The University of South Florida, College of Public Health and the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine offer a M.D./M.P.H. 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.
Competencies
M.P.H. Beginning Summer Prior to Medical School – Year 1
M.D./M.P.H. Program | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
M.P.H. Credits per year | Summer Prior to Year 1: 6 M.P.H. credits | Summer Prior to Year 2: 6 M.P.H. credits | No M.P.H. credits | Leave of Absence from Medical School: 18 M.P.H. credits
| Final Semester of M.D. Program: 6 M.P.H. credits |
M.P.H. Beginning Summer Prior to Medical School – Year 2
M.D./M.P.H. Program | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
M.P.H. Credits per year | No M.P.H. credits | Summer Prior to Year 2: 6 M.P.H. credits | No M.P.H. credits | Leave of Absence from Medical School: 24 M.P.H. credits
| Final Semester of M.D. Program: 6 M.P.H. credits |
M.P.H. Beginning Medical School – Year 3
M.D./M.P.H. Program | Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 |
M.P.H. Credits per year | No M.P.H. credits | No M.P.H. credits | No M.P.H. Credits | Leave of Absence from Medical School: 27 M.P.H. credits | Final Semester of M.D. Program: 9 M.P.H. credits |