D.O./M.G.H.
双学位项目
全球卫生硕士
Students admitted to the Heritage College of 整骨疗法的医学 are eligible to apply to the D.O./M.G.H. 程序. This dual degree 程序 is designed for medical students interested in developing skills to work with multicultural, 低资源, 弱势群体. 获得博士学位的毕业生.O./M.G.H. can take a broad range of career paths including permanent or temporary involvement in groups such as Doctor’s Without Borders, 卫生伙伴, 谁, 疾控中心和类似组织. This dual degree also provides a focused competency to physicians working with immigrant/migrant populations.
申请D.O./M.G.H. 程序 must also meet the admissions requirements for the M.G.H. newbb电子平台的项目. All applicants must submit an application to the Office of Advanced Studies (OAS), which will be evaluated by the Heritage College Advanced Studies Advisory Committee (ASAC) and the MGH 入学 Committee. The prerequisites for the 全球卫生硕士, 作为双学位的一部分, are the same as those for the Heritage College.
D区的学生.O./M.G.H. 程序 will complete the majority of the M.G.H. courses during the third year of the five-year 程序 while enrolled solely in the College of Health Sciences and Professions. 然而, students in good academic standing may take one MGH course in the second semester of the first year and in each semester of the second year of medical school. Students in the fourth and fifth years of the dual degree 程序 are enrolled full-time in the Heritage College, but time will be available during those years for the M.G.H. 实习的经验.
在进入D.O./M.G.H. 程序, students will meet with the OAS and an assigned faculty mentor, to map out a sequence of courses and create an individualized development plan for their dual degree. Course work is subject to change, based on course availability and satisfactory student performance.
课程和项目结构
For current information on the curriculum of the M.G.H. 程序, visit the College of Health Sciences and Professions 全球卫生硕士网页.
The curriculum includes a series of online classes and a scholarly project that requires an in-depth focus on working in 低资源 areas. The project can involve designing and implementing community based 程序ming or global health research. Students can take advantage of a variety of global health experiences throughout the five year curriculum.
M.G.H. 总共需要38个学分, 其中21门是核心课程, 5 are devoted to the scholarly project (IHS 6932) and additional 12 are electives. 核心课程有:
- IHS 5210 Fundamentals of Global Health (3 credits)
- IHS 6210 Globalization and Health (3 credits)
- 研究方法(3学分)
- IHS 5222 Comparative Health Systems (3 credits)
- HLTH 5120 Global Health 程序ming (3 credits)
- IHS 5521 GH 研究 and Service (3 credits)
- IHS 6931 Scholarly project prep course (3 credits)
Electives can be selected from collaborating 俄亥俄州 graduate degree 程序s including African Studies, 传播与发展研究, 国际发展研究, 拉丁美洲研究, 语言学, 现代语言, 护理, 政治科学, 公共卫生和公共行政. Up to 9 credits from the medical curriculum can count towards electives.
A sample of activities along the five years of the D.O./M.G.H. 是:
申请过程
Students wishing to participate in the dual degree D.O./M.G.H. 必须在1月10日前提交申请. 15 of their first year in medical school.
Applications are reviewed by faculty from both colleges. Candidates seeking admission are evaluated based on academic and personal accomplishments, 强调领导力, 管理潜在的, motivation and capacity to pursue a rigorous management graduate 程序. 专业发展, diversity of background and outside interests, depth of self-appraisal and commitment are especially valued. Students will be notified of their application status in March.
Upon acceptance to the dual degree, admission to the M.G.H. will be deferred until completion of the second year of medicine, and will be contingent upon remaining in good academic standing while in medical school. Accepted students will meet with the director of the Office of Advanced Studies to create an individualized development plan for their dual degree 程序.
免责声明
D.O./M.G.H. 程序 guidelines are continuously updated and are subject to change based on university or 程序 recommendations and policy requirements.