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Stanford/UC Berkeley Dual
Purpose
The Stanford/UC Berkeley Dual Degree MD-MPH Program is designed to train a select group of medical students to be effective physician scholars and public health leaders. The advantage of this program over a traditional one-year MPH curriculum is that it incorporates an in-depth, longitudinal, and scholarly field project spanning two to five years. The program, an extension of the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and Public Service, allows medical students to integrate and apply their public health training and perspective throughout their medical education, to complete original public health research, and to fulfill the requirements for both degrees within five years.
A Unique Collaboration
This program entails collaborative training between the Stanford University School of Medicine and the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, drawing on the complementary strengths of each institution. The program is open to students already enrolled at the Stanford School of Medicine.
Core Requirements
Students in the Dual Degree program are expected to complete the following:
- Core requirements for Stanford’s Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and Public Service, including the UCB-accredited core seminar (INDE 260), which transfers three semester units to UC Berkeley
- At least 21 additional units of UC Berkeley-approved coursework to fulfill breadth requirements and a declared Area of Concentration
- Comprehensive examinations in public health at UC Berkeley
- An original community partnership research project with advising from faculty at both institutions
The Stanford School of Medicine:
Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and Public Service http://med.stanford.edu/chps
Stanford’s Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and Public Service (CHPS) offers medical students an opportunity to focus their studies while at the School of Medicine. Students in this concentration take part in service-learning seminars, lecture series, and workshops in the areas of healthcare for the underserved, physician social responsibility, community health interventions and community-responsive research. Through the concentration, students develop relationships with community partner organizations that form the foundation for their research projects.
The Concentration offers both four- and five-year tracks for medical students. The Dual Degree Program is one route through the “Original Research,” or five-year Concentration Track.
All students in this Concentration must complete the following core coursework at Stanford:
- MED 228 Physicians for Social Responsibility (fall noon lecture series)
- INDE 260A and 260B Seminar in Community Health and Public Service: Community Health Assessment (winter/spring)
- Cultural Competency in Community Health (workshop offered once each quarter)
- MED 254: Applied Skill-Building for Community-Based Research (ongoing methodology support and consultation)
Medical students can fulfill the Concentration’s additional requirement for an “Elective Track” by completing the MPH Degree program.
University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health
http://sph.berkeley.edu
The University of California at Berkeley (UCB) offers premier training through its Master of Public Health (MPH) program. The MPH program comprises both breadth (core understanding of fundamental areas of knowledge in public health) and depth (areas of professional specialization) components. The purpose of this degree is to acquire a broad understanding of the core areas of public health and its related disciplines with particular emphasis in a selected field of study and to integrate and apply this knowledge in addressing public health problems.
To assure that MPH students acquire a common breadth of knowledge in the basic public health content areas, the School of Public Health requires these students to take 11 units in the breadth courses specified below, or approved higher level alternative courses. Dual Degree students may choose to take exams to place out of PH 142A and/or PH 250A, thereby increasing their capacity to take electives and further specialize within the curriculum.
- PH 200C: Breadth Course (2 units)
This course provides a broad overview of the field of public health and a basic understanding of the contributions of the environmental, behavioral, and management sciences to the practice of public health.
- PH 200D Integrative Breadth Course (2 units)
This course is designed to assist students in integrating the knowledge and skills they have acquired through a problem-based model, including the discussion and analysis of specific public health issues.
- PH 142A Introduction to Probability and Statistics (4 units)
This course addresses the concepts, methods and use of statistical data analysis and inference of health-related surveys and experiments. Placement exam offered fall semester.
- PH 250A Epidemiologic Methods (3 units)
This course is designed to provide students with practical understanding and specific skills in the principles and methods of epidemiology, including population level measures of disease burden; analytic study designs and their features, challenges in data collection and analysis related to bias, confounding, and effect modification; causal inference; and screening. Placement exam offered fall semester.
Community-Based Research Requirement
Each student in the Dual Degree program will undertake an original research project in collaboration with a community partner organization. Studies must be designed to meet the partner organization's critical informational needs and receive support from faculty advisors from both institutions. The original research project fulfills UCB's requirement for "Fieldwork Experience."
Dual Degree students may apply for funding for their research projects from the Stanford University School of Medicine's Community Partnership Medical Scholars (CPMS) program. However, funding can be granted only during quarters when the student is enrolled at Stanford (preceding and following enrollment at UCB). Proposals for CPMS funding will enter a competitive process and will be reviewed by both the CPMS Proposal Review Committee
and the Scholarly Concentration directors. While not guaranteed, the likelihood that proposals will be funded will be greatly enhanced by clear and consistent communication with both a Stanford faculty advisor and members of the CPMS Proposal Review Committee.
Areas of Concentration
In addition to these core requirements, the University of California at Berkeley School of Public Health requires that all MPH students complete requirements for an Area of Concentration. Students in the Dual Degree Program will be expected to complete a minimum of nine units in one of the following areas:
- Interdisciplinary MPH
- Maternal and Child Health
- Public Health Nutrition
- Epidemiology
Electives
Additional unit requirements may be met through enrollment in unrestricted electives. Electives may include additional coursework in the Area of Concentration. Dual Degree students will optimize their access to electives by placing out of required courses.
