The MPH in Infection Prevention (IDM-IP MPH) aims to equip students to function as infection preventionists in clinical and community settings by providing a tailored educational experience in infection prevention and infectious diseases prevention, treatment, and response. The program fosters competencies for practice, research, and education in infectious diseases and related public health issues. Students take coursework in infection prevention, global and domestic infectious diseases, HIV, STIs, emerging pathogens, neglected tropical diseases as well as response and mitigation of outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics through design of interventions, approaches, and policies to reduce the burden of infectious diseases in the US and internationally. Coursework paired with hands-on internships in infection prevention prepares students for careers in infection prevention, and in public health positions where prevention and treatment of infectious diseases is critical.
Students are required to complete a 200-hour practicum/internship in infection prevention specifically infection prevention in a clinical setting including hospitals, clinics and community settings. Students prepare an essay or thesis that addresses an issue related to infectious diseases that demonstrates the ability to synthesize information from numerous sources. The MPH-IP program is designed to be completed in four semesters of full-time study. The requirements for the IDM-IP MPH are listed below.
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