UIC Schl f Public Health Student Handbk 2006-2007 Jint Degrees MEDICINE DENTISTRY BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION NURSING LAW VETERINARY MEDICINE MD/PHD TRAINING PROGRAM Medicine The UIC Cllege f Medicine (COM) and the Schl f Public Health (SPH) ffer a five-year prgram f study leading t jint MD/MPH degrees. Graduates f the jint MD/MPH prgram are well-pised t keep pace with the increasingly cmplex and inter-related fields f medicine and public health. Medical students in the cmbined degree acquire rudimentary epidemilgic and statistical cncepts enabling them t understand ppulatin-based health phenmena, skills t successfully manage limited health resurces, and principles f cmmunity and envirnmental health which bear n the health f the ppulatin. Mre advanced public health curses enable the student t augment his r her medical training with a deeper understanding in ne f the fllwing disciplines: epidemilgy, health plicy and administratin, cmmunity health sciences r envirnmental and ccupatinal health sciences. Admissin t the Prgram Students are encuraged t apply t the jint degree prgram at the utset f their training. Hwever, in unusual circumstances, medical students may apply t the jint prgram during their first year f medical schl. Incming students must apply t and be accepted by bth the Cllege f Medicine and the Schl f Public Health; students wh chse the dual-degree prgram shuld therefre have higher-level academic talent t accmplish the gals f the cmbined prgram. Applicants t the Schl f Public Health must select ne f the Schl s fur divisins: Cmmunity Health Sciences, Epidemilgy and Bistatistics, Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Sciences r Health Plicy and Administratin, at the time f applicatin. Students wh chse the dual-degree prgram shuld have higher-level academic talent t accmplish the gals f the cmbined prgram.
Prgram f Study The jint MD/MPH degree prgram is a five year prgram f study. Students in the prgram must satisfy requirements f the Masters f Public Health Prfessinal Enhancement Prgram (PEP), a 34 t 39 semester hur prgram, and satisfy fur years f the required Medical Degree prgram f study. The student s public health studies will vary depending n the selected divisin. Prgressin Thrugh the Prgram Students are encuraged t take advantage f the summers befre and after the Cllege f Medicine (M1) year t cmplete sme f the MPH cre curse requirements. Cncurrent public health curse wrk during the M1 thrugh M3 years is discuraged. Hwever, SPH night r cmputer curses might be allwed at the discretin f the advisrs (subject t apprval f the COM prgram gverning bdy r Senir Assciate Dean and the SPH Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs) fr select students wh have established excellent academic standing in bth the Cllege f Medicine and Schl f Public Health. Typically, the furth year f the five-year prgram will be dedicated t cmpleting the cre requirements and much f the elective curse lad f the Master f Public Health degree. In the fifth year, students cmplete all M4 requirements including the medicine sub-internship and the cre sub-specialty rtatins, the SPH capstne experience, and Cllege f Medicine clinical electives which may be satisfied by apprved curse wrk in the SPH. An alternate rute t cmpleting the jint prgram permits medical students t cmplete their M1 thrugh M4 years in successin fllwed by a year f cncentrated study in public health. This latter rute is discuraged fr students wh are interested in a highly cmpetitive medical residency prgram. Cntact Infrmatin Fr further infrmatin, cntact Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH, Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs at the Schl f Public Health, at 312/996-5381 r email bjn@uic.edu. Fr further infrmatin abut the Cllege f Medicine call 312/996-5635 r email medadmit@uic.edu. Dentistry
