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Master Program in Public Health(MPH)

• Program Mission
• Program Description
• Admissions Requirement
• Selection Criteria
• How to Apply

Program Mission

The mission of the Master in Public Health (MPH) is to prepare public health professionals at the graduate level 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 diseases in the community, taking into account the individual and collective rights and the social and cultural differences that distinguish human beings.

This mission is consonant with the mission of the Ponce School of Medicine: to provide high quality education, research and health services in medicine, biological sciences, clinical psychology, public health, and other healthcare fields, to the Puerto Rican population, through an innovative health sciences curriculum, while preparing students to be ethical practitioners and scientists.

 

• Present evidence of the successful completion of a bachelor degree in a college level institution accredited by the PR Council of Higher Education or by a US Department of Education recognized accrediting organization.

• Have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.50 (on a four-point scale).

• Have completed the following required courses:
   

• Submit the following documents:

  • Official transcript from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended.

  • Official GRE or EXADEP scores (if the candidate does not hold a health professional degree). The scores must be no more than five years old.

  • Three letters of recommendation written by professors or by individuals familiar with the applicant’s professional work and skills using the format accompanying the application form

  • Certificate of No Penal Record (Criminal Background Check)

  • A non-refundable $100 (USD) application fee
     

In evaluating the applicants, emphasis is placed upon integrity, character, academic achievements, motivation, and emotional stability, GRE, EXADEP or MCAT scores, evidence of health care-related experience, interview reports, letters of recommendation and other information provided by the applicant.