Tulane University - School of Medicine

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(T1, T2, Clinical Curriculum)

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(Debakey Scholars Program)

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MD/MPH CORE ROTATION (Joint degree students only)

Course Description

MD/MPH (MPH & TM) CORE CLERKSHIP - REQUIRED FOR ALL THE COMBINED DEGREE PROGRAM STUDENTS - ONE MONTH

(MDMD MPH SPH)

This clerkship, based in New Orleans, is a requirement for all MD/MPH combined degree students. It is available to non-MD/MPH students if space is available. Enrollment in the rotation is limited to 6 students per block in September, October, November, March, and April.

Course Objectives

To understand appropriate design of and conduct a population-based project in a community or other setting (e.g., clinical, managerial, public health)
To understand the difference between clinical and public health practice versus clinical or public health research
To understand human subjects' protection in clinical research
To participate in the care and management of both the disease state and social issues of the patients and populations in underserved and other communities
To identify and utilize resources (both voluntary and official, at various levels) available in the community to enhance the care and management of patients and populations
To understand the linkages between preventive and public health principles and their applications in clinical practice
To identify and explore career opportunities that use both medical and public health degrees
To identify modifiable diseases
To describe key components of public health outbreak investigations

MD/MPH Rotation Website

(NOTE: This clerkship will be open as a selective to other students not in the MD/MPH program on a space available basis only).

Contact Information

Course Director: M. A. "Tonette" Krousel-Wood MD, MSPH