MD/MPH Program

This is a joint program of UT Southwestern and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Students complete all course work for both degrees on the UT Southwestern campus. They receive the MD degree from UT Southwestern and the Master of Public Health from UT Houston School of Public Health.

The first three years of the MD/MPH program are identical to the first three years of medical school. The school of public health year begins after the third year of medical school. The curriculum includes courses in the five basic public health areas (epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioral sciences, environmental health sciences, and health management and policy sciences), plus electives.

After the school of public health year, the student re-enrolls in the medical school to complete the senior year. Students in the MD/MPH program also have the opportunity to participate in medical school electives in public health during their senior year of medical school.