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New graduate specialization in global health

Posted 05/04/2009

Graduate and professional students with an interest in global health and more focused study around the topic may now apply for the new Graduate Interdisciplinary Specialization in Global Health (GISGH) program offered by the Health Sciences Center for Global Health.

Students will complete 16-23 hours of required and elective coursework and upon successful completion the specialization will appear on their transcripts.

The specialization's core course, Introduction to Global Health, focuses on the basic components of population health while the electives allow students to pursue topics across other health sciences colleges for an interdisciplinary experience.

A hands-on global health activity at an international site will give students the chance to apply what they have learned by participating in a research project or in a clinical care setting as appropriate to their training.

For more information and to apply, contact Pam Potter at 614-292-3684, e-mail to Pamela.Potter@osumc.edu or see http://medicine.osu.edu/globalhealth/8371.cfm.

 

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The Ohio State University's College Public Health is an integral part of the most comprehensive health sciences campus in the nation. The college was created in February 2007 by the University Board of Trustees. First established in 1995 as part of the College of Medicine, we are the first and only accredited school of public health in the state of Ohio. Specializations within the college include biostatistics, epidemiology, health behavior and health promotion, environmental health sciences, health services management and policy, veterinary public health and clinical investigations. The college is currently ranked 21st in public health graduate schools by US News & World Report. Its Master of Health Administration program is ranked 12th.