Drexel University School of Public Health
Motto | Public Health, Human Rights |
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Established | 1996 |
Dean | Gina Lovasi, MPH, PhD |
Location | ,, |
Campus | University City Campus |
Affiliations | Drexel University |
Website | http://drexel.edu/dornsife/ |
TheDrexel University Dornsife School of Public Healthis a part of theDrexel UniversityHealth Sciences network of schools. The Dornsife School of Public Health was located in downtownPhiladelphiafrom its inception until December 2013. It has since re-located to theUniversity City Campus.
The Dornsife School of Public Health was founded in 1996,[1]withJonathan Mannas its first dean. In 2000, the School came under the operational management of Drexel University and in 2002 fully joined the university's Health Sciences network, where it was physically located until early 2014 within theCenter City Hahnemann Campus,alongside theDrexel University College of Medicineand theDrexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions.In mid-January 2014, the school moved into the renovated Nesbitt Hall building, located in theUniversity City Campus.[2]The building used to house theAntoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design.In September 2015, the School received a $45 million gift[3]from longtime philanthropistsDanaandDavid Dornsife,in recognition of which the School was named after the donors.
Departments
[edit]The School's academic program contains the following four departments and two programs:
- Community Health and Prevention Department
- Environmental and Occupational Health Department
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department
- Health Management and Policy Department
- Urban Health Program
- Global Health Program
Degrees
[edit]The School currently offers the following CEPH-accredited degree programs:
- Bachelor's of Science (BS) in Public Health
- Bachelor's of Science (BS) in Health Data Analytics
- Bachelor's of Arts (BA) in Global Health
- Bachelor's + Master of Public Health (MPH) 4+1 Program
- Master of Public Health (MPH)
- Master of Public Health, Executive Program (Executive MPH)
- Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics
- Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology
- Master of Science (MS) in Global Health
- Master of Science (MS) in Infection Prevention and Control
- Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Health Management and Policy
- Doctorate (PhD) in Epidemiology
- Doctorate (PhD) in Health Services Research and Policy
- Doctorate (PhD) in Biostatistics
- Doctorate (PhD) in Community Health and Prevention
- Doctorate (PhD) in Environmental and Occupational Health
- Joint Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health (MD/MPH)
- Joint Juris Doctor and Master of Public Health (JD/MPH)
References
[edit]- ^Drexel University School of Public Health -- Mission and HistoryArchivedApril 19, 2015, at theWayback Machine
- ^"A Dedicated Space for Public Health".Drexel University School of Public Health.Drexel University School of Public Health. Archived fromthe originalon 20 February 2014.Retrieved6 February2014.
- ^Drexel’s School of Public Health Receives Transformative $45 Million Gift from Dana and David Dornsife