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Ph.D. Programs 2015 Informa3on Session
Three PhD Programs
• Community Health (housed at PSU)
• Epidemiology (housed at OHSU)
• Health Systems & Policy (housed at PSU)
Introduc@ons
School of Public Health Overview • Founda@on of 23 years as a collabora@ve public health program; renewed CEPH accredita@on, 2014 to 2021
• Together we: 1. Offer 3 PhD programs, 6 tracks leading to an MPH, and an on-‐
line graduate cer@ficate program 2. Serve 300 graduate students 3. Employ more than 60 core faculty and more than 70 affiliated
faculty and field experts 4. Provide students opportuni@es to gain real-‐world experience
in the field 5. Have graduated over 1,100 MPH students
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Reasons for Our New School • Programs in public health:
• Typically smaller than our OMPH & our collec@ve research environment
• Less capacity, compared to Schools of PH, to aZract large funding opportuni@es
• Schools: average annual enrollment of 150 new MPH students (range 22-‐560) • Our program averages 91, about the 25 percen@le of Schools • Typical expression of a growing na@onal trend. In 2014:
• 51 Schools + 11 (now 12!) applicant ins@tu@ons • 110 Programs (including OMPH) + 24 applicants
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Benefits of OHSU-‐PSU Collabora3on • Access to resources of two powerful, metro campuses
• Wealth of talented faculty • Extensive field and research experiences • Together, many local, state, na@onal, and interna@onal contacts and networks
• Enroll in courses offered in other units • Interact with public health professionals in a prominent
healthcare environment in Oregon’s most diverse city • Develop interprofessional skills needed as a future
member of the public health workforce
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Proposed SPH Vision & Mission
• Vision: Through educa@on, research & community engagement, the School of Public Health will be a leader in promo@ng health and elimina@ng dispari@es in Oregon and beyond.
• Mission: The mission of the School of Public Health is to prepare a public health workforce, create new knowledge, address social determinants, and lead in the implementa@on of new approaches and policies to improve the health of popula@ons.
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School of Public Health and Student Successes
1. Our School CEPH accredita3on site visit is scheduled for September 2016
2. The faculty research porUolio was nearly $8 million last year
3. Over 90 students graduated from our MPH and PhD degree programs last year
4. We welcomed over 100 new graduate students this fall
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Overview of 3 PhD Programs
Program Year Launched
Number of
Current Students
Number of Students Admi^ed 2015
Number of
Graduates
Community Health
2014 4 5 (2 deferred)
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Epidemiology 2014 7 3 0 Health Systems & Policy
2013 13 6 3
PhD in Community Health
Program Director: Cara Eckhardt, PhD, MPH
What is Community Health?
“Community health is a mul@-‐sector and mul&-‐disciplinary collabora@ve enterprise that uses public health science, evidence-‐based strategies, and other approaches to engage and work with communi@es, in a culturally appropriate manner, to op@mize the health and quality of life of all persons who live, work, or are otherwise ac@ve in a defined community or communi@es” (Goodman, Brunnell, & Posner, 2014)
PhD in Community Health
Professional Goals
Overarching goal of focusing on community level predictors and causes of health outcomes, and of interven@on at that level to diminish dispari@es
– Teaching at undergraduate and graduate level – Direc@ng independent externally funded research as a principal inves@gator
– Communica@ng findings at various levels – Holding leadership posi@ons within the field – Managing, evalua@ng and advising public health programs
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Who Should Apply?
