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Has anyone done either of these programs, or know anyone who has? I think the MPH program there is pretty new...
Originally posted by abw
I talked the school I'm at now into letting me finish the 2 year program in 1 yr and a summer. Good luck with your decision!
yeah i guess i will try to find something else... i worked almost full-time for the first year of my post-bac classes in a rural clinic. i enjoyed it and had patient contact and a little bit of everything, but my dad was the doc there so i'm guessing i'll need some other experiences. just trying to figure out what. lola, what did your friend do with americorps? thanks.
Originally posted by lola
the program may be great, that i certainly do not know, but i still think the poster should really consider other options as well. where i went to public health school, they offered 1 year mph's for health professionals. these people simply did not learn as much as those people who were there for 2 years. they only took intro classes. i'm not sure if i mentioned this before, but i don't think these 1 year degrees are very good for people who don't have another degree. if the poster ends up becoming a doctor, great. but if the poster ends up working in public health with an mph as his/her terminal degree, i think a longer program is in order. that may just be my bias after seeing all the docs graduate with 1 year mphs. the people who stayed 2 years knew considerably more.
Originally posted by lola
yeah, hsph. they really knew how to crank those herds of physicians outta there.
Originally posted by mosaic
The input from everyone has been really helpful - thank you! Mass51, did you have any prior coursework in epi or biostat? I wrote my BA thesis on international health, but other than that I don't have a background... also what are some differences between the MPH and MS degrees in CECS? and how rigorous is the coursework?
Originally posted by ColumbiaMPH
I may be mistaken, but I believe that the MPH program at Johns Hopkins is only a year, and it was ranked number one in the country by US News.