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International Health
Curriculum & Competencies
Program Length: 62 Credits
OMPH Core Courses (16 Credits)
| Core Course Title | Credits | Course Number |
| Principles of Health Behavior | 3 | H 571 |
| Epidemiology |
3 | H 525 |
| Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 | H 524 |
| Health Systems Organization | 3 | H 533 |
| Environmental Health | 3 | H 542 |
Track Required Courses (22 Credits)
| Required Track Course Title | Credits | Course Number |
| International Health Courses (12 Credits) | ||
| International Health | 3 | H 529 |
| Global Health Issues | 3 | H 528 |
| Internship* | minimum of 6 | H 510 |
| One of the following courses in a medical anthropology (4 credits) | ||
| Cross Cultural Health and Healing | 4 | ANTH 574 |
| Medical Anthropology | 4 | ANTH 584 |
| Two of the following courses in international health topic (6 credits) | ||
| Research Methods | 3 | H 515 |
| Epidemiologic Methods | 3 | H 526 |
| Public and Private Health Insurance | 3 | H 538 |
| Health Development for Displaced Population | 3 | H 591 |
Area of Focus (24 Credits)
Each student entering into the International Health track must concentrate on an Area of Focus, including:
- Health Promotion
- Health Management & Policy
- Environmental Health and Occupational Safety
- Epidemiology
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Another area of focus that you may develop with your advisor
*Field Experience/Internship (6 Credits)
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Meet Melissa Wei!
As a MPH student in the Epidemiology and Biostatistics track at OHSU, excelled in the area of research. Aside from her outstanding achievements at OHSU, Melissa has also impressed the public health community with her efforts as a research assistant at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Her research on calcium and magnesium intake and the risk of colorectal adenomas has important implications for cancer control and public health. She has a great passion for integrating nutrition and prevention principles into the practice of medicine. Melissa has a very bright future ahead of her as a nutritional epidemiologist and researcher, a future that is amply supported by her growing body of scholarly work.
