Master of Public Health & Medicine in Health Management and Policy (MPH/MD)

Help shape the health care institutions and health systems of the future.

Health Management & Policy

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health (SPH) has made a significant impact on the health systems and policies of Oregon, which is a national leader in health care reform. Our graduate degrees in Health Systems Management and Policy build on a decades-long tradition of innovation and groundbreaking research, equipping you for leadership careers in government administration, nonprofit advocacy, research, education, health services delivery, and related fields.

By earning your Health Systems Management and Policy graduate degree at the OHSU-PSU SPH, you will become part of a dynamic culture that fuses the energy of two institutions: a world-class academic health center (OHSU), and a community-engaged research university (PSU) with nationally renowned graduate programs in social work, public administration, urban affairs, and other disciplines. That combination yields creative, interdisciplinary partnerships that give rise to new models for Health Systems Management and Policy. It also allows you to get involved in major research projects and reform initiatives, while interacting with stakeholders from throughout the health system.

Program Benefits

• Collaborative, whole-system orientation that draws on expertise from multiple academic disciplines and community stakeholders.
• Deep community engagement, with an emphasis on solving real-world health system challenges.
• Exceptional faculty who combine academic expertise with high-level achievements in designing, implementing, and evaluating health system reforms.
• Commitment to equitable, socially just health systems that serve all populations.
• Diverse community partnerships with consumer advocates, government administrators, health services practitioners, health system administrators, policy analysts, nonprofit activists, academicians, researchers, and other stakeholders.
• Tight-knit culture that fosters supportive relationships among faculty and students.
• High-profile contributions to health reform at the local, state, and national levels.
• Direct access to OHSU’s medical health and scientific experts, and PSU’s leading scholars in public policy, urban affairs, and the social sciences.

Dual MD/MPH in Health Management & Policy

In the five-year MD/MPH dual degree program, you will take foundational MPH coursework during the first two years of medical school. In the third year, you will focus full-time on the MPH in Health Management & Policy, with most of the year devoted to field experience, research, and community engagement. After completing the Health Management & Policy MPH, you will return to medical school with a broadened public health lens to complete the final two years of the MD program and plan for your career at the intersection of these two important fields.

By pairing the MPH in Health Management & Policy with an MD, you will be prepared to engage in population-based clinical practice, conduct health management and policy research as a medical practitioner, and take leadership roles in public-health policy, research, and advocacy.

Accreditations & Rankings

The OHSU-PSU School of Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

Specific MD/MPH program description, curriculum outline, and contact information can be accessed at the School of Medicine.