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Brown’s Undergraduate Concentration in Public Health

Brown’s Undergraduate Concentration in Public Health. Terrie Fox Wetle, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Medicine For Public Health and Public Policy. History. Corporation recommends Public Health 1917 Department of Community Health 1971

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Brown’s Undergraduate Concentration in Public Health

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  1. Brown’s Undergraduate Concentration in Public Health Terrie Fox Wetle, Ph.D. Associate Dean of Medicine For Public Health and Public Policy

  2. History • Corporation recommends Public Health 1917 • Department of Community Health 1971 • Undergraduate Concentration 1978 • Doctoral Programs, 1st degree granted 1987 • Masters of Public Health 2000 • Public Health Research Centers 1982 • Program in Public Health 1997 Brown University Public Health Program

  3. Current Educational Programs • Department of Community Health • 700+ Undergraduate enrollments • 70+ Community Health concentrators • 50+ MPH students • 84 MD students (CH clerkship/epidemiology) • 28 PhD students (Biostatistics, Epidemiology) • Centers and Institutes • 90 Training slots in centers, institutes and affiliated agencies Brown University Public Health Program

  4. Public Health Centers/Institutes Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies 1982 Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research 1986 Brown University AIDS Program 1988 International Health Institute 1988 Center for Statistical Sciences 1995 Center for Primary Care and Prevention 1997 Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine 1998 Center for Clinical Trials/Evidence-based Healthcare 1998 Institute for Community Health Promotion 2002 Brown University Public Health Program

  5. Unique Aspects of Brown University Undergraduate Degree • Open Curriculum - no requirements • 32 courses/8 semesters • “Concentrations” • Vertical Integration of faculty/courses • Program in Liberal Medical Ed. (PLME) • Division of Biology and Medicine Brown University Public Health Program

  6. Community Health Faculty • 10 Tenured or Tenure Track • 12 “Term” Contract • 21 Research Faculty • 8 Joint Appointment • 56 Voluntary Faculty • Department of Health • Hospitals, Managed Care • Department of Mental Health, Rehabilitation & Hospitals • Community Service Agencies, etc. • Plan for Academic Enrichment • 17 new Tenure Track faculty being recruited Brown University Public Health Program

  7. Community Health ConcentrationAcademic Requirements Undergraduate Program Director Sally Zierler, Dr.PH • Declare concentration end of 2nd year • 5 Required courses • 7 Electives • Senior Project and Honors Thesis Brown University Public Health Program

  8. Community Health ConcentrationRequired Courses • Health & Society/Health Care in US • Or Cost vs Care/Dilemmas in Health Care • Introduction to Public Health • Survey Research in Health Care • Inequities in Health Care/Senior Seminar • Senior year independent study for honors thesis or senior project Brown University Public Health Program

  9. Community Health ConcentrationElectives • 7 electives, at least one from each of the following categories • Health Care Organization and Policy • International Health • Sociobehavioral Sciences/Prevention • Biology/Physiology • Statistics Brown University Public Health Program

  10. Senior Projects/Honors Theses • Hepatitis B among Siberian and Alaskan Native Populations: a natural experiment • RI Police Departments and Forensic Medical Exams for Sexual Assault • Can Increased Nutrient Intake Lower Blood Lead Levels in Young Children? • Housing related determinants of stress and health: The role of allostatic load • Why don't the Elderly participate in cancer clinical trials? A critical examination of barriers Brown University Public Health Program

  11. Senior Projects/Honors Theses • Behavioral Health and Primary Care Integration • The Health Implications of Blood Quantum Classification for Native Americans • Abortion and Medicaid: Historical, Legal and Policy Analyses • AIDS and Latinas: A Toolkit for Prevention • Health Status among the Western Cherokee: Historical and political context Brown University Public Health Program

  12. Where do graduates go? • Medical School • 25 to 35% are PLME or Pre-med • Graduate School • Majority of concentrators do graduate work • Public Health, Law, Ph.D. programs • Majority of Graduates involved in: Health care, health research, regulation, health and community advocacy, health planning and international health Brown University Public Health Program

  13. Questions? Brown University Public Health Program

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