Specialty Areas
Motivated students may elect to complete a Specialty Area in addition to their Area of Concentration course requirements. These Specialty Areas require additional coursework and confer certificates at the completion of the program:
- Aging
- International Health
- Maternal and Child Health
- Multicultural Health
Application Process
Students will apply to UCB once they have enrolled at Stanford, and must comply with all of UCB’s application requirements. Additionally, each applicant to the Dual Degree program must submit a brief research plan or description of likely areas of research interest to be pursued within the program. Please be sure to comply with all requirements listed on the application checklist (PDF file).
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The application process will be facilitated by the staff of Stanford’s Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and Public Service. Pre-advising sessions take place at Stanford in the autumn, and students will be invited to consult with UCB faculty by special arrangement.
Timetable
The Dual Degree program is designed to take five years of full-time activity to complete, including one full year of coursework at UC Berkeley. While there is flexibility in the timing, it is expected that most students will apply to UCB during the fall of their second year of medical school and attend UCB following completion of pre-clinical coursework.
Following acceptance into the Dual Degree program, students will enroll full time for autumn and spring semesters at UCB. Enrollment in the preceding summer quarter will be optional.
Fees and California Residency
During the academic year when coursework is done at UCB, students will enroll at UCB and pay standard fees directly to UCB.
In order to receive in-state tuition at the University of California, students must have established California residency at least one year prior to enrollment. Full-time students in the state do not necessarily qualify. For details see UCB's Legal Residence Information.
Students applying to the Dual Degree program are eligible for all UCB financial aid, fellowships, and grant programs. A number of Stanford students who have attended Berkeley in the past have received grants and fellowships that covered the full cost of tuition. Students are also eligible for TA-ships and Graduate Student Researcher (GSR) positions at UCB.
Visit the Association of Schools of Public Health online to see a list of Internship and Fellowship Programs for MPH students.
Student Status at Stanford
Students are not expected to enroll at Stanford while enrolled at UCB, but may do so at their own discretion. If unregistered, Stanford students' status will change while enrolled at UCB. Dual Degree students' eligibility for Stanford resources are as follows:
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SUNet ID and Stanford e-mail accounts: Students will be granted a four-month grace period for retaining their SUNet IDs. The Scholarly Concentration in Community Health and Public Service will sponsor Dual Degree students for six additional months so that accounts may be retained during matriculation at UCB.
- Stanford Housing: While on leave to attend UC Berkeley, Dual Degree students will qualify as non-matriculated students with respect to housing eligibility.
Students planning to enroll for a year at Berkeley as part of the Dual Degree program are eligible to be considered for Stanford on-campus housing as non-matriculated students. Non-matriculated students are eligible for housing after all matriculated students have been accommodated — they can sometimes be accommodated on campus if they can wait until early in the quarter for which they are seeking housing.
Non-matriculated MD-MPH students in off-campus housing (e.g., Stanford West) face the same year-to-year renewal policy as other non-students (e.g., staff and faculty). Students might not know until late May/early June whether they will be permitted to stay in their current housing as non-matriculated students. If they are not permitted to stay then they have the option of entering the regular housing Lottery or looking for housing on their own.
Non-matriculated students assigned to either on-campus or off-campus housing would pay the same rates as any other Stanford graduate student.
More information about on-campus housing eligibility for non-matriculated students is available at the Stanford University Housing Assignment Services web site. Information regarding off-campus housing eligibility for non-matriculated students is available from Stanford's Community Housing Services.
Please note that Dual Degree students do not have to be enrolled at Stanford during their Leave of Absence to attend UC Berkeley.
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Lane Library: Dual Degree students will continue to have access to Lane Library and will be granted borrowing privileges through special arrangement.
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Athletic Facilities: While enrolled at UCB, Dual Degree students will be granted an exception to standard Stanford policy and be allowed continued access to Stanford athletic facilities with Stanford student ID.
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Student Health Insurance: Students retain eligibility for Cardinal Care for the duration of an academic year in which they have been registered (including summer). As most Dual Degree students will not be enrolled at Stanford beginning in autumn quarter of a new academic year, they are advised to enroll in UCB's Student Health Insurance Plan, administered through University Health Services. For summary information on UCB's health services, see Berkeley's welcome page for prospective graduate students.
Visit UCB's Graduate Division online to review additional introductory information and resources for new Berkeley graduate students.
Further Information
For additional information about the MD/MPH Dual Degree Program, please contact:
Ann Banchoff
Associate Director of Public Service Medical Scholars
Stanford University School of Medicine
E-mail:
For additional information about the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and its degree programs, please visit on the web or contact them directly:
Office of Student Services and Admissions
School of Public Health
University of California, Berkeley
140 Earl Warren Hall, #7360
Berkeley, CA 94720-7360
Phone: (510) 643-0881
E-mail:
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