PhD in Community Health
Degree in public health or related
discipline
e.g., psychology, exercise science, sociology, social
work, biology
Masters Degree
Bachelor’s Degree*
*Applicable for matriculation in 2016, but not in 2017
Program Emphasis Areas
PhD in Community Health
Social and behavioral health
Urban health
Aging and health
Faculty
26 full-‐@me faculty members (18 tenured or tenure track) Backgrounds in public health, epidemiology, psychology, exercise science, sociology, social work, public administra@on, communica@ons, urban studies, social determinants of health, and community engagement
PhD in Community Health
Research
Collabora@ons with College of Urban and Public Affairs and partners across PSU, such as the Sociology, Psychology, Social Work, Oregon Health & Sciences University, and more Extensive community partnerships Funding from: Na@onal Ins@tutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Preven@on, World Health Organiza@on, other federal and state agencies, and private founda@ons, among others
PhD in Community Health
Funding/Graduate Assistantships
Many students serve as graduate research assistants (GRAs) while working on their degrees GRA posi@ons funded by college, faculty-‐supervised contracts, or external grants GRA posi@ons usually include tui@on remission (9 credits/quarter) and s@pend (dependent on hours/week) GRA posi@ons require full-‐@me student status Summer employment not included by default GRA posi@ons are 9-‐month appointments and are generally made on a year to year basis On occasion GRA posi@ons may be nego@ated with other health organiza@ons in the area
PhD in Community Health
Eligibility and Applica3on
Transcripts GRE within last 5 years
• verbal and quant combined: 1100 (old scale) or 312 (new scale) TOEFL if non-‐na@ve English speaker Personal statement Three leZers of recommenda@on Comple@on of the SOPHAS applica@on process
Applica@ons are accepted through February 1 Admission beginning Fall quarter for each academic year
PhD in Community Health
Additional application details: http://www.pdx.edu/sch/phd-in-community-health
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Degree Requirements 108 required credits 40 credits in public health (28 required core, 12 elec@ve)
23 credits in advanced research methods (17 required core, 6 elec@ve)
Comprehensive exam Disserta@on proposal defense
Disserta@on and defense
PhD in Community Health
Core Coursework Core Required Health Courses PHE 612 Advanced Principles of Health Behavior PHE 546 Urban and Community Health PHE 513 Health, Behavior and the Social Environment
PHE 580 Concepts of Environmental Health PHE 622 Health and Social Inequali@es PHE 623 Doctoral Seminar in Health Research PHE 626 Teaching Health PAH 571 Health Policy PAH 575 Advanced Health Policy
PhD in Community Health
Core Required Methods Courses PHE 520 Qualita@ve Research Design PHE 624 Advanced Methods in Epidemiologic Research I PHE 625 Advanced Methods in Epidemiologic Research II USP 634 Data Analysis I USP 654 Data Analysis II
Contact Informa3on
Cara Eckhardt, Director of Doctoral Program in Community Health Email: [email protected] Andrew Wyman, Administra@ve Staff
Phone: (503) 725 4401 Email: [email protected]
Website hZp://www.pdx.edu/sch/phd-‐in-‐community-‐health
PhD in Community Health
PhD in Epidemiology
Program Director: Carrie Nielson, MPH, PhD Program Coordinator: Natalie Chin [email protected], 503-‐494-‐1158, available by appt.
Both master’s-‐level and doctorate-‐level epidemiologists typically do the following: • Plan and direct studies of public health
problems to find ways to prevent and to treat the problems
• Collect and analyze data—including using observa@ons, interviews, surveys, and samples of blood or other bodily fluids—to find the causes of diseases or other health problems
• Communicate their findings to health prac@@oners, policymakers, and the public
• Manage public health programs by planning programs, monitoring progress, analyzing data, and seeking ways to improve them, among other ac@vi@es
hZp://www.bls.gov
Epidemiology Professional Goals
PhD in Epidemiology
Doctorate-‐level epidemiologists might also • Teach epidemiology to undergraduate
and graduate students. • Direct independent academic research
programs. • Hold leadership posi@ons in professional
organiza@ons of epidemiologists.
Faculty info is at http://goo.gl/st6F1n
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Curriculum and Degree Requirements Complete Courses,
Prioritizing Epidemiology Methods Core
and Biostatistics Core Courses.
Complete
elective course work, selected
with mentor.
PhD in Epidemiology
Mentored
Teaching and Research
Dissertation Research
Take Written Qualifying Exam
Write and Orally Defend Dissertation Proposal
Write and Orally Defend Dissertation
Details of degree requirements are at http://goo.gl/FVxT9f
Apply for Transfer Credits
Eligibility and Applica@on
PhD in Epidemiology
Admissions details are at http://goo.gl/p9Hql5
Official transcripts
TOEFL if non-native English speaker
3 letters of recommendation
GREs taken within the last 5 years
WES for foreign degrees
Personal statement
Academic writing sample
CV or resume
MPH or other master’s degree is required. Graduate-level courses • epidemiology • biostatistics • human biology or
pathophysiology (or similar)
• Relevant work or volunteer experiences
• Research interests • Career goals • How the PhD program
connects to academic and professional goals
Minimum desired scores are online; however, scores do not disqualify an applicant or guarantee admission.
Assistantships and S@pends Students who are awarded a stipend and tuition allowance take 9 credit hours per quarter and serve 20 hours per week as • Teaching assistants in the core
epidemiology courses • Research assistants to
epidemiology faculty • Apply by December 1 to be
considered for assistantships. • Availability of assistantship positions
varies from year to year. • The admissions committee attempts
to match highly qualified applicants to available funding, based on the applicant’s experience and interests.
