Master of Public Health Program at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine

There is a need for public health professionals to address emerging and re-emerging diseases, environmental health concerns, health care reform, proliferation of agents and weapons of mass destruction, sociopolitical factors affecting the nation’s health and health care systems, and the expansion of health issues that are global in scope. The M.P.H. Program, at Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine, provides a comprehensive, graduate-level program designed to prepare students to define, critically assess, and resolve public health problems. It emphasizes acquisition of knowledge and skills for promoting health, preventing disease, developing and evaluating programs, enhancing clinical practice, conducting research, and providing community service. The M.P.H. degree is a recognized degree for leadership in health care.