A cmbined DDS/MPH degree prgram is available fr students in gd standing in the Cllege f Dentistry at UIC. Fr further infrmatin, cntact Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH, Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs, at (312) 996-5381 r email bjn@uic.edu. Business Administratin The Cllege f Business Administratin and the Schl f Public Health ffer a prgram f study leading t the Master f Business Administratin and the Master f Public Health. The jint MBA/MPH prgram is designed fr baccalaureate-prepared students wh are seeking health care and business preparatin fr health care executive psitins in gvernment, hspital systems, lng-term care, health maintenance rganizatins, planning/regulatry bdies, and cnsulting. Admissin t the Prgram T enter the prgram, a persn must make separate applicatins and be admitted t bth the Master f Business Administratin prgram and Master f Public Health prgram. Admissin t the Master f Public Health prgram is thrugh ne f the Schl s fur academic divisins. The plicies f each prgram with respect t admissin requirements, degree requirements, and ther academic requirements are applicable. Prgram f Study Students must cmplete a minimum f 70 semester hurs f apprpriate graduate wrk thrugh a cmbinatin f cre and elective curses t satisfy the jint degree requirements. Mst students will cmplete the jint degree in tw and ne-half years n a full-time basis r in three and ne-half years n a part-time basis. MBA Cre Requirements (24 sh) ACTG 500 Intrductin t Financial and Managerial Accunting (4 sh) ECON 520 Micrecnmics fr Business Decisins (4 sh) FIN 500 Intrductin t Crprate Finance (4 sh)
IDS 532 Decisin Mdels & Infrmatin Systems II (4 sh) MGMT 541 Organizatinal Behavir (4 sh) MKTG 500 Intrductin t Marketing (4 sh) MPH Cre Requirements (16 sh) BSTT 400 Bistatistics I (3 sh) EPID 400 Principles f Epidemilgy (3 sh) OR EPID 403 Intrductin t Epidemilgy: Principles and Methds (3 sh) depending n divisin requirement CHSC 400 Public Health Cncepts and Practices (3 sh) EOHS 400 Principles f Envirnmental and Occupatinal Health Sciences (3 sh) CHSC 401 Behaviral Sciences in Public Health (3 sh) IPHS 698 Capstne Experience (1 sh) Elective hurs must raise the ttal hurs fr the jint degree t at least 69-70 sh depending n the divisin: MBA Electives (12 sh) Students must take at least three elective curses (twelve semester hurs) frm curses ffered within at least tw departments in the Cllege f Business Administratin.Students als have the ptin t cmplete a cncentratin if desired. MPH Electives (18-23 sh) Students must satisfy requirements f ne f the public health disciplines ffered by the Schl f Public Health. Fr sme divisins mre than the minimum number f credit hurs must be cmpleted.
Cntact Infrmatin Fr further infrmatin, cntact Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH, Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs, at the Schl f Public Health, 312/-9996-5381 r email bjn@uic.edu; r Rebecca Olvera, Liautaud Graduate Schl f Business, 312-996-4573 r email rlver1@uic.edu; r visit the Masters f Business Administratin website at: www.uic.edu/cba/mba. Nursing The UIC Cllege f Nursing and the Schl f Public Health ffer a prgram leading t tw degrees: the Master f Science (MS) in Nursing with specializatin in public health nursing and the Master f Public Health (MPH) with specializatin in cmmunity health. The jint-degree prgram is designed fr registered nurses seeking an advanced nursing degree and public health experience t prepare them fr high-level administrative, cnsulting, and leadership psitins in the public health field. Nurses wh cmplete the jint-degree prgram will be well prepared t take leadership psitins in a variety f settings and prgrams that are cmmunitybased r ppulatin-fcused. The jint-degree prgram helps nurses