Overview
The Community Engaged Public Health Scholarly Concentration provides medical students interested in community and public health issues with focused training within the four-year Integrated Medical Curriculum.
Program Description
Community Engaged Public Health Scholarly Concentration courses and activities guide students in developing knowledge, skills, and values regarding:
- Structure and functions of public health systems
- Physician's role in public health practice
- Social and structured determinants of health
- Public health practice and research
Public Health Online Modules
- PMCU 4001: Public Health in the Community
- PMCU 4020: BSHS
Public Health-Related Presentation
- Option A: 12 seminar hours related to public health, OR
- Option B: Public health-related elective
How to Apply
To officially join the Community Engaged Public Health concentration, students must fill out the Community Engaged Public Health Scholarly Concentration Application Form. The application should take no more than 15-20 minutes to complete. Previous community or public health experience is not a requirement to join the concentration. That question is included in the application so concentration contacts can learn more about the students they are working with.
Students must apply no later than February 1 of MS1.
Dana Wiltz-Beckham, DVM, MPH, MBA
Assistant Dean for Professional Programs, School of Public and Population Health
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Population Health and Health Disparities
dawiltzb@utmb.edu