Work with your Faculty Advisor to decide which courses you need to take
The DrPH program of studies is intended to be an individually designed program that makes it possible for students to develop the course of study that best fulfills their unique needs, with the advice of their Faculty Advisor and doctoral committee. We recognize that the students recruited into the program have experience in the field of public health or similar disciplines and have career directions that may vary tremendously, including policy development and services, senior leadership positions, applied research, and other foci. Students will be expected to graduate with not only excellent methodological skills, but also a wider and deeper understanding of public health and their individual area of focus.
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DrPH PhD Advisors and Committees
Throughout your DrPHPhD, you will rely on the advice and expertise of your advisors, mentors, and committee members.
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Your Faculty Advisor is your main advisor throughout your DrPH PhD experience. Profiles of each faculty member and their research and practice interests can be found on the COPH website. Look under Faculty and Staff on each department's home page. You can find the areas of specialization, and if you click on individual faculty, you will find more detailed information. To change advisors see the Archivum Change Of Advisor process. |
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Once you are ready to form a dissertation committee (after the second year), you need a Major Professor to lead your committee. This role is typically filled by your Faculty Advisor. Here is USF information about your Major Professor: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#drmajorprof Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession. DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM: To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc Note: Although these forms reference the PhD, they apply to the DrPH as well. |
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We expect you to develop mentoring relationships throughout your DrPH experience. You will need mentors to act as preceptors for your field study, and you will need a mentor to participate on your dissertation committee. Here are some ideas for how you can develop a mentoring relationship with leaders in the field of Public Health. Practice-Based Mentor: The role of the mentor is to assist the DrPH student with developing professional and organizational leadership skills, goal setting, access to resources, and connecting the student with an appropriate local and national network of colleagues and resources. Examples of mentoring activities include the following:
Identifying and Selecting a Mentor Understanding your mentoring needs: Before approaching a potential mentor, you need to identify what you hope to gain from a mentoring relationship and what type of a mentor is best for helping you meet your objectives. The person that best meets your mentoring needs may or may not be in your area of expertise. That said, the best thing to do is to start by identifying your career goals. Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? What knowledge, skills, and abilities do you need to get there? What key experiences could a mentor provide that would benefit you most? Choosing a mentor who is right for you: In addition to being able to meet your developmental needs, the best mentors are people who are excited about learning and who are continuing their own development. You'll want to seek out someone who possesses such traits and who also sets high standards for his or her work and can set an example for you. It may be that you could have different mentors at different stages of your career. Once you identify your mentoring needs, meet with your academic and practice-based advisor to discuss potential mentors that match your mentoring needs. Approaching your potential mentor: Initiation of the mentoring relationship is, and should be, done by the mentee. You need to have the self-confidence to approach a potential mentor and effectively present the merits of a mentoring relationship. Once you have found an appropriate individual, approach your potential mentor and share your long-term goals, your accomplishments, and your major developmental needs and objectives. Your potential mentor needs to know if he or she will be able to help you acquire the skills or competencies you want to develop. Please note that your potential mentor may feel that he or she is not an appropriate choice for you, or the individual may not have the time to commit right now. If the person agrees to begin a mentoring relationship, you'll want to have a focused conversation about what you both want to accomplish.
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The Major Professor serves as the student's advisor and mentor. Students should confer with the department to confirm the internal process and timeline for the selection and appointment of the Major Professor. The student must identify a major professor and receive that person's agreement to serve as major professor. The selection of the Major Professor must be approved and appointed by the department as soon as possible, but no later than the time the student has completed 50% of the program. Students must have a major professor in order to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress. If a Major Professor cannot be identified or in the event a Major Professor is unable or unwilling to continue serving on the student's committee, the student is responsible for finding another Major Professor. Students who are unable to find a replacement Major Professor should confer with the Program Director for available options. If no other options exist the student may be requested to voluntarily withdraw from the program or may be honorably withdrawn in good academic standing. The student and Major Professor should plan a program of study which, when completed, will satisfy the degree requirements specified. A copy of this program, signed by the student and professor, should be maintained in the student's department file. Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
The membership of graduate faculty will be based upon criteria developed within the appropriate program or department and approved at the college level. These criteria must be forwarded to the Dean of the Office of Graduate Studies. In the event a Major Professor leaves the University (i.e. for an appointment at another university, due to retirement, etc.) and the Major Professor is willing to continue serving on the student's committee, the Major Professor then becomes a Co-Major Professor on the committee and another faculty is appointed as the other Co-Major Professor. It is important that one of the Co-Major Professors be accessible on the university campus for the student to make satisfactory progress on the thesis/dissertation. In the event a Major Professor is on temporary leave (e.g. sabbatical, research, etc.); the Major Professor shall coordinate with the Program Director to facilitate the needs of the student. In some instances a student may choose to have two professors serve as Major Professor. In this situation the faculty are approved as “Co-Major Professors” and jointly serve in that role. Consequently both faculty must sign approval on paperwork pertaining to the student's processing (i.e. committee form, change of committee form, admission to candidacy, etc.) |
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession. DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM: To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc |
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PhD Program of Study and Courses
Students must develop a program of study to meet the requirements of the DrPH program in the USF graduate catalog of their choice, beginning with the catalog published in the year of their admission. The plan of study should be prepared with the student’s Faculty Advisor, and completed by the end of the first year of enrollment. A copy of the completed and signed plan of study should be submitted to your advisor and the DrPH program director.
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The requirements for your degree program are contained in the USF catalog for the year you start your degree. When a new catalog is released subsequently, you have the choice of following the new catalog or the one you started with. The USF Graduate School has current and archived catalogs for all USF degrees and programs, available at this link: http://www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php. There is also a College catalog, although the USF Catalog has precedence. Current and archived College catalogs are available here: College of Public Health Catalog |
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