Graduate Programs
The Graduate Programs in Public Health are located within the Department of Preventive medicine and Biometrics (PMB), F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
The mission of the PMB Graduate Programs in Public Health is to enhance and protect the health of the Uniformed Services' community and its global health mission by producing knowledgeable and highly skilled public health professionals who promote evidence-based policy making, research, and service initiatives that support the global missions of the US Government.
A statement of values that guides the program, as well as program goals and objectives are also available.
PMB Accreditation
The Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics received its latest re-accreditation of its Graduate Programs by Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) in 2006. A Self Study Self Study was prepared, a Site Visit was conducted on November 17-18, 2005, and a resulting Site Visit Report was prepared by the CEPH. The Department prepared a Response to the Site Visit Report on June 26, 2006; the Department was awarded the maximum seven-year re-accreditation, extending its accreditation until July 1, 2013. As part of the continuing accreditation requirements, the Department has prepared Annual Reports for each academic year since the 2006 re-accreditation, and is currently working on a new Self-Study in anticipation of re-accreditation in 2013.
CEPH Annual Reports
Questions about any of the PMB graduate programs can be addressed to:
Tina Thompson
301-295-1977
tthompson@usuhs.mil
A separate Graduate Programs web site maintained by the USU Graduate Education Office contains links to all USU departments having graduate programs. You may access the USU Graduate Bulletin and the two-page application from that site or by clicking here, Application.