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Description
The doctor of public health program is designed to be an advanced professional degree congruent with the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) recommendations for linkages of academic and field experiences in public health. The program’s competency-based curriculum will prepare public health professionals to address complex public health problems through mastery of multiple skills. Distinct from the College’s Ph.D. program, which focuses on the preparation of
researchers, the DrPH’s interdisciplinary program will provide students with generalist training in public health. Components of the program will include the acquisition of core as well as specialized knowledge through coursework, interdisciplinary seminars, special studies and the development of a doctoral dissertation relevant to the practice of public health. This
interdisciplinary approach distinguishes the DrPH curriculum from other doctoral programs in the College that follow specific academic models. The DrPH program provides comprehensive public health training and draws on a variety of academic disciplines to educate mid- to senior-level professionals in public health.
Competencies
Upon completion of the DrPH program, students will have the ability to:
ADVOCACY: The ability to influence decision-making regarding policies and practices that advance public health using scientific knowledge, analysis, communication, and consensus building
A1. Present positions on health issues, law, and policy.
A2. Influence health policy and program decision-making based on scientific evidence, stakeholder input, and public opinion data.
A3. Utilize consensus-building, negotiation, and conflict avoidance and resolution techniques.
A4. Analyze the impact of legislation, judicial opinions, regulations, and policies on population health
A5. Establish goals, timelines, funding alternatives, and strategies for influencing policy initiatives.
A6. Design action plans for building public and political support for programs and policies.
A7. Develop evidence-based strategies for changing health law and policy.
COMMUNICATION: The ability to assess and use communication strategies across diverse audiences to inform and influence individual, organization, community, and policy actions.
B1. Discuss the inter-relationships between health communication and marketing.
B2. Explain communication program proposals and evaluations to lay, professional, and policy audiences.
B3. Employ evidence-based communication program models for disseminating research and evaluation outcomes.
B4. Guide an organization in setting communication goals, objectives, and priorities.
B5. Create information and persuasive communications.
B6. Integrate health literacy concepts in all communication and marketing initiatives.
B7. Develop formative and outcome evaluation plans for communication and marketing effects.
B8. Prepare dissemination plans for communication programs and evaluations.
B9. Propose recommendations for improving communications processes.
COMMUNICATION/CULTURAL ORIENTATION: The ability to communicate and interact with people across diverse communities and cultures for development of programs, policies, and research.
C1. Develop collaborative partnerships with communities, policy makers, and other relevant groups.
C2. Engage communities in creating evidence-based, culturally competent programs.
C3. Conduct community-based participatory intervention and research projects.
C4. Design action plans for enhancing community and population-based health.
C5. Assess cultural, environmental, and social justice influences on the health of communities.
C6. Implement culturally and linguistically appropriate programs, services, and research.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS: The ability to synthesize and apply evidence-based research and theory from a broad range of disciplines and health-related data sources to advance programs, policies, and systems promoting population health.
D1. Apply theoretical and evidence-based perspectives from multiple disciplines in the design and implementation of programs, policies, and systems.
D2. Interpret quantitative and qualitative data following current scientific standards.
D3. Design needs and resource assessments for communities and populations.
D4. Develop health surveillance systems to monitor population health, health equity, and public health services.
D5. Synthesize information from multiple sources for research and practice.
D6. Evaluate the performance and impact of health programs, policies, and systems.
D7. Weigh risks, benefits, and unintended consequences of research and practice.
LEADERSHIP: The ability to create and communicate a shared vision for a positive future;
inspire trust and motivate others; and use evidence-based strategies to enhance essential public health services.
E1. Communicate an organization’s mission, shared vision, and values to stakeholders.
E2. Develop teams for implementing health initiatives.
E3. Collaborate with diverse groups.
E4. Influence others to achieve high standards of performance and accountability.
E5. Organizational decision-making and planning based on internal and external environmental research.
E7. Create a shared vision.
E8. Develop capacity-building strategies at the individual, organizational, and community level.
E9. Demonstrate a commitment to personal and professional values.
MANAGEMENT: The ability to provide fiscally responsible strategic and operational guidance within both public and private health organizations for achieving individual and community health and wellness.
F1. Implement strategic planning process.
F2. Apply principles of human resource management.
F3. Use informatics principles in the design and implementation of information systems.
F4. Align policies and procedures with regulatory and statutory requirements.
F5. Deploy quality improvement methods.
F6. Organize the work environment with defined lines of responsibility, authority, communication, and governance.
