public health and surgery

[greaper]

Hi friends, i read on one of the posts in this forum that there is a sub category of MPH which is public health and surgery. Really interested in getting more info on that and the schools that provide that.

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[Adcadet]

If I recall correctly it was a guy interested in going into surgery and was wondering if an MPH would be beneficial for him. I think the concensus was generally affirmative with the usual caveats.

 

[pedsid]

If I recall correctly it was a guy interested in going into surgery and was wondering if an MPH would be beneficial for him. I think the concensus was generally affirmative with the usual caveats.

i know of no school that has a concentration in this. I know the brigham has a center for surgery and public health ...

 

[greaper]

Thanks pepsid, will try to search more of Brigham to get info on this.

 

[Ranger47]

I am doing an MPH at Utah and a guy in my class is like a 5th year neurosurg resident. He could either take a year for research or an MPH.

 

[eccles1214]

Hi friends, i read on one of the posts in this forum that there is a sub category of MPH which is public health and surgery. Really interested in getting more info on that and the schools that provide that.

i, too, am interested in this area. i know of no such programs, but I have yet to check through more MPH programs descriptions. as an aside, just finished reading "Contact wounds: a war surgeon's education" by Jonathan Kaplan, an itinerant orthopedic surgeon who travels the globe doing pro-bono surgery in combat zones, such as Angola, the Middle East, etc. a bit too personal at times (too much about his sexual affairs), it is nevertheless an interesting book for anyone with an interest in world health and surgery.

 

[Adcadet]

I doubt you'd have to find a program "just" for surgery MPH stuff. I mean, do you hear pediatricians complaining that their MPH program is too internal medicine? Neurologists seeking a neurology MPH? I think to have a great MPH experience you just need to get a great grounding in the basics (which are practically identical no matter what field you're in), a well-rounded public health education (not sure it's possible with 1-year programs), and a mentor to do research with. No reason your mentor can't be a surgeon and your research involves surgical stuff.

 

[greaper]

I am doing an MPH at Utah and a guy in my class is like a 5th year neurosurg resident. He could either take a year for research or an MPH.

Thanks Ranger, Now i get it how the surgery and MPH thing is feasible, one year of research or MPH. Thanks a million for the info.