1. Activity: Graduate Education

2. Director: Marian R. Passannante, PhD passanna@umdnj.edu   phone: 973 972-4775

3. Program and Faculty Contacts:

Program                              Contact                                           Description

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health

http://njms.umdnj.edu/departments/preventive_medicine/index.cfm

UMDNJ-School of Public Health

http://sph.umdnj.edu/

A list of Newark Campus SPH faculty advisors may found at http://sph.umdnj.edu/campus/Sch_Nwk_Advisors.pdf

4. Mission/Vision:

The purpose of activity to is provide graduate level training for students in the UMDNJ- School of Public Health, the UMDNJ- Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, clinical and research faculty at all of the UMDNJ schools as well as to develop new collaborative programs with other universities within the region.

5. Specifics about activity

M.P.H. CURRICULUM SUMMARY

The M.P.H. degree provides students with a clear understanding of the roles of the core disciplines in public health. It also provides students with sufficient knowledge of the theory and terminology used by these disciplines to allow effective participation in interdisciplinary public health efforts and with specialized skills in at least one public health discipline. Your area of specialization should play an important role in your choice of Department.

Students seeking the M.P.H. degree must complete 45 credits of academic work with an average grade of �B� or better. Full�time students may complete the degree requirements within one and one�half years� but it usually will require two years. Part�time students may take up to five years to complete the coursework� but should satisfy the core requirements within two and one�half years of matriculation. The coursework is distributed as follows:

15 CREDITS in core areas of public health. Students in all Departments must take the following five courses:

• Health Education and Behavioral Science in Public Health ;
• Health Systems and Policy ;
• Introduction to Biostatistics ;
• Introduction to Environmental Health ; and
• Principles and Methods of Epidemiology .

9—15 CREDITS of courses required by the Department. These courses are listed in this catalog under the Division descriptions. Students enrolled in the Piscataway/New Brunswick Campus may concentrate in one of the following Departments: Biometrics� Environmental and Occupational Health� Epidemiology� Health Education and Behavioral Science� or Health Systems and Policy. Students enrolled on the Newark Campus may concentrate in Dental Public Health� Quantitative Methods: Epidemiology and Biostatistics� or Urban Health Administration . Students enrolled on the Stratford Campus may concentrate in Health Systems and Policy.

9—15 CREDITS of elective courses are required.

6 CREDITS devoted to a final integrating experience that includes a fieldwork project� a final written report� and an oral presentation. In some divisions (those based in Newark) students actively registered for fieldwork must attend a monthly fieldwork seminar to discuss issues related to their fieldwork project. One (1) credit is given to plan the fieldwork project and five (5) credits are given for implementation and write-up.

Information related specifically to Biostatistics/Biometrics can be obtained from Michael Brimacombe Ph.D. at brimacmb@umdnj.edu

Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology

Awaiting approval

Intensive (Day Long) Seminar in Research Methods

Drs. Brimacombe and Holland offer a one-day workshop, "Quantitative Methods in Clinical Research: Basic Methods in the Design and Analysis of Experiments." This course is offered regularly on an on-going basis, approximately once each quarter. The workshop addresses statistical issues related to study design and sample size which arise as one plan an experiment, and the statistical analysis methods used to understand the results. There is substantial emphasis on meeting the expectations of grant funding agencies such as NIH. The target audience is residents, fellows, new faculty, and others who need an introduction to elementary guidelines on statistical rigor and fundability. There is no charge to UMDNJ affiliated persons for this course; class size is roughly 15 - 20 each session.

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7. Opportunities for students:

Opportunities are available for students to work on a variety of research and grant projects. Positions may be available for students through research grants. Please consult faculty directly for availability.

Financial support in the form of stipends is currently limited to federal work-study positions.

Ph.D. Students in Biostatistics may find support through consulting projects in the Biostatistics Laboratory. Please contact Michael Brimacombe Ph.D., brimacmb@umdnj.edu

8. Opportunities for volunteers:

Date Revised: 3/30/05