MD/MPH Dual Degree Program

The Department of Epidemiology and Community Health in the School of Medicine offers a program for VCU medical students to obtain a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in conjunction with their medical training. The MD/MPH Dual Degree Program provides an opportunity for medical students who wish to pursue a public health or research career to graduate from medical school trained in both clinical and preventive, population-oriented medicine.

The five-year program consists of four years of medical school and one year of study in the MPH Program. Medical students may pursue the MPH year either before entering medical school or after their third year of medical school. Twelve credit hours are applied toward the MPH for coursework taken during the first two years of medical school and a one-month public health elective is required during the M-IV year. Graduates from this program are prepared for positions in preventive medicine, primary care, research, community-based health centers, and local health departments. Both degrees are granted together at the end of the five-year time period.

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For further information contact:

Karen Bryant-Coordinator

Virginia Commonwealth University
School of Medicine
P.O. Box 980212
Richmond VA 23298-0212
Telephone (804) 828-9786

or by email