t integrate clinical knwledge and administrative expertise with public health practice t imprve the delivery f health services in a variety f settings. Nurses take bth CON and SPH curses t satisfy the degree requirements f the jint prgram. A faculty advisr is assigned frm each academic department t assist the student. Within CHS, students fcus n assessing public health needs and develping cmmunity-based prgrams and interventins. Students are strngly encuraged t take elective curses in the areas f behaviral sciences and health prmtin, maternal and child health, gerntlgy, r public health practice. Admissin t the Prgram Nurses interested in this prgram must be admitted separately t bth the Schl f Public Health (SPH) thrugh the Cmmunity Health Sciences Divisin (CHS) and the Cllege f Nursing (CON) thrugh the Department f Public Health, Mental Health and Administratin (PMA). Prgram f Study
The fllwing 56-58 credit prgram is tailred t accmmdate full-time students wrking t cmplete bth degrees in tw academic years. The required cursewrk als can be cmpleted n a part-time basis up t fur years. Curses designated with an asterisk (*) meet bth CON and SPH/CHS degree requirements. SPH Cre Curses (16 semester hur credits) *BSTT 400 Bistatistics I (3 sh) CHSC 400 Public Health Cncepts and Practice (3 sh) EOHS 400 Principles f Envirnmental Health Sciences (3 sh) EPID 403 Principles f Epidemilgy (3 sh) CHSC 401 Behaviral Sciences in Public Health (3 sh) IPHS 698 Capstne Experience (MPH Master's Paper) (1 sh) CHS Cre Requirements (12 semester hur credits) *CHSC 431 Cmmunity Assessment in Public Health (3 sh) *CHSC 433 Prgram Planning and Evaluatin (3 sh) CHSC 480 Health Educatin and Health Prmtin (3 sh) XXXX xxx Chse ne f the fllwing: CHSC 527, CHSC 543, r HPA 430 (3 sh) CHS Field Experience (3 r 5 semester hur credits) (Students apprved fr a 3 sh field experience must cmplete an additinal 2 sh f SPH curse-wrk) IPHS 650 Field Experience in Public Health -- a CHS capstne experience CON Curses (23-25 semester hur credits)
*NUPH 505 Nursing Systems Operatin Management (3 sh) NUPH 507 Advanced Cmmunity Health Nursing: Intrductins & Interventins (4 sh) NUPH 512 Healthcare Human Resurce Management (3 sh) *NUPH 517 Budget and Finance f Health and Nursing Services (3 sh) *NUSC 526 Nursing Inquiry I (2 sh) *NUSC 527 Nursing Inquiry II (2 sh) NUSC 528 Health, Envirnment, and Systems (2 sh) NUSC 529 Issues f Advanced Practice in Nursing (1 sh) NUSC xxx Chse ne f the fllwing: NUSC 597 Prject Research (3 sh) r NUSC 598 Thesis Research (5 sh) CHS Field Experience The curriculum fr the MPH includes an extensive cmmunitybased practicum that each student selects whereas the CON curses have cmmunity-based clinical cmpnents. The MPH practicum and the Master s Paper represent the capstne/culminating experience in the CHS curriculum. The practicum prvides an pprtunity fr nurses t mve frm acute care t cmmunity-based practice. Students chse a practicum site based n his r her interest, thus the practicum serves as a stepping-stne fr mving int the cmmunity setting and int leadership rles that invlve prgram develpment and administratin. Students wh have been apprved fr the 3-credit field experience are required t take an additinal SPH curse f at least 2 credits. The CHS practicum requirements are described fully elsewhere in the CHS Student Handbk. Cntact Infrmatin
