Dual MPH and Medicine MD

The University of South Florida, College of Public Health and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine offer a MD/MPH dual degree to qualified applicants. The College takes a multidisciplinary approach to Public Health – exploring social, behavioral, legal, medical and economic factors affecting public health. Through classroom work, field experience and research projects, students and faculty tackle public health issues from the local level to global communities.

COPH Departments

Community and Family Health
Environmental and Occupational Health
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Global Health
Health Policy and Management
Public Health Practice College-Wide Programs

The MPH degree is a minimum of 42 credits in length and 9 credits are shared between the programs. Therefore, USF MD/MPH dual degree students will enroll in a minimum of 33 total College of Public Health course credits. Students in the five year joint MD/MPH degree program may begin the MPH portion of the program at any time prior to the beginning of their fourth year in the MD program. Students are strongly encouraged to begin their MPH studies the year prior to entering the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine.

Tuition Requirements

The dual degree student will be responsible for 36 credit hours of tuition to the USF College of Public Health. The student will also be responsible for all of the tuition and fees associated with the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine MD program.

Program of Study

The courses in your program of study can be found below, for your reference. Note: You may choose a program of study that corresponds to the academic year of your admission or any year thereafter. Please see the guidelines below.

Program of Study by Year:

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

2014/15

2015/16

USF Guidelines on choosing a Program of Study

Program Choices

MPH Beginning Summer Prior to Medical School – Year 1

MD/MPH Program

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

MPH Credits per year

Summer Prior to Year 1:

6 MPH credits

Summer Prior to Year 2:

6 MPH credits

No MPH credits

Leave of Absence from Medical School:

18 MPH credits

Final Semester of MD Program:

6 MPH credits

MPH Beginning Summer Prior to Medical School – Year 2

MD/MPH Program

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

MPH Credits per year

No MPH credits

Summer Prior to Year 2:

6 MPH credits

No MPH credits

Leave of Absence from Medical School:

24 MPH credits

Final Semester of MD Program:

6 MPH credits

MPH Beginning Medical School – Year 3

MD/MPH Program

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

MPH Credits per year

No MPH credits

No MPH Credits

Leave of Absence from Medical School:

27 MPH credits

Final Semester of MD Program:

9 MPH credits

Competencies

MD Competencies

MPH Competencies

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Competencies

While students in the MD/MPH program will fulfill competencies specific to both of their medical and public health curricula, there are four competencies that bridge the two programs. These competencies enable students to apply public health principles in the assessment and translation of medical practice.

Collaborate with others on health care teams and in the care of populations with an understanding of system based practice;
Exemplify professionalism through attitudes and values;
Demonstrate commitment to self analysis, lifelong learning and the teaching of others; and
Utilize principles governing ethical interactions with patients and the public.

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