Infectious Disease Management, Intervention, and Community Practice (MIC), MPH

The Infectious Disease Management, Intervention, and Community Practice (MIC) MPH program in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology (IDM) for the student focuses on the development of knowledge of infectious disease pathogenesis, prevention, clinical diagnosis, and treatment as well as skills and competencies aimed at equipping graduates with coursework and experiential learning on global infectious diseases, HIV and the related syndemics of STIs, TB, Hepatitis, and emerging infectious diseases.  The program has specific focus on infection prevention in hospitals and other clinical settings, and in communities to respond to outbreaks in infectious diseases. The program connects these infectious diseases with the environmental, geographic, socio-economic, and behavioral drivers that impact infectious diseases transmission and provides approaches to develop, implement, or evaluate infection prevention in clinical and community settings, surveillance, containment, and policies for prevention and control. Students receive education and mentoring to develop evidenced-based approaches to infectious disease research, practice or policy development for infectious clinical conditions, outbreaks/clusters in institutional and community settings and the dissemination of findings and approaches to improve public health response, services, and coordination.

Program Length:

• Full-time students complete the program in 2 years or less
• Part-time students compelte the program in 3-4 years on average

Program Requirements:

• 42 credits
• 200-hour practicum or infection prevention internship (minimum 200 hours)
• essay or thesis