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Master in Public Health |
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About Public Health
Program |
The Public Health Program at PSM
responds to the public health needs of modern society. It provides
an academic environment with multiple disciplines and with academic
collaboration in which teaching, research, and community service
makes it possible to contribute to the development of health
promotion and protection and the prevention of disease in the
community.
The Public Health Program
offers the followings degrees: DrPH in Epidemiology, MPH with tracks
in Epidemiology, Environmental Health, and General. The MPH Program
was approved in 2002 by the Puerto Rico Council of Higher Education
(PRCHE). The Public Health Program application to the Council on
Education of Public Health (CEPH) for accreditation as a Public
Health Program was filed on August 28, 2007 and it is expected by
July 2009. |
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Mission |
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The mission of the Public
Health Program is to prepare graduate level public health
professionals with a multidisciplinary background, through teaching,
research, and community service. This preparation will facilitate
the development of the necessary competencies for promoting and
protecting health and preventing disease in the community, taking
into account the individual and collective rights and the social and
cultural differences that distinguish human beings. |
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Goal Statements |
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Instruction: The Public
Health Program has the main goal, preparing professionals with the
capacity to identify and to evaluate the Puerto Rican population
health needs. Plan, implement, and evaluate programs to address
those needs.
Research: Advance in the knowledge and understanding of the
determining factor that affect the health status of the populations
through basic and applied research in all five major disciplines of
public health with a view to reducing the prevailing causes of
morbidity and mortality
Service: Through the five major disciplines of public health,
the Public health Program will create links to local, national, and
international communities to the improvement of the overall health
of the population by providing quality health services, technical
assistance and advisory services.
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Public
Health Program - Historical Timeless |
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1977- Ponce School of
Medicine founded by Catholic University
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1980- Ponce School of
Medicine Foundation
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2002- Initiation of
the Public Health Program
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2007- The PR-CHE
authorizes a new:
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The Public Health Program
application to the Council on Education of Public Health (CEPH)
for accreditation as a Public Health Program was filed on August
28, 2007 and it is expected by July 2009.
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