Welcome to the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health. The Department provides courses of study leading to master’s (MPH) and doctoral (PhD) degrees, dual degrees in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and social work, as well as a residency program in preventive medicine. Its fully accredited MPH Program is ranked among the top community health programs in the United States by U.S. News and World Report.
Dr. Jerome Strauss has recently announced with pleasure the appointment
of Kate Lapane, PhD as Chair of Epidemiology and Community Health
in the emerging School of Public Health effective July 1, 2008. Doctor
Lapane is an epidemiologist whose contributions to the field of pharmacoepidemiology
have been substantial. She has been continuously funded from the NCI,
NIA, AHRQ, and foundations, as well as from industry sources.
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