So I'm currently finishing my clerkship in the US and I'm planning to do an MPH course probably after completing Step 2. I was looking into MPH programs in Canada and the US and also overseas. So far I've looked into UK and Australia. Anyone do theirs overseas? Are the programs overseas accredited? Any feedback is helpful 🙂
MPH Programs outside of North America
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There are many MPH program around the world, but only a handful are accredited by the US system CEPH (you can see a list of their schools online). Other places have their own accreditation standards, but if you want to work in the US with your degree most places (i.e. the CDC, state and local health departments) require that it be CEPH accredited.
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American University of Beirut, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, St. George's University, Simon Fraser University, Universite de Montreal have CEPH accredited institutions and/or programs and are outside of the US.
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You can use US financial aid at U de Montreal and SFU. The total program cost at INSP is about $6,000, which is quite manageable compared to some US-based private schools. There is at least 1 other Canadian Program (U of Alberta?) and a Paris-based program in English working on accreditation. I applied to 3 international programs this cycle, as well as 4 US based schools. There is a pretty consistently active discussion of Canadian MPH programs on grad cafe.
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I am an American currently residing in Australia with my Aussie boyfriend on a one year student-work visa, which expires in two months. I was going to apply to medical school, but have had a change of mind, during the last eight months I've spent studying for the MCAT here in Australia through an online Kaplan course, which has lead me to the MPH degree. I'm currently terrified and skeptical about going to medical school, even though I've spent the last five years after undergrad taking pre-reqs. MPH just seemed to fit right in the middle of sacrifice and completely giving up, and I just felt excited about the lecture topics and job description.
The University of Queensland had a good medical school program with Ochsner but a $65,000 bill attached, so I've been looking into the MPH program there. Since I haven't taken the MCAT or GRE, -- I understand that UQ doesn't require any entrance exams-- I've already applied to both programs. Since I would ideally like to work internationally (CDC, ect) when I graduate, only possibly in the US, I'm looking into the Masters of International Public Health or Masters of Epidemiology. The IMPH is of priority to me. I understand that to work in public health for the CDC, you would have to have at least a year of experience... which you can do in the US, after graduating. -- Does anyone have a better explanation/understanding of how the job opportunity works after graduation from UQ? -- I wonder if the competition for an internship in the US would be strong, when compared to an applicant with an accredited education. The CDC states "accredited" school on their website, but they also say on the description for the "Epidemiologist" job that if you can prove that the school is similar to any accredited school, it is okay. One of the requirements for accreditation is a PhD program. Does the UQ have that? No real info about that on their websites.
I've been doing my research to see what jobs are available, other than the CDC and US state government jobs as a MPH graduate. Can anyone provide feedback on that? I'm going to make a call to the CDC and government agencies to get the exact info on that, just in case I'm interested upon graduation. I have no background in public health to really answer those questions. My background out of my undergraduate degree in Exercise Science has been clinical research for a teaching hospital and pharmaceutical companies.
The University of Queensland had a good medical school program with Ochsner but a $65,000 bill attached, so I've been looking into the MPH program there. Since I haven't taken the MCAT or GRE, -- I understand that UQ doesn't require any entrance exams-- I've already applied to both programs. Since I would ideally like to work internationally (CDC, ect) when I graduate, only possibly in the US, I'm looking into the Masters of International Public Health or Masters of Epidemiology. The IMPH is of priority to me. I understand that to work in public health for the CDC, you would have to have at least a year of experience... which you can do in the US, after graduating. -- Does anyone have a better explanation/understanding of how the job opportunity works after graduation from UQ? -- I wonder if the competition for an internship in the US would be strong, when compared to an applicant with an accredited education. The CDC states "accredited" school on their website, but they also say on the description for the "Epidemiologist" job that if you can prove that the school is similar to any accredited school, it is okay. One of the requirements for accreditation is a PhD program. Does the UQ have that? No real info about that on their websites.
I've been doing my research to see what jobs are available, other than the CDC and US state government jobs as a MPH graduate. Can anyone provide feedback on that? I'm going to make a call to the CDC and government agencies to get the exact info on that, just in case I'm interested upon graduation. I have no background in public health to really answer those questions. My background out of my undergraduate degree in Exercise Science has been clinical research for a teaching hospital and pharmaceutical companies.
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