Environmental Health Sciences Track
The Environmental Health Sciences program aims to improve the quality of the environments in which we live and work. Residents electing this track must be admitted into the University of Michigan School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences .
Academic Year
The academic year consists of three terms and begins on September 1. Residents enroll in a 42 credit hour program that results in a Master of Public Health degree. The course curriculum is as follows:
- First Term (Fall): 18 credits
- Biostat 553: Applied Biostatistics
- EHS 507: Principles of Exposure Assessment
- EHS 506: Principles of Toxicology
- EHS 688: Topics in Environmental Health Sciences
- EHS 570: Water Quality Management
- Epid 600: Introduction to Epidemiology
- Choose one:
- HBHE 516: Global Health Anthropological Perspectives
- HBHE 606: Reproductive, Maternal and Infant Health
- HBHE 627: Chronic Illness Intervention
- Second Term (Winter): 18 credits
- EHS 501: Occupational Environmental Disease
- EHS 508: Principles of Risk Assessment
- EPID 650: Principles and Practice of Preventive Medicine
- Epid 601: Principles and Methods of Epidemiology
- Choose one:
- EHS 612: Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
- EHS 654: Control of Exposures to Airborne Contaminants
- EHS 657: Advanced Exposure Assessment
- EHS 608: Environmental Epidemiology
- Choose one:
- HMP 620: Understanding Structure & Management of Nonprofit Health Organizations
- HMP 653: Law and Public Health
- HMP 695: Public Policy Issues in Women's Health
- Third Term (Summer): 6 credits
- Choose three:
- Epid 703: Topics in Infectious Disease
- Epid 722: Pharmacoepidemiology
- Epid 761: Social Epidemiology
- Epid 768: Global Health Issues and Dynamics
- Epid 770: Environmental Determinants of Infectious Diseases
- Analysis of Clinical Trials
- Introduction to Logistic and Poisson Models
- Epid 743: Applied Linear Regression
Practicum Year
The practicum year is administered by the School of Public Health but involves field placement in a wide variety of settings. The practicum experience relies heavily on public health practitioners to facilitate appropriate field experiences. Residents also rotate through more clinically oriented venues, such as Henry Ford Hospital and University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals.
Each resident must fulfill thirteen months of practicum assignments. At least three months are required at each of the three "core" practicum rotations:
- State health department rotation—Michigan Department of Community Health
- Local public health rotation—Washtenaw County Public Health or Ingham County Health Department
- Health system rotation—Henry Ford Health System or Foote Health System/Foundation for a Healthy Community
Four additional months must be elected at any of these "core" sites, or at another site such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Preventive Medicine, the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine or other federal sites agreed upon in consultation with the program director. Residents are strongly encouraged to apply for an elective rotation with the CDC, ACPM, or other organization approved by the program director.
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