F7. Develop financial and business plans for health programs and services.
F8. Establish a network of relationships, including internal and external collaborators.
F9. Evaluate organizational performance in relation to strategic and defined goals.
PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS: The ability to identify and analyze an ethical issue;
balance the claims of personal liberty with the responsibility to protect and improve the health of the population; and act on the ethical concepts of social justice and human rights in public health research and practice.
G1. Manage potential conflicts of interests encountered by practitioners, researchers, and organizations.
G2. Differentiate among the administrative, legal, ethical, and quality assurance dimensions of research and practice.
G3. Design strategies for resolving ethical concerns in research, law, and regulations.
G4. Develop tools that protect eh privacy of individuals and communities involved in health programs, policies, and research.
G5. Prepare criteria for which the protection of the public welfare may transcend the right to individual autonomy.
G6. Assess ethical considerations in developing communications and promotional initiatives.
G7. Demonstrate cultural sensitivity in ethical discourse and analysis.
Prerequisites/Requirements for Admission
Applicants to the program must have a master’s degree. Applicants must also have 3 years of public health work experience post graduate degree. If an applicant does not have a MPH/MSPH degree, he/she is required to have completed five public health core classes at the master’s level (MPH core) before taking the advanced DrPH core series. Hours earned for prerequisite
coursework will not be applied to the DrPH degree requirements.
Requirements (58 credits)
DrPH Methods Requirements (12 credits)
Methods courses should be selected in the context of research and career plans in consultation with the student’s advisor. Courses listed are suggestions; additional courses may be used to fulfill this requirement.
Selective Course Options (12 credits)
Selectives are course options relevant to the student’s academic and career plans, and are to be
approved by the student’s advisor. Selectives may also include additional methods courses.
Public Health Residency (3-6 credits; 150-300 contact hours) Field work within a public health agency.
Comprehensive Doctoral Examinations
Taken after all coursework has been completed. Successful completion of written and oral comprehensive exams results in admission to candidacy for the DrPH degree.
Doctoral Dissertation (9000, 9300, 10 credits)
The DrPH dissertation will require applied research or theory-to-practice application research project.
DrPH Methodology Course Options
BIOS 8100 Case Studies in Nonlinear Biostatistics BIOS 8110 Categorical Data Analysis
BIOS 8220 Clinical Trials
PHRM 8310 Discrete Choice Experiments in Health
PHRM 8670 Pharmacoeconomics and Health Care Technology Assessment ERSH 8350 Multivariate Methods in Education
ERSH 8360 Categorical Data Analysis in Education ERSH 8610 Educational Measurement Theory ERSH 8620 Item Response Theory
ERSH 8750 Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis ERSH 8760 Structure Equation Modeling
ERSH 9210 Quantitative design in education
ERSH 9800 Issues in Qualitative and Quantitative Research QUAL 8400 Qualitative Research in Education
QUAL 8410 Qualitative Data Collection
QUAL 8420 Qualitative Data Analysis in Education PADP 7110 Research Methods in Public Administration PADP 7160 Survey Research Methods
PADP 8140 Advanced Topics in Statistical Modeling
PADP 8850 Quantitative Analysis for Public Decision-Making SOCI 8630 Empirical Model-Building in Social Research STAT 8200 Design of Experiments for Research Workers STAT 8250 Multivariate Methods
DrPH Selective Course Options
EHSC 8100 Current Topics in Environmental Health Science EHSC 8220/L Predictive Toxicology Using Mathematical Models
EHSC 8310 Advanced Topics in Aquatic Microbiology, Health and the Environment EHSC 8510/L Environmental Risk Assessment and Communication
EHSC 8550 Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology EHSC 8610 Aquatic Toxicology
EHSC 8630/L Quantitative Ecological Toxicology
EHSC 8800 Special Problems in Environmental Health Science
Assessment methods will be implemented according to the following plan.
Department faculty monitor student enrollment to make sure that the student is enrolling in the courses needed to accomplish the program objectives.
Departmental graduate faculty review their progress toward completion of their degree and vote as to whether they are making sufficient progress toward that end. This is conducted each year in the spring for all doctoral students. Students determined not to be making sufficient progress toward completion of their degree, in conjunction with their major professor and graduate coordinator, develop a specific plan of action for the next year. This plan of action is examined the next year to determine the student’s progress.
All doctoral students must successfully complete a written examination before taking the oral
examination. The exam takes place at the end of their program of study. The exam is administered by the major professor and four other faculty and encompasses everything studied during their course of study.