PhD in Epidemiology
PhD in Epidemiology
Program Director: Carrie Nielson, MPH, PhD Program Coordinator: Natalie Chin [email protected], 503-‐494-‐1158, available by appt.
Health Systems and Policy Ph.D. Program
Health Systems and Policy PhD Program Emphasis
• Interdisciplinary course of study designed to provide students with advanced knowledge, analy@c skills, and competencies in conduc@ng research and developing teaching and learning skills in health systems and policy.
• Founda@ons of the program are in public health, management theory, health services research, and policy analysis.
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Health Systems and Policy PhD Faculty
• Portland State University: § Sherril Gelmon – Systems transforma@on, workforce, improvement science, community engagement
§ Julia Goodman – Popula@on health, work-‐family policy issues § Jill Rissi – Policy process & implementa@on, civic discourse, system structure
§ Neal Wallace – Policy/economics in mental health, public insurance
• Oregon Health & Science University: § Peter Graven – Economics of health systems and insurance § Dennis McCarty – Alcohol/substance abuse treatment, systems & policy
§ Ana Quinones – Racial/ethnic dispari@es, aging and health § Traci Reickmann – Evidence-‐based prac@ce, behavioral/primary care integra@on
Health Systems & Policy PhD Curriculum & Degree Requirements
Required core courses 21-‐27
Policy courses 19-‐21
Health systems courses 12
Research design and research methods 20-‐21
Disserta@on seminar 6
Disserta@on credits 27
Total Credit Hours: 105-‐114
Health Systems and Policy PhD Curriculum & Degree Requirements
• AdmiZed students who have completed a masters degree in health management/policy will be able to transfer credits to fulfill major por@ons of the required curriculum.
• AdmiZed students who have completed other masters degrees may be able to transfer some credits to fulfill por@ons of the required curriculum.
• Students who have not previously completed the prerequisite classes in the five core areas of graduate public health educa@on are required to complete these in addi@on to the HS&P courses.
Health Systems and Policy PhD Eligibility
• Must have completed a masters degree from an accredited ins@tu@on.
• GPA of at least 3.5 from a relevant masters program. • Combined verbal and quan@ta@ve GRE scores above 1000
(old scoring system) or 326 (new scoring system), and 4.5 analy@c GRE score
• Minimum TOEFL of 213 computer-‐based or 550 paper-‐based. • All qualified applicants will be interviewed either in person or
by Skype.
Health Systems and Policy PhD Applica@on
• Informa@on about the HS&P Ph.D. program and all applica@on forms may be found at www.pdx.edu/haqieldschool/health-‐systems-‐and-‐policy-‐phd.
• For further assistance, contact the program administrator at [email protected] or 503-‐725-‐3921.
• Applica@on materials must be submiZed electronically through SOPHAS, the centralized applica@on service for public health-‐related educa@on programs.
• Applica@ons are accepted for fall admission only: § First applica@on date Dec. 1 – decision in January § Final applica@on date Feb. 1 – decision by early March
• Early submission to facilitate processing through SOPHAS is strongly encouraged.
Health Systems and Policy PhD Applica@on Content
• Departmental Graduate Admission Applica@on. • Applica@on for Graduate Assistantship (op@onal). • Transcript (official or unofficial) from each college aZended. • Official GRE scores:
§ Strongly encouraged to update scores older than 5 yrs. § GRE code in SOPHAS is 1045.
• TOEFL scores (official or unofficial) if required. • Three recommenda@on leZers (min. 1 from current or former graduate program professor). • Personal statement (approximately 500 words) addressing areas of research interests;
shared interests with faculty; career goals; relevant experiences in teaching, researching, publishing, and/or volunteering; and how the program connects to academic and professional goals.
• One academic or policy-‐oriented wri@ng sample such as a paper wriZen for a graduate course, a published academic journal ar@cle, or a professional paper. Papers should have a single author, not mul@ple authors.
• Curriculum vitae or resume.
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Health Systems and Policy PhD Student Funding
• Primarily through Graduate Research Assistantships (GRAs) • Advanced students may be offered opportuni@es to teach • GRAs may work with HS&P core faculty, affiliated faculty, or
other public/private research organiza@ons • All current HS&P students seeking support have been placed
in GRAs • GRA posi@ons require full-‐@me study and part-‐@me
employment at PSU • Program seeks to place all students seeking support who are
able to teach or par@cipate in research
Health Systems and Policy PhD Contact Informa@on
• Program Director: Sherril Gelmon, DrPH
• Program Administrator: Megan Heljeson
• [email protected]; 503-‐725-‐3921
• hZp://www.pdx.edu/haqieldschool/health-‐systems-‐and-‐policy-‐phd
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