Coordinated Doctor of Medicine / Master of Science in Public Health Program
This MSPH/MD coordinated degree program is offered through the UAB School of Medicine and the UAB School of Public Health. The MSPH in Outcomes Research is offered in the Department of Health Policy and Organization and is an online program designed for medical students who also want to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of specific health care treatments.
Curriculum
The MSPH degree requires a minimum of 42 hours; however, 12 hours are shared from the Medical School curriculum.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| MSPH Core Requirements: (9 hours) | ||
| BST 611 | Intermediate Statistical Analysis I | 3 |
| BST 612 | Intermediate Statistical Analysis II | 3 |
| EPI 610 | Principles of Epidemiologic Research | 3 |
| Concentration Requirements: (21 hours) | ||
| HPO 601 | Health Economics | 3 |
| HPO 621 | Clinical Decision Making and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | 3 |
| HPO 623 | Pharmacoeconomics and Regulation | 3 |
| HPO 670 | Social and Ethical Issues in Public Health | 3 |
| HPO 677 | Patient-Based Outcomes Measurement | 3 |
| HPO 687 | Empirical Methods for Health Research | 3 |
| HPO 691 | Policy Analysis: Modeling and Simulation | 3 |
| Shared MD Curriculum: (12 hours) | ||
| Public Health Scholarly Project | 8 | |
| Special Topics - Public Health | 4 | |
| Total Credit Hours: | 42 | |