Fr further infrmatin, cntact: Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH, Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs, at the Schl f Public Health, 312-996-5381 r email bjn@uic.edu, r Sheryl L. Stgis, RN, DrPH, Assistant Clinical Prfessr, Department f Public Health, Mental Health and Administrative Nursing, Cllege f Nursing, 312-355-2041 r email sheryls@uic.edu. Law The UIC Schl f Public Health (SPH) and the Chicag-Kent Cllege f Law, Illinis Institute f Technlgy ffer a crdinated prgram leading t the Juris Dctr (JD) and the Masters in Public Health (MPH). The gals f this Crdinated Prgram include (1) prviding students with a cre understanding f the ways in which law and public health wrk tgether, (2) enhancing the educatinal value f each degree by crdinating respective curricula, and (3) helping develp a well-trained grup f prfessinals capable f addressing issues at the intersectin f public health, medicine, and law. Admissin t the Prgram T be cnsidered fr admissin students must take the LSAT, have earned a baccalaureate degree frm an accredited institutin, and satisfy ther applicatin requirements fr each institutin. Applicants wh are accepted int bth schls will be cnsidered enrlled in the Crdinated Prgram. Applicants wh are accepted int ne schl, but nt the ther, will be given the ptin f accepting matriculatin t that schl. Students in the Crdinated Prgram will have the ptin f starting at either institutin, and will have t cmply with that institutin s rules fr enrllment. Prgram f Study Bth prgrams may be cmpleted in 3 ½ years fr full-time law students and 4 ½ years fr part-time law students. Students in the prgram will be assigned faculty advisrs chsen frm amng the attrneys n the faculty f the Schl f Public Health and frm the faculty members engaged in health-related issues at Chicag-Kent. Each student will be assigned ne advisr frm each schl. Students must cmplete ne year f curse wrk (r the equivalent) at SPH thrugh the Health Plicy and Administratin Divisin (HPA) f the schl. Students wrk at UIC will qualify fr twelve hurs f elective credit at Chicag-
Kent (apprximately ne semester s wrk). During the remaining semesters at Chicag-Kent, the students will be required t meet all ther curricular requirements f the law schl. Students may begin their study by attending either schl first, but cannt take curses at bth schls during the same semester withut special apprval by bth schls. Students receiving financial assistance are advised t attend nly ne schl during an academic year. Masters f Public Health Cursewrk The MPH cmpnent will cnsist f at least 37 t 39 semester hurs f curse wrk. This includes the Cre Required Curses (19 semester hurs) and at least 15 semester hurs f electives decided upn in cllabratin with the student s faculty advisr. Students must als cmplete the Schl s field practicum experience (at least 300 hurs f prfessinal wrk in the student s field f study) (3-5 semester hurs) and satisfy the Schl s capstne requirement. T satisfy the capstne requirement, students must demnstrate their ability t integrate cncepts, theries and skills frm the cre public health disciplines int analysis f a public health issue, prgram r plicy. Law Schl Cursewrk Students must meet all f the law schl academic requirements fr graduatin. In the first year f study, students will take all required curses, including Trts, Cntracts, Real Prperty, Criminal Law, Civil Prcedure, Justice and the Law, Legal Research and Legal Writing - in the same sequence as ther law students, as well as nn-health-related electives. T meet graduatin requirements, students must cmplete a ttal f 75 credit hurs in additin t the 12 credits they receive fr the SPH curse wrk upn successful cmpletin f the MPH requirements. While the student is at ne schl, he r she will be cnsidered n fficial leave f absence at the ther schl. Students will pay the tuitin and fees f the schl at which they are taking classes. Upn cmpletin f bth prgrams, the student will be awarded bth degrees. Lcatin The IIT Kent Cllege f Law is lcated in a new state-f-the-art building n the west end f Chicag s dwntwn lp. Metrplitan Chicag is the hme f seven medical schls; majr health rganizatins ( e.g., American Hspital Assciatin, American Medical Assciatin, Jint Cmmissin n Accreditatin
