MD/MPH

This five-year dual degree program allows MD students at the University of Kansas Medical Center to complete the requirements for both the MD degree and the MPH degree (42 credit hours). Students apply for admission to the MPH program after enrolling in medical school. MPH students take a year off from medical school to complete the MPH degree, typically between the second and third years of medical school, or between the third and fourth years. MD/MPH students complete the Public Health Practice concentration and typically begin in the summer (June), and proceed through fall (August) and spring (January), finishing by the end of May. MD/MPH students are eligible to apply for the John T. Stewart III MD/MPH Scholarship.

PhD Applied Behavioral Psychology/MPH

Offered by the Department of Applied Behavioral Science (Lawrence), this joint program is the first in the nation to combine the strengths of advanced study in applied behavioral science with an MPH degree. Students must apply for admission to the MPH and PhD programs separately and applications are reviewed by the respective admissions committees. Students selected into the joint program complete the MPH concentration in Behavior Science and Public Health as well as the requirements for the PhD in Applied Behavioral Sciences.