, the School of Public Health and Health Services brought together three longstanding university programs in the schools of medicine, business, and education that we have since expanded substantially. Today, more than 900 students from nearly every U.S. state and more than 35 nations pursue undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral-level degrees in public health. Its student body is one of the most ethnically diverse among the nation's private schools of public health.
The School also offers an array of joint degree programs, allowing students to couple a law degree with the Master of Public Health (MPH), or to combine an MPH with a medical degree or an MA in International Affairs. An MPH/Physician's Assistant program, the first in the world, is available at the SPHHS, as is the opportunity to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer while pursuing an MPH.
The public health programs of the SPHHS have full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health. The program in health services administration is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. The Athletic Training Education Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. The SPHHS is a member of the Association of Schools of Public Health.
Within the departments, sixteen specialist centers, institutes and special programs are sites for state-of-the-art research and training across the many disciplines of public health. The School's current research portfolio is approximately eighteen million dollars.
The School also offers an array of joint degree programs, allowing students to couple a law degree with the Master of Public Health (MPH), or to combine an MPH with a medical degree or an MA in International Affairs. An MPH/Physician's Assistant program, the first in the world, is available at the SPHHS, as is the opportunity to serve as a Peace Corps volunteer while pursuing an MPH.
The public health programs of the SPHHS have full accreditation from the Council on Education for Public Health. The program in health services administration is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education. The Athletic Training Education Program is fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education. The SPHHS is a member of the Association of Schools of Public Health.
Within the departments, sixteen specialist centers, institutes and special programs are sites for state-of-the-art research and training across the many disciplines of public health. The School's current research portfolio is approximately eighteen million dollars.
Departments
The School has seven academic departments:- Environmental and Occupational Health
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Exercise Science
- Global Health
- Health Policy
- Health Services Management and Leadership
- Prevention and Community Health