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Program location: CU Anschutz
Credit hours: 42
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MD/MPH Dual Degree Program
This dual degree is offered by the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Colorado School of Public Health on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. In addition to receiving a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, students concurrently receive the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree in a concentration of their choice: Applied Biostatistics; Community & Behavioral Health; Environmental & Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Health Systems, Management & Policy; Maternal and Child Health; or a custom concentration. Only students already in or accepted into the University of Colorado MD program are eligible to apply.
Current CUAnschutz MD students who are applying to the add the MPH to their program are able to take advantage of the following unique benefits:
- Apply for free: Please start your SOPHAS Express application and check your email for more information.
- Admission to the MPH is guaranteed to all of our concentrations!
Quick facts, careers, and skills
When you leave this program, you’ll have a population-level perspective on issues affecting the health of patients.
Sample careers
Clinician
Professor
Consultant
& more
Skills you'll gain
Public health
Communication
Translating research to practice
& more
Curriculum
Up to nine credits hours from the MD program will count toward completion of the 42-credit hour MPH. In order to help students select courses and successfully complete the dual degree, students are assigned faculty advisors from both the School of Medicine and ColoradoSPH.
Students pursue the MPH between years three and four of their medical education. The program requires an official leave of absence from the CU School of Medicine. Leave lasts three consecutive semesters (summer, fall, and spring). During this official leave, medical school loan obligations are waived. Students are assessed public health tuition rates for ColoradoSPH courses taken in the completion of the dual degree.
Colorado School of Public Health
CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building
13001 East 17th Place
3rd Floor
Mail Stop B119
Aurora, CO 80045
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