The Department of Community Medicine and Population Health (CMPH) houses the Master of Science in Population Health Sciences program, an interdisciplinary field that integrates clinical care with public health practice to reduce, manage and prevent disease. As part of this degree program, students learn about ways to improve the well-being of individuals and populations, with an emphasis on a community-based approach.
The CMPH department has 14 faculty with a range of expertise, including:
- Health education and promotion
- Health economics
- Health policy and promotion
- Epidemiology
- Nursing
- Clinical and community psychology
- Quality improvement
- Applied statistics and research methodologies
Department Mission
The mission of CMPH is to improve the health and well-being of rural and underserved communities by:
Conducting community-engaged and nationally recognized research in interdisciplinary health disparities and population health.
Engaging in community and academic service aimed at improving population health outcomes.
Educating and training students and health providers in population health core competencies through the Master’s in Population Health Sciences degree program.
These core competencies:
- Examine historical, contemporary and future directions of population health.
- Identify the key factors of population health outcomes.
- Analyze data to address population health issues.
Our courses are designed to develop new knowledge and skills necessary to study and improve patient-reported outcomes, investigate health policies, examine social factors of health and transition to value-based payment models. Additionally, our program emphasizes using a community-based approach to improve population health. We provide students with advanced statistical skills needed for a successful research career in population health data analysis and informatics.