Health Promotion MPH TrackProspective Student Orientation

2012-2013

Purpose

• Overview of the Oregon MPH (OMPH) Program

• Overview of the PSU Health Promotion (HP) Track

• Address Questions

Websites To Visit

• www.oregonmph.orgProgram website

• www.pdx.edu/SCHTrack websiteClick on “Graduate Program” button in upper left

• www.pdx.eduUniversity websiteGeneral information, financial aid, etc

Program Overview

• Collaboration of OHSU, OSU, PSU [OSU through 6/14]

• One of the few accredited collaborative programs

• When last ranked, tied for nationally among graduate

programs in Community Health

• Approximately 350 active students

• Over 60 core faculty

• Second decade

• Accredited through Council on Education for Public Health

(CEPH)

OMPH Program Structure

Benefits of Collaborative

• Access to the benefits and resources of two campuses

• Ability to take courses on both campuses

• Wealth of talented faculty

• Opportunities to interact with colleagues from a great breadth of backgrounds and interests

Oregon Health & Science University

• Epidemiology & Biostatistics

SOM, Public Health & Preventive Medicine

• Primary Health Care & Health Disparities

SON, Graduate and Interdisciplinary Programs

Portland State University

• Health Management & Policy

Hatfield School of Government, Division of Public Administration

• Health Promotion

School of Community Health

PSU Campus Tour

See request form at:

http://www.pdx.edu/admissions/campus-visit-request-personal

Health Promotion Track, PSU

• 15 core faculty

• 20 Affiliated faculty

• Approximately 100 active students/year

• Degrees offered: MPH MURP / MPH MSW / MPH

Health Promotion Curriculum

59 Quarter Credits

Required OMPH Core Courses (16 Credits)

Epidemiology Survey (3 credits) Introduction to Biostatistics (4 credits) Health Systems Organization (3 credits) Principles of Health Behavior (3 credits) Concepts of Environmental Health (3 credits)

Curriculum, cont’dHealth Education/ Health Promotion Track

Requirements (19 Credits)

Quantitative Research Design & Analysis (3 Credits) Mass Communication & Health (3 Credits) Community Organizing (3 Credits) Program Evaluation & Management in Health Services (3

Credits) Health Promotion Program Planning (4 Credits) Foundations of Public Health (3 Credits)

Curriculum, cont’d

• Area of Emphasis (18 Credits)

• Field Experience (6 Credits)

• Oral Comprehensive Exam

Proposed Curriculum Changes for September 2014

• Epidemiology I (4cr)

• Qualitative Research Methods (3cr)

• Values and Ethics in Health (3cr)

• Media Advocacy or Mass Communication for Public Health (3 cr)

• Area of Emphasis to 9 credits

• Field Experience to A-F grading option

=> Total Credit Hours: 60

Curriculum, cont’d

Competency-based curriculum

Emphasis on applied, community-based, and service learning

Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at graduate standing, no lower than B- in any required course

See Program, Track, and Course competencies at: www.oregonmph.org

See PSU HP Student Handbook atwww.pdx.edu/sch

What are the Health Promotion Track Competencies?

1. Apply theory in the development, implementation, and evaluation of health promotion interventions, programs, and policies

2. Develop interventions and programs to effect change at multiple levels, including individual, community, organization, and policy

3. Design and implement strategies to promote health

4. Solicit and integrate input from community and organization stakeholders

5. Design and deliver health communication messages

What are the Health Promotion Competencies? (continued)

6. Evaluate and interpret results from program evaluations and other research

7. Define research problems, frame research questions, design research procedures, and outline methods of analysis

8. Apply ethical principles that govern the practice of public health

9. Enact cultural competency in diverse social and cultural communities

10. Develop a substantive Area of Emphasis

Field Experience

• AKA “Graduate Internship”

• Purpose: To demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills gained during program in a real-world, supervised setting.

• Part of Culminating Experience

• 200 hours, over one or two terms

• In an applied environment with PH Preceptor

• All core & track required classes must be completed before beginning

• All HP MPH students must complete

• Some sites require background checks and vaccination records

Oral Comprehensive Exam

• Purpose: Integrate educational experiences and draw from coursework and the Field Experience, in responding to substantive, methodological, and theory-based questions.

• Cumulative, approximately 1 ½ hrs + 1 hr preparation period

• Panel of three faculty

• Offered in Fall, Winter, and Spring terms

Dual Degrees

• MSW/MPH and MURP/MPH

• Must apply to, and be accepted by, both programs, independently

• Three years of full-time study to complete

Application Procedures to HP

• Materials to University

• Materials to SCH

To The University:

• Graduate Admission form

• Application fee $50.00

• One official transcript from each college or university attended, except PSU but to include JCs and CCs

• Measles immunization form

• Please see admissions website for application materials submission address.

To SCH

• Departmental application form

• One official transcript from each college or university attended, including PSU, JCs and/or CCs

• Three sealed letters of recommendation

• 500-word personal statement

• Resume emphasizing PH/social service work

• Official GRE scores, and TOEFL scores, if applicable

Please direct all application questions to SCHinfo@pdx.edu

GRE

• All students not holding completed graduate degrees from accredited US institutions must take the GRE

• Recommended minimum scores:

• 4.5 Analytical

• 153 Verbal

• 144 Quantitative

TOEFL

• All applicants from countries in which English is not the official language are required to take the TOEFL.

• International students with bachelor or master’s degrees from an accredited US institution, or an English speaking college/university in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Great Britain, or Ireland are exempt from taking the TOEFL exam.

• Minimum score: 550 paper, 213 computer, 79-80 internet-based

Letters of Recommendation

• Very important!

• Should address past academic performance, as well as prospects for career in public health

• Letters for each of the joint degrees must be degree-specific

Statement of Purpose

• Also critical!• May wish to include: Relevant experiences Understanding of field of public health

and the role of health promotion Issues facing public health Vision of your professional role in field What you expect to gain from PSU

and OMPH Program

Prerequisite

• Undergraduate statistics course

• Receive passing letter grade

• See PSU Stat 243, Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4 cr), for an example of an acceptable course

Application Deadline

• February 1, no exceptions

• All materials must be postmarked by SCH by close of business on application deadline.

• Please plan sufficient time for delivery of GRE scores, transcripts, and letters of recommendation.

• Notice of admission sent early April

Please see application packet at www.pdx.edu/sch for important

information about application packet materials, including:

GRE codesPersonal Statement

Letters of Recommendation Resume