Four of five faculty must vote for passing in order for the student to pass the exam. If the student does not pass the exam, they are allowed to take a second exam after consulting with faculty.
All students must successfully complete an oral examination before graduating. The exam takes place at the end of their program of study. The exam is administered by the student program of study committee and encompasses everything studied during their course of study. If the student does not pass the exam, they are allowed to take a second exam after consulting with faculty.
All students are required to defend their research study (dissertation) in an oral presentation. The oral presentation will be conducted at the completion of the research. If the student does not pass the oral defense, they are allowed to try a second time after consulting with faculty.
After students have completed the requirements of their degree, they will be asked to complete an exit questionnaire designed to collect feedback about the graduate program. Responses to the questionnaire will be anonymous. The questionnaires will be mailed to students at their last known address. Responses will be forwarded to the graduate program assistant and placed in Departmental graduate program files.
One year after their graduation, alumni will be mailed another questionnaire designed to gather
information about how well they feel our program prepared them for practice in their chosen field. The
questionnaires will be mailed to students at their last known address. Responses will be forwarded to the graduate program assistant and placed in Departmental graduate program files.
Biostatistics Ph.D.
Description
Motivated by the unique ethical challenges posed by working with human subjects and by the complexity of human, biological and public health systems, biostatistical research involves the development of new and innovative statistical methods for analyzing biomedical and public health data. Biostatisticians can design efficient public health surveys, clinical trials, and
biomedical experiments that minimize the number of subjects exposed to inferior treatments, and maximize the amount of information obtained from the study subjects while securing the privacy of sensitive human-subjects data. Biostatisticians seek to develop new and innovative statistical methods for efficient analysis of the resulting data, yielding scientifically-defensible conclusions regarding the impact of risk factors and medical therapies on disease, quality life and health of human populations.
The primary objective of the Ph.D. program in biostatistics is to provide students with the foundations to develop new and innovative biostatistical methods for applications in public health and biomedicine. Student completing the program are trained in core biostatistical methods, design of experiments and public health surveys, recent developments in biostatistical research, statistical computing, biostatistical consulting, probability, and mathematical statistics.
Competencies
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics embraces competency-based education as set forth by the Association of Schools of Public Health. Students receiving a Ph.D. in Biostatistics should meet the following competencies:
1. Demonstrate a command of core biostatistical techniques, including their computation, theoretical underpinnings, and their application in public health and biomedicine.
2. Work independently as a collaborator with public health and biomedical researchers to design clinical trials, case-control studies, public health surveys, and other experimental and observational studies.
3. Conduct and publish original research on the theory and application of biostatistics aimed at developing new and innovative methods for analysis of public health and biomedical data.
4. Communicate effectively with investigators in public health and biomedical research.
5. Teach biostatistics to undergraduate students in public health, biomedicine, and related fields.
6. Demonstrate and practice ethical research as it pertains to data management, analysis, and interpretation.
7. Critically review the statistical literature, and the statistical content of the public health and biomedical literature.
Prerequisites/ Requirements for Admission
Applicants may have training in any discipline including but not limited to mathematics, public health, the biological or physical sciences, psychology, sociology, business, statistics or
biostatistics. While a degree in mathematics or the statistical sciences is not required, applicants should have taken courses in differential, integral and multivariate calculus. A course in linear algebra is also encouraged.
