GRADUATE EDUCATION - OVERVIEW
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"Evidence
shows that reductions in morbidity and mortality from infectious and
chronic disease conditions in the twentieth century are largely due to
effective prevention programs."
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Program Information
Goal
Curricular Areas
Contact Information
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About
the Program |
The
University of Texas Medical Branch has the only Department of Preventive
Medicine and Community Health within the University of Texas System.
Preventive Medicine and Community Health is the combination of sciences,
skills and beliefs that focuses on the maintenance and improvement of
health. It is the branch of medicine which is concerned primarily with
preventing disease or future sequelae, as contrasted with treating the sick
and injured, and examines the health of populations in
communities rather than individual patients.
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Goal |
The
goal of the program is to prepare students for careers in research through
the completion of a program of training leading to an MS or PhD in
Preventive Medicine and Community Health.
The program offers a carefully designed curriculum,
tailored to the individual student's goals and career needs, but integrated by a strong core of
fundamental knowledge in preventive medicine and community health. Graduates of
the program are qualified for placement in academic institutions,
government, and private industry.
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Curricular
Areas |
Curricular
areas currently offered are
Training
includes course work, research, qualifying examinations, thesis
preparation, and, in the case of Ph.D. programs, completion and defense of a dissertation research
project.
Clinical and basic science research opportunities
available in
other university components are supported as part of the doctoral training. Areas
include:
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Center on Aging
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Environmental
Medicine and Toxicology Center
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Family Medicine
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Human
Biological Chemistry and Genetics
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Institute for the Medical Humanities
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Internal Medicine
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Marine
Biomedical Institute
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Microbiology
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NIEHS
Toxicology Center
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Pediatrics
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Pharmacology and Toxicology
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Psychiatry
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Shriners Burns
Institute, and
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) hospitals
Applicants
for admission to the graduate school should have all required admission
documents on file in the Office of the Registrar by the deadline indicated
for the term they wish to enter: Term I, Fall: June 1; Term II, Spring: Nov
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Contact |
For additional information contact:
Program
Director
Graduate Program in Preventive Medicine & Community
Health
1.116 Ewing Hall
The University of Texas Medical Branch
Galveston, TX 77555-1150
Phone:
409-772-1128
FAX: 409-772-5272
E-mail: bphilips@utmb.edu
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