Master of Public Health

Accelerated MPH for Clinicians

A fast-paced, in-person program designed to deliver an academically rigorous and comprehensive public health education to professionals with prior medical or clinical healthcare education.

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Accelerated MPH for Clinicians

A fast-paced, in-person program designed to deliver an academically rigorous and comprehensive public health education to professionals with prior medical or clinical healthcare education.

The Brown University School of Public Health’s Accelerated MPH for Clinicians is a fast-paced, in-person program designed to deliver an academically rigorous and comprehensive public health education to professionals with prior medical or clinical healthcare education.

The Accelerated MPH for Clinicians program is comprised of:

Clinician

  • 10.5-units (i.e., the equivalent of 42 semester credits) that students can complete in one year (i.e., July – May), beginning with an online session in the summer.
  • A curriculum that enables clinical professionals to achieve a deep and broad understanding of public health at a pace that complements their existing expertise and experience.

The Brown University School of Public Health has substantial strengths in teaching students how to translate public health principles into policy and practice. Drawing on expertise from faculty within biostatistics, epidemiology, health services, policy and practice, and behavioral sciences, the Accelerated MPH program is designed to transform clinicians into experts in public health.

Program Curriculum

The following nine courses form the curriculum through which students will develop the program competencies:

  • PHP2073, Leadership & Communication
  • PHP2081, Health Policy & Equity
  • PHP2120, Introduction to Methods in Epidemiologic Research
  • PHP2074, Needs Analysis & Program Planning (includes 80 hours of practicum in a clinical setting)
  • PHP2506, Applied Biostatistics for Public Health
  • PHP2030, Clinical Trials Methodology
  • PHP2040, Survey Research Methods or PHP2060 Qualitative Methods in Health Research
  • PHP2727, Putting Research into Practice with Implementation Science
  • PHP2076, Integrated Learning Experience 

Required Non-Credit Activities

  • PHP2000 Foundations in Public Health
  • CITI Training (students must submit certificate after completing course)
  • IRB Basics

 

Program Competencies

Students who complete the Accelerated MPH for Clinicians program should be able to do the following:

  • Design clinical trials (PHP2030)
  • Write a statistical analysis plan for clinical trials (PHP2030)
  • Complete a research project to address a public health problem (PHP2040 or PHP2060)
  • Design a quality improvement project within a healthcare system (PHP2727)
  • Apply principles of implementation science to program design (PHP2727)
  • Apply ethical principles to public health practice (PHP2076)

Applicants must either possess an advanced clinical degree (e.g., M.D., Ph.D., DO, PharmD, DDS, DMD, OD, DVM, DNP, DPT or the equivalent for international students) or be a medical student who has completed at least two years of medical school.

The application deadline is January 15, 2025. Please visit the SPH admissions website for additional admissions information.

Admission requirements

Details about admissions requirements and more at the School of Public Health's Admissions page.

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Tuition and Fees

Graduate tuition is billed on a per-course basis, as detailed in the Graduate Tuition and Fee Schedule on the Bursar Office's website. Fees and health insurance are additional. Please visit the SPH Tuition & Funding Page for more detailed information.

Program Dates

Class of 2027, study beginning summer 2026

2026Summer term begins onlineJuly
 Fall term begins in-personSeptember
 Winter breakDecember-January
2027Spring term begins in-personJanuary
 Spring breakMarch
 GraduationMay

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