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Public Health

Introduction

Wright State University School of Medicine is pleased to offer the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree, a graduate program for leaders in public health. Four concentrations are available including: Public Health Management, Global Health, Health Promotion & Education, and Emergency Preparedness. The M.P.H. program is founded on the principles of community-academic partnership, with the strength of seven Colleges/Schools at Wright State University, collaboration with the University of Cincinnati, and participation with 24 health districts throughout a sixteen county region.

The program is the first in the nation to incorporate a community-based, interdisciplinary educational program in public health with this particular combination of colleges and schools. While grounded in traditional classroom instruction, distance learning plays a key role in the program. The program is responsive to the educational needs of working professionals in southwestern Ohio who serve over 2.8 million residents.

Admission

Graduate School Admissions

Applicants must fulfill the requirements for admission established by the School of Graduate Studies. Minimum graduate school requirements include an earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum undergraduate grade point average of 2.7 (based on a 4.0 grading scale). Official Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) test scores must be submitted, except for applicants with an earned graduate or advanced professional degree.

MPH Requirements for Admissions

Students must submit: (1) a personal statement of interest addressing career goals and objectives; (2) three letters of recommendation, preferably from a public health or other healthcare or community professional, (3) a completed MPH application form, and (4) official GRE test scores, as indicated above. An on-site interview is required prior to a final admission determination.

Degree Requirements

Seven core courses will be offered and must be completed by all students admitted to the program. Each student will select one concentration area of study and complete a minimum of 12 hours of study in that area. A field placement is completed during the summer quarter between the first and second year of study. Each student will work with a faculty representative and a community preceptor. The second component of the applied learning is the intensive culminating project. Each student will work with his or her faculty advisor to develop an appropriate applied project. The applied project will include elements from the core courses as well as mastery of the concentration area of study. The student will have a primary program committee including an academic advisor, one additional university faculty member, and a field practicum representative. Program committee members will work closely with students in the development and completion of the project. The culminating experience has three primary components: a proposal, a written applied project paper, and an oral presentation.

Faculty

Richard Schuster, M.D., M.M.M., Program Director
William Mase, M.P.H., M.A., Associate Director
Marietta Langlois, Ph.D., Health Promotion and Education Director
James Ebert, M.D., M.B.A., Public Health Management Director
Mark Gebhart, M.D., Emergency Preparedness Director
Eriko Sase, Ph.D., Global Health Systems Director
Ray Ten Eyck, M.D., M.P.H., FACEP, Associate Director of Public Health Practice
Ken Dahms, J.D., M.A., Assistant Director of Public Health Service
Petra Weaver, Program Coordinator
Nancy A. Terwoord, R.N., B.S., C.P.H.Q., Coordinator of Program Planning & Evaluation

Core Faculty
Ken Dahms, J.D., M.A., Public Health Service
Harry Khamis, Ph.D., Biostatistics
Marietta Langlois, Ph.D., Social & Behavioral Sciences
William Mase, M.P.H., M.A., Introduction to Public Health
John McAlearney, Ph.D., Health Economics
Sara Paton, Ph.D., Epidemiology
Janet Rickabaugh, Ph.D., Environmental Health
Richard Schuster, M.D., M.M.M., Health Systems Management
Ray Ten Eyck, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P., Public Health Practice

Health Promotion & Education Faculty
Marietta Langlois, Ph.D., Director
Katherine Cauley, Ph.D
Shallini Forbis, M.D., M.P.H.
Barbara Fowler, R.N., Ph.D.
William Mase, M.P.H., M.A.
Sara Paton, Ph.D.
Drew Pringle, Ed.D.
Janet Rickabaugh, Ph.D.

Public Health Management Faculty
James Ebert, M.D., M.B.A., Director
Sherman Alter, M.D.
Gerald E. Crites, M.D.
John Czachor, M.D.
Ken Dahms, J.D., M.A.
Gary Ensor, D.D.S.
Robert E. Hickey, Jr., J.D.
Harry J. Khamis, Ph.D.
Patricia Kinder, R.N., M.S.N.
Michael R. Kriner, B.S.
John S. McAlearney, Ph.D.
Daniel D. Mefford, C.P.A., M.B.A., F.A.C.M.P.E.
Melissa Miller, R.N., J.D.
Thomas F. Murphy, M.D., M.P.H.
Morton Nelson, M.D., M.P.H.
Arthur Pickoff, M.D.
Eriko Sase, Ph.D.
Richard Schuster, M.D., M.M.M.
Craid Self, CHE, M.B.A.
Jennifer E. Subban, Ph.D.
Marianne L. Weber, M.Arch, M.H.S.A.
Kathleen M. Wolner, M.D.
Peter K. Wong, Ph.D., M.B.A., R.Ph.
Richard Wyderski, M.D., M.M.M.

Emergency Preparedness Faculty
Mark Gebhart, M.D., Director
Ray Ten Eyck, M.D., M.P.H.
Glenn C. Hamilton, M.D., M.B.A.
Thomas Herchline, M.D.
Tim Shaw, J.D.

Public Health Clinical Faculty
Gary Crum, Ph.D., M.P.H.
James Luken, RS, M.P.H.
Mark McDonnell, M.S.
Morton Nelson, M.D.
Charles Patterson, M.B.A.

Course of Study

Core Curriculum	Credit Hours (Quarter)
Introduction to Public Health and Health Policy	4
Health Systems Management	4
Biostatistics for Health Professionals	4
Public Health Epidemiology	4
Environmental Health	4
Social and Behavioral Determinants of Health	4
Economics of Health and Health Policy	4
Sub Total	28 credit hours
Concentration Courses (12 hours)
Concentration Course	4
Concentration Course	4
Concentration Course	4
Concentration Course	4
Subtotal	16 credit hours
Practice Placement	4
Culminating Experience	8
Subtotal	12 credit hours

Total Hours	56 credit hours