f Health Care Organizatins); the American Bar Assciatin and large health care cmpanies such as Baxter and Abbtt Labratries. These resurces prvide a rich envirnment fr study and field placement experiences fr students pursuing the crdinated degree. Cntact Infrmatin Fr further infrmatin abut the MPH please cntact: cntact Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH, Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs, at 312/996-5381 r email bjn@uic.edu; address: 1603 West Taylr Street (MC 923), Chicag, IL 60612-4394. Fr further infrmatin abut the JD please cntact, Harld J. Krent, JD, Dean, Chicag-Kent Cllege f Law, IIT, at (312) 906-5397 r email hkrent@kentlaw.edu; address: 565 West Adams Street, Chicag, IL 60661. Veterinary Medicine The Cllege f Veterinary Medicine at the University f Illinis Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) and the Schl f Public Health at UIC ffer a jint degree prgram leading t the Dctr f Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Master f Public Health (MPH) degrees. Jint degree students will be awarded their degrees by the respective campuses upn successful cmpletin f bth prgrams. Veterinarians have played an histrically lng and essential rle in prtecting the public's health as many human diseases have animal vectrs and animals frequently serve as sentinels signaling envirnmental degradatin and human disease ptential. Naturally ccurring utbreaks f SARS, avian flu virus, West Nile virus, mnkeypx and tularemia in prairie dgs illustrate the need fr highly qualified persns trained in znsis and public health epidemilgy. Biterrrist threats further the demand fr these specially trained individuals. Veterinary students in the cmbined degree will acquire epidemilgic and statistical cncepts enabling them t understand ppulatin-based health phenmena and principles f cmmunity and envirnmental health which bear n the health f the ppulatin. Mre advanced public health curses in epidemilgy will strengthen the student's veterinary training. Admissin t the Prgram
Students must meet the admissins criteria f, and be accepted int, bth the UIC Schl f Public Health MPH prgram and the UIUC Cllege f Veterinary Medicine DVM prgram. DVM students must have earned a baccalaureate degree t qualify fr admissin t the jint degree prgram. Prgram f Study The jint DVM/MPH degree prgram is a five-year prgram f study. Students in the prgram must satisfy requirements f the Masters f Public Health Prfessinal Enhancement Prgram (PEP), a 35 t 39 semester hur prgram, and satisfy fur years f the required Veterinary Medicine Degree prgram f study. DVM/MPH Curse-wrk DVM Requirements First Year Fall VB 300 Grss Anatmy I 5 VB 301 Veterinary Histlgy 5 VB 310 Neurbilgy 3 VB 315 Physilgy I 4 VCM 328 Veterinary Clinical Orientatin I 1 Semester Ttal 18 Spring ANSCI 325 Principles f Animal Nutritin 3 VB 302 Grss Anatmy II 4 VB 316 Physilgy II 4.5 VCM 329 Veterinary Clinical Orientatin II 1 VP 332 Veterinary Immunlgy 3 Semester Ttal 15.5 Secnd Year Fall VB 318 Pharmaclgy I 2.5 VCM 372 Veterinary Jurisprudence* 1 VP 331 Bacterilgy and Myclgy 4 VP 333 Veterinary Parasitlgy 4 VP 334 General Pathlgy 4 VP 350 Epidemilgy 2 may substitute EPID 403 Intr t Epid: Principles & Methds Semester Ttal 17.5
Spring VB 319 Pharmaclgy II 3 VCM 330 Cmpanin Animal Medicine I* 2 VCM 331 Cmpanin Animal Medicine II* 3 VCM 358 Clinical Prc. & Prb Slving I 1 VP 335 Special Pathlgy 4 VP 337 Virlgy 3 VP 338 Veterinary Clinical Pathlgy 4 VP 341 Fd Hygiene and Public Health 2 Semester Ttal 22 Third Year Fall VB 320 Txiclgy 2 VCM 332 Cmpanin Animal Medicine III* 3 VCM 333 Cmpanin Animal Medicine IV* 2 VCM 359 Clinical Prc & Pr. Slving III 1 VCM 351 Intrductin t Surgery* 1 VCM 352 General Small Animal Surgery* 1.5 VCM 353 General Large Animal Surgery* 1.5 VCM 375 Therigenlgy 4 VCM 376 Anesthesilgy and Fluid Therapy 2 Semester Ttal 18 Spring