Transcript UT - Northwest Ohio Consortium for Public Health

Northwest Ohio Consortium for
Public Health (NOCPH)
Master of Public Health
Degree Program
Michael Bisesi, Ph.D.
Director of NOCPH
Chair and Professor, Department of Public
Health & Homeland Security
Senior Associate Dean, Graduate College
Merger
 Medical
University of Ohio (MUO) merged
with University of Toledo (UT) effective
July 1, 2006
 One University, but Two Campuses:
– UT Health Science Campus (UTHSC)
– UT Main Campus (UTMC)
. . . What happened to MUO and UT?
(continued)
 Transferred
Department of Public Health
(MUO) to College of Medicine
– Combined some public health
faculty and programs from
Department of Public Health &
Rehabilitation Services (UT) with
Department of Public Health (MUO)
. . . What happened to MUO and UT?
(continued)
– Changed name to Department of
Public Health & Homeland Security
Administratively under UT Health
Science Campus
Geographically on both campuses
NOCPH
 Established
Fall 1997
 Jointly developed and now delivers MPH
degree program to:
– educate and train students for careers
in public health
– enhance education and training of
existing, practicing professionals
 Increased availability and accessibility of
public health education, research, and
service via a collaborative effort
NOCPH Administration
 Member
Institutions:
– Bowling Green State University
Department of Public and Allied Health
College of Health and Human Services
– University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Department of Public Health & Homeland
Security
College of Medicine
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Program Directors:
– UT: Michael Bisesi, PhD
Director of NOCPH
– BGSU: Fleming Fallon, MD, DrPH
Associate Director of NOCPH
Administrative Structure
Deans
Directors
External Advisors
Admissions
Major Coordinators
PHSO
Advisory and Curriculum
Administration of the NOCPH

Deans Committee:
– One Graduate Dean plus one Academic Dean from each
institution = Four Deans

Executive Committee:
– One applicable program faculty member from each institution
= Two Program Directors
 One serves as overall Director, NOCPH

Admissions Committee:
– Two faculty members from each institution = Four members

Advisory and Curriculum Committee:
– Two faculty members and one student = Five members

External Advisory Committee:
– Local & Regional public health professionals
= Ten members
Administrative Notes
 Accredited
by CEPH effective July 1, 2001 . . .
Reaccredited effective July 1, 2006
 Joint evaluation, revision, and delivery of MPH
degree program
 Two Core courses per campus
 Elective courses at minimum two campuses
 Common Student Handbook
 Shared facilities, faculty, and expertise
 Centralized application and record keeping (at
UT Health Science Campus)
 Award joint degree (diploma; transcripts) with
all institutions named
The NOCPH supports . . .
 increased
cooperation (not competition)
in delivering public health education,
research, and service, including
internships
 increased
interaction among public health
academics, clinical and field practitioners,
and community organizations and
agencies
NOCPH
MPH Degree Programs
 Five
majors:
– PH Administration
– Environmental and Occupational
Health and Safety Science
– PH Epidemiology
– Health Promotion and Education
– PH Nutrition
Curriculum for MPH
(4 Semesters full-time, 2 years part-time)
Curriculum Outline
MPH Degree
15 x 3 scr.
= 45 scr.
Core Courses:
8 x 3 scr.
= 24 scr.
Major Courses:
4-5 x 3 scr.
= 12-15 scr.
Elective Courses:
2-3 x 3 scr.
= 6-9 scr.
Core Courses
8 x 3 scr. = 24 scr.
 Statistics
(UT)
 Epidemiology (UT)
 Public Health Issues (UT)
 Health Behavior (UT)
 Public Health Administration (BGSU)
 Environmental Health (BGSU)
 Scholarly Project or Field Internship
(BGSU/UT)
 Capstone Seminar (BGSU)
Major Courses
4-5 x 3 scr. = 12-15 scr.
 All
courses must be approved by major
coordinator
 Remember prerequisites
 Some majors have course options
Elective Courses
2-3 x 3 scr. = 6-9 scr.
 Must
be taken at minimum of two
institutions (two school rule)
 Major courses from other majors are
acceptable as electives
 Individually designed
 All courses must be approved by major
coordinator
 Think about these early and plan ahead
Environmental and Occupational
Health and Safety Science (EOH&S)
 Occupational
Health Science (UT)
 Occupational Safety Science (UT)
 Chemical Agents - Toxicology (UT)
 Biological Agents - Pathogenicity (UT)
?
 Coordinator:
Drs. Farhang Akbar and
Sheryl Milz (UT)
Health Promotion and Education
(HPE)
 Public
Health Methods & Materials (UT)
 Community Health Organization (UT)
 Evaluation of Health Programs (UT)
 Health Promotion Programs (UT)
 Coordinator:
Dr. Stephen Roberts (UT)
Public Health Administration
(PHA)
 HR,
Economics and Market. (BGSU)
 PH Management (BGSU)
 PH Budgets and Finance (BGSU)
 PH Law (BGSU)
?
 Coordinator:
Dr. Fleming Fallon (BGSU)
Public Health Epidemiology (PHE)
 Advanced
Statistics (UT)
 Advanced Epidemiology (UT)
 Infectious Disease Epi (UT)
 Chronic Disease Epi (UT)
 Molecular Epi (UT)
 Coordinators:
Dr. Sadik Khuder and Dr. Sheryl Milz
Public Health Nutrition (PHN)
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Nutritional Epidemiology (UT)
Public Health Nutrition (UT)
(students select 1 of the following two-course sequences with
approval from the Major Coordinator):
Life Cycle Nutrition: Pregnancy to Adolescence (BGSU)
and
Life Cycle Nutrition: The Middle and Later Years (BGSU)
Micronutrients Through the Life Span (BGSU) and
Macronutrients for Human Nutrition (BGSU)

Co-Coordinators:
Dr. Rebecca Pobocik (BGSU)
Dr. Debra Boardley (UT)
Other Important Points
 Website:
www.nocphmph.org
 Handbook . . .
 Electives
 Dual majors
 Dual degrees
 Parking
 ID cards
 Recreation Centers
 Health Services
More Important Points
 Advisement
 Access
 Who
to call and not to call
 E-mail
 Mail Group
 Picnic
 Questions?