MD-MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

The MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences (EOHS) prepares students to recognize, evaluate and control environmental and occupational threats to health. Its graduates work in local, state and federal environmental and occupational health agencies, labor unions, consulting firms, health and safety programs and businesses.

Medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine can complete their MD and MPH in EOHS degrees in 4+1 years by following the recommended course sequence and completing the MPH courses described in the curriculum tab below.

Admission Requirements
  • Completed application
  • A transcript from Einstein sent to CUNY SPH (when applying for matriculated status in an MPH Program)
Additional Admission Requirements for the MPH program
  • Good academic standing at Einstein (for matriculated or non-matriculated status)
  • A cumulative GPA in CUNY SPH online courses of 3.7 or greater (when applying for matriculated status in an MPH Program)
Deadline to Apply
Summer session start: April 1
Pre-Application Requirements

Medical students enrolled at Einstein who are pursuing their MDs, have successfully completed the Fall 2019 semester at Einstein, and are in good academic standing, may enroll in online core courses at CUNY SPH, taken on a non-matriculated basis, during the Summer 2020 session. Such students will continue their full-time coursework at Einstein during their second and third years. During the Fall semester of their third year, these students may formally apply for admission to the MPH program via a no-fee, fast-track application.

Those Einstein students in the 4+1 pathway who participate in an Einstein-sponsored practical experience such as the Einstein Global Health Fellowship, may register for a CUNY SPH fieldwork course and use the Einstein practical experience to fulfill their fieldwork requirement for an MPH.

Application Requirements

To be eligible for the CUNY SPH fast-tracked application process, students must have remained in good academic standing at Einstein by the end of their second year and have a cumulative GPA in their CUNY SPH online courses of 3.7 or greater. If admitted to the program, students will follow the degree completion schedule (4+1 pathway) detailed in the Recommended Course Sequence section of this page.

Einstein students who do not meet the criteria for the CUNY SPH fast-track application process may complete the standard SPH application available on SOPHAS and pay the application fee to have their application reviewed by the SPH Admissions Committee for decision.

Course Requirements Credits Prerequisites Semester taken by Einstein 4+1 MD-MPH students
Foundational Knowledge (0 credits)
PUBH 601 Foundations of Public Health Knowledge* 0 Summer online
5 Core Courses (15 credits)
PUBH 610 Public Health Leadership and Management 3 Summer online
PUBH 611 Health Equity, Communication, and Advocacy 3 Summer online
PUBH 612 Designing and Evaluating Public Health Interventions 3 Summer online
PUBH 613 Designs, Concepts, and Methods in Public Health Research 3 Summer online
PUBH 614 Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis Methods in Public Health Research 3 Summer online
5 Concentration Courses (15 credits)
EOHS 633 Introduction to Environmental and Occupational Health 3 Core courses Fall year 4
EOHS 630 Principles of GISc 3 Core courses Fall year 4
EOHS 621 Environmental Chemistry 3 Core courses Fall year 4
EOHS 622 Environmental and Occupational Toxicology 3 EOHS 633 Spring year 4
EOHS 634 Exposure and Risk Assessment 3 Fall year 4
2 Elective Courses (6 credits)
Elective 1 3 Spring year 4
Elective 2 3 Spring year 4
Practice & Culminating Experience (6 credits)
PUBH 696 Supervised Fieldwork** 3 Waived Summer or Fall year 4
PUBH 698 Capstone Project 3 30 MPH Credits (modified) Spring year 4
Total Credits: 42

 

*Students who have an undergraduate or graduate degree in public health from a CEPH-accredited institution are waived from this requirement.

**Students may use the Einstein global health fellowship to fulfill PUBH 696 (Fieldwork). Alternately, students may participate in another CUNY SPH-approved fieldwork experience during the summer or during the fall of their fourth year while also completing coursework.  Students should contact the CUNY SPH Office for Experiential Learning for fieldwork opportunities and approval at least one semester before they plan to start fieldwork.

Semester Course
Year 1 Einstein medical school coursework
Summer PUBH 613, PUBH 610, PUBH 611
*Einstein Global Health Fellowship or other CUNY SPH approved fieldwork
Year 2 Einstein medical school coursework
Year 3
Einstein medical school coursework
Summer
PUBH 614, PUBH 612, PUBH 696*
*Einstein Global Health Fellowship or other CUNY SPH approved fieldwork, if not completed in Year 1 Summer
Year 4 Fall: PUBH 601, EOHS 633, EOHS 630, EOHS 621, EOHS 634
Spring: EOHS 622, Elective I, Elective II, PUBH 698
Year 5 Einstein medical school coursework

*Students may use the Einstein global health fellowship to fulfill PUBH 696 (Fieldwork). Alternately, students may participate in another CUNY SPH-approved fieldwork experience during the summer or during the fall of their fourth year while also completing coursework.  Students should contact the CUNY SPH Office for Experiential Learning for fieldwork opportunities and approval at least one semester before they plan to start fieldwork.

Students will be required to meet with the coordinator/advisor from each institution upon entering the program to confirm degree requirements, course sequencing, and research plans, and then at least once per semester thereafter.

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