VB 324 Fd Animal Nutritin* 2 VB 326 Cmpanin Animal Nutritin* 1 VCM 334 Fd Animal Medicine 5 VCM 360 Clinical Prc. & Prb Slving III 1 VCM 336 Cardilgy and Critical Care 2 VCM 354 Special Small Animal Surgery* 2.5 VCM 355 Special Large Animal Surgery 2.5 VCM 367 Radilgy and Radibilgy 3 VP 343 Diseases f Pultry 1 Semester Ttal 18-20 Furth Year MPH Requirements, Epidemilgy Cncentratin EPID 403 Intr t Epid: Principles & Methds 3 may substitute VP 350 Epid & VP 417 Principles & Methds f Epid BSTT 400 Bistatistics 1 3 may substitute VP 391 Bistatistics HPA 400 Principles f Management 3 CHSC 400 P H Cncepts & Practices 3
EOHS 400 Principles f Env. Health Sciences 3 CHSC 401 Behaviral Sciences 3 EPID 404 Intermed. Epidemilgic Methds 4 EPID 406 Epidemilgic Cmputing 3 EPID 410 Epid f Infectius Diseases 2 may substitute VP 416 Epidemilgy f Infectius Diseases EPID 591 Current Epidemilgic Literature 2 BSTT 401 Bistatistics II 4 may substitute VP 491 Design and Analysis f Bimedical Experiments EPID 411 Epidemilgy f Chrnic Diseases 3 IPHS 650 Field Experience in Public Health 3-5 IPHS 698 MPH Capstne Experience 1 * Up t 12sh f these required MPH curses may als cunt tward the 12sh f free electives required f DVM students during their 4th year clinical rtatins. ** Substitutins are subject t the apprval f Schl f Public Health faculty. Fifth Year 4th year DVM Clinical Rtatins Prgressin Thrugh the Prgram: Veterinary students will rdinarily cmplete Years 1 thrugh 3 f their veterinary training at UIUC, while taking sme public health curses nline and/r cmpleting curses deemed equivalent t required SPH curses within the graduate prgrams f Veterinary Pathlgy and Veterinary Bisciences. DVM students will spend a minimum f tw semesters (fall and spring) in residence at the UIC Schl f Public Health fllwing their third year f veterinary training. Students are encuraged t spend a summer in Chicag t cmplete their field experience and capstne prject in a public health related setting. Students will return t UIUC t cmplete their furth year clinical rtatins. Cntact Infrmatin Fr further infrmatin abut the MPH prgram, cntact Babette J. Neuberger, JD, MPH, Assciate Dean fr Academic Affairs at the Schl f Public Health, at 312/996-5381 r email bjn@uic.edu. Fr further infrmatin abut the DVM prgram, cntact Jack Herrmann, D.V.M., Ph.D., Directr, DVM/MPH Prgram, Cllege f Veterinary Medicine, University f Illinis at Urbana-Champaign, 217/265.6585; r email jah1110@uiuc.edu.
MD/PhD Training Prgram Our sciety has a need fr physicians wh are accmplished ppulatin-based researchers as well as cmpetent clinicians -- individuals whse skills can bring the pwers f epidemilgy and bistatistics t bear n the prblems f clinical medicine that have bth individual and cmmunity effects. MD/PhD training in epidemilgy and/r bistatistics prvides an extended perid f study in the etilgic and methdlgic appraches f ppulatin-based health research in cncert with cmplete medical schl educatin. Applicatin is nrmally made at the time f applicatin t the Cllege f Medicine; hwever, applicants will als be cnsidered during their first tw years f medical training. Students must apply t the MD/PhD Training Prgram and t the Cllege f Medicine, and indicate in their applicatin that they are interested in a PhD in epidemilgy r bistatistics. Criteria fr admissin t the Prgram include academic excellence, prir research experience, ptential fr independent and creative research, and cmmitment t a career in academic medicine. Students receive a stipend thrughut their years f study. Students interested in further infrmatin may cntact Dr. Faith Davis, Senir Assciate Dean, SPH, phne: 996-5019, e- mail:fayed@uic.edu; r the MD/PhD Training Prgram: Dr. Larry Tbacman, Directr, phne: 312-413-1010, e-mail: lst@uic; Rberta Bernstein, Crdinatr, phne: 312-996-7473, e-mail: rberta@uic.edu.