Applicants are evaluated based on GPA (undergraduate and/or graduate), GRE scores, official transcripts, statement of purpose, three letters of recommendation, and a departmental
application. International students whose native language is not English must also submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
Requirements (71 credits)
Core Requirements in Biostatistics and Statistics (33 credits) BIOS 8010 Regression and ANOVA (3)
BIOS 8020 Linear and Generalized Linear Models (3) BIOS 8030 Longitudinal Data Analysis (3)
BIOS 8040 Advanced Biostatistical Methods (3) BIOS 8310 Advanced Inference in Biostatistics (3) BIOS 8320 Asymptotic Inference in Biostatistics (3) BIOS 8200 Biostatistical Consulting I (2)
BIOS 8210 Biostatistical Consulting II (2) BIOS 8920 Biostatistics Seminar (2) STAT 6810 Probability Distributions (3) STAT 6820 Statistical Inference (3)
STAT 8060 Computing Techniques in Statistics I (3)
Required Core Courses in Epidemiology and Public Health (8 credits) EPID 7010 Introduction to Epidemiology I (3)
PBHL 8200 Seminar in Public Health (2)
In addition, students must take one of the following public health courses:
EHSC 7010 Fundamentals of Environmental Health Science (3) HPAM 7010 Introduction to Health Policy and Management (3) HPRB 7010 Social and Behavioral Foundations in Public Health (3) Electives (12 credits) Examples of common elective options
BINF 8210 Computational Methods in Bioinformatics (3) BINF 8211 Advanced Methods for Biological Data Analysis (3) BINF 8940 Applied Genome Analysis (3)
BIOS 6380 Survival Analysis (3)
BIOS 7400 Research Data Management and Computing (3) BIOS 8100 Case Studies in Nonlinear Biostatistics (3)
BIOS 8110 Categorical Data Analysis (3)
BIOS 8120 Applied Nonparametric Biostatistical Methods (3) BIOS 8130 Multivariate Design (3)
BIOS 8150 Spatial Epidemiology (3) BIOS 8220 Clinical Trials (3)
EPID 8010 Cohort Study Design, Implementation and Analysis (3) EPID 8020 Case Control Design, Implementation and Analysis (3) EPID 8250 Biomarkers (3)
STAT 8040 Environmental Statistics (3)
STAT 8070 Computing Techniques in Statistics II (3) STAT 8090 Statistical Analysis of Genetic Data (3) STAT 8170 Probability Theory I (3)
STAT 8180 Probability Theory II (3)
STAT 8240 Sampling and Related Topics (3) STAT 8260 Theory of Linear Models (3) STAT 8270 Spatial Statistics (3)
STAT 8280 Time Series Analysis (3)
STAT 8290 Advances in Experimental Designs (3) STAT 8300 Multivariate Analysis (3)
STAT 8330 Advanced Applications and Computing (3) STAT 8350 Bayesian Data Analysis (3)
STAT 8560 Advanced Theory of Nonparametric Statistics (3) STAT 8650 Bootstrapping Techniques (3)
STAT 8700 Applied Stochastic Processes (3) STAT 8730 Sequential Analysis (3)
Other Requirements (18 credits)
BIOS 9000 Doctoral Research (15) BIOS 9300 Doctoral Dissertation (3) Assessment of Competency
Students will demonstrate that they have achieved the program competencies as follows:
1. Demonstrate a command of core biostatistical techniques, including their computation, theoretical underpinnings, and their application in public health and biomedicine.
Students are exposed to core biostatistical techniques in the BIOS 8010-8040 course sequence.
In these courses, students will not only be exposed to computation methods, but also the
statistical theory that underlies those methods. Students are also expected to be able to identify appropriate methods of statistical analysis for application to public health and biomedical data.
This competency will be evaluated in the written and oral comprehensive examinations.
2. Work independently as a collaborator with public health and biomedical researchers to design clinical trials, case-control studies, public health surveys, and other experimental and observational studies.
The design of public health surveys, biomedical experiments and clinical trials will also be considered in the BIOS 8010-8040 course sequence. Students will demonstrate their design skills in Bios 8200 Biostatistical Consulting.
3. Conduct and publish original research on the theory and application of biostatistics aimed at developing new and innovative methods for analysis of public health and biomedical data.
The theoretical core course sequences STAT 6810-6820, and BIOS 8310-8320 will provide students the necessary theoretical background to develop new and innovative biostatistical methods and demonstrate their efficacy. Students will demonstrate their competency in statistical theory in the written and oral comprehensive examinations. Their ability to develop new and innovative methods will be demonstrated in their dissertation. A dissertation is deemed satisfactory if, in the opinion of the student’s advisory committee, the material is of publishable quality.
4. Communicate effectively with investigators in public health and biomedical research.
Students taking BIOS 8200 Biostatistical Consulting will be assigned consulting projects with public health and biomedical researchers. To achieve a passing grade in this course, they expected to communicate effectively in their written and oral project reports.
5. Teach biostatistics to undergraduate students in public health, biomedicine, and related fields.
Students are expected to complete 1 semester of teaching practicum before completing their degree.
6. Demonstrate and practice ethical research as it pertains to data management, analysis, and interpretation.
The ethical practice of biostatistics is considered in BIOS 8200-8210 Biostatistical Consulting.
Students are expected to engage in ethical practice in their consulting programs, and the engage in ethical research in their dissertations.
7. Critically review the statistical literature, and the statistical content of the public health and biomedical literature.
A critical review of the biostatistical literature in the student’s research area is expected in their prospectus, and in their dissertation.