These programs are part of the School of Medicine's Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program.

The Clinical Research program usually requires 2-3 years to complete the curriculum, including the mentored research requirement. Candidates should hold an MD, PharmD, DNS, DVM, or Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline. 

The Clinical Research Methods program is a 33-credit, one-year curriculum designed for the MD who seeks familiarity with the fundamentals and techniques of clinical research. The curriculum is intended to serve the recent medical school graduate.

The Clinical Research Methods with a concentration in Pre-Surgical Training program is designed for medical school graduates who seek familiarity with the fundamental techniques of clinical research with a particular interest in surgery. It is a two-year, full-time program.

The Tulane School of Social Work offers numerous graduate programs that train future leaders to provide evidence-informed, interdisciplinary practice locally and globally that advances the behavioral health and health needs of individuals, families and communities. Through transformative education, generation of knowledge, service and community engagement, our mission is to enhance the well-being and equitable treatment of diverse individuals and communities. 

For additional details, visit the graduate department/program website.

The Certificate in Mental Health, Addiction and the Family centers around the evidence that healing is the most robust in a relational context. This certificate is unique to Tulane University School of Social Work. Our program is a rigorous combination of coursework, certificate related field placements, and our signature Journal Club/ Community meetings component. 

For additional details, visit the graduate department/program website.

The Graduate Program in Disaster Resilience Leadership equips students with an interdisciplinary view of the challenges and best practice approaches to leadership in the disaster resilience and humanitarian aid fields to prepares them for careers in emergency preparedness, disaster management, monitoring and evaluation, nonprofit leadership, grass-root development, and disaster risk and recovery. 

For additional details, visit the graduate department/program website.

The programs in Tropical Medicine provide a foundation in parasitology, vector biology and infectious diseases etiology and treatment as well as the epidemiology and prevention of existing and emerging tropical diseases. Tropical medicine is the choice of students who enjoy basic biology and immunology and like laboratory work and medical diagnostic studies.

The Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine (MPHTM) is a public health degree with a specialty in infectious diseases, and especially those diseases found in tropical regions. The program prepares public health practitioners to plan and evaluate disease control and prevention programs, physicians to better treat and evaluate tropical diseases, or students to pursue medical school and other medical professions. 

The MPH Nutrition Program emphasizes the social and environmental determinants of nutrition problems and how to solve them through nutritional assessment of populations, community nutrition actions, health promotion programs, and food and nutrition policies. Students are prepared for future public health nutritionists to manage programs and shape policies that improve the nutritional health and food security of populations.

The Maternal and Child Health Program provides the knowledge and skills that will prepare students to contribute to community programs, research, and other interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of vulnerable and underserved women, children, and families.

The International Health and Sustainable Development Program at Tulane provides professional public health education in the underlying causes of the major health problems facing developing societies as well as approaches to assess prevalence and consequences, address the problems, and assess the effectiveness of mitigation efforts. 

Industrial hygiene is the profession that anticipates, recognizes, evaluates, and controls workplace conditions to prevent injury or illness in workers. Industrial hygienists use environmental and workplace monitoring and analytical methods to identify exposures and estimate risk and use engineering, work practices, and protective equipment to control potential health hazards.

Our programs provide the knowledge and skills to identify workplace hazards, to comply with government regulations, and to manage occupational exposures and risk.