International Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership and Administration
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INTERNATIONAL MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION. 2016 - 2017 Graduating Class Academic excellence with a personal touch ישיא סחיב הליחתמ תימדקא תונייוצמ MPH IN GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION (non-thesis program) Director: Prof Manfred S. Green Co-director: Prof Richard J. Schuster http://globalhealthleadership.haifa.ac.il/ Program Mission and Objectives: The primary mission of the Global Health Leadership and Administration program is to produce public health professionals who will become leaders in both academic and practice roles in global health. Our students will have integrated knowledge and training in epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences, health and environmental sciences, health services management, public health policy and other disciplines, and be capable of applying this knowledge to a diverse range of public health issues in multicultural environments. The program objectives are: • To prepare students to work in public health practice in general and global health in particular. • To produce a cadre of future leaders in global health and administration and endow students with theoretical knowledge and practical tools to deal with multi-cultural issues in public health. • To prepare students with the skills to plan, implement, and evaluate policies and programs to address these needs. • To provide students with an opportunity to learn about health inequalities • To strengthen the public health research environment with knowledge exchange and translation. • To help students understand the conditions for the protection and promotion of the health of communities and their environments. • To develop in students the capacity to organize, analyze, interpret and communicate knowledge in an applied manner. • To develop and enhance personal and organizational leadership skills. • To familiarize students with the knowledge of the international organizations involved in public health (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, ECDC, CDC, Red Cross and Civil Society Organizations, CSOs). Application Requirements: Prospective students with a bachelor’s degree and a minimum GPA of 3.0, 80%, or the equivalent from an accredited university may enroll in the Global Health Leadership & Administration MPH Program. Program’s structure: The program consists of 44 credits including 6 core courses, 7 concentration courses, a practicum and a capstone project, and 4 elective courses. Coursework is completed over three consecutive semesters from October through September. The program is full-time with on-campus instruction. Courses will mainly be held three days per week each semester. Please note that the curriculum is subject to change without notice. In addition to fulfilling the other requirements of the MPH degree program, students have the option to complete a thesis. Students who complete their thesis later than one semester after the completion of their coursework may be expected to pay an additional fee as detailed by the Graduate Studies Authority. Interested students may want to take advantage of the International School’s Hebrew and/or Arabic courses, although it is not required and is not included in the tuition. Intensive language courses are offered during the summer (July and August) and throughout the course of the semester. Please see the International School website for more details (www.uhaifa.org). 2 International Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership and Administration 2016 - 2017 Graduating Class Global Health Leadership and Administration (MPH) Credits Core Courses 13 Global Public Health (including Social Determinants of Health) 2 Theories and Models of Health Behavior 2 Environmental & Occupational Health 2 Epidemiology 3 Biostatistics & SPSS 2 Decision making in the health system 2 Concentration Courses 18 Research Methods 2 Global Health Systems 3 Health Economics 3 Organization & Management 2 Leadership & Management 3 Leadership Seminar Series 3 Ethical Dilemmas & Human Rights in Public Health 2 Practicum & Culminating Experience 6 Practicum 3 Capstone 3 Elective Courses (Choose 4) 8 Vaccines 2 Global Strategies in Maternal & Child Health 2 STDs & HIV/AIDS 2 Sociology of Health & Illness 2 Sociology of Health & Illness 4 Practicum Elective 1-3 Total Credits 45 3 International Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership and Administration 2016 - 2017 Graduating Class DIRECTOR OF THE MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM IN GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA, HAIFA, ISRAEL BIOGRAPHY MANFRED S. GREEN MD,MPH,PHD Prof. Manfred Green is a physician epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health at the University of Haifa. He has a BSc (Hons) degree in Mathematical Statistics from the University of the Witwatersrand (South Africa) and an MSc degree in Operational Research from the University of Cape Town. He then completed his studies in medicine at the University of Cape Town Medical School. Subsequently he completed MPH and PhD degrees in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Following residency training, Prof. Green was board specialized in public health, occupational medicine and medical administration. He was the founding director of the Israel Center for Disease Control, and was a professor in the Faculty of Medicine at the Tel Aviv University where he held the Diana and Stanley endowed chair in Cancer Prevention and Control. In 2008, he took up the position as head of the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa. In 2015, at the end of his tenure as head of the school, he was appointed director of the International MPH program in Global health Leadership and Administration. Research interests include epidemiologic methods, health disparities, compliance with vaccination and the immune response to vaccines, and the prevention and management of potential pandemics and bioterrorism incidents. He heads the Israeli National Verification Committees on the eradication of polio, measles and rubella, and is a member of national advisory councils on cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases and immunization. He is chairman of the scientific committee of the Research and Development Center in Kfar Kara, Israel. E-mail: [email protected] 4 International Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership and Administration 2016 - 2017 Graduating Class CO-DIRECTOR OF THE GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP & ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM, SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA BIOGRAPHY RICHARD SCHUSTER, MD, MMM, FACP, FRCP (EDIN) Richard Schuster, MD, MMM, FACP, FRCP (Edin) is the Co-Director of the Global Health Leadership and Administration MPH program. He is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Haifa. He is currently the President of COSEHC, the Consortium of Southeast Hypertension Control, an international organization dedicated to reducing cardiovascular morbidity and mortality by reducing disparities in populations and improving the management of cardio metabolic risk factors. He is a former Professor and Director of the Center for Global Health at the University of Georgia in the US. Prior to the University of Georgia, he held the first endowed chair, the Oscar Boonshoft Chair of Health Systems Management, at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in the United States. He was also director of the Center for Global Health Systems, Management and Policy, and MPH program director at the Boonshoft School of Medicine. He received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania, his MD from the University of Rochester, and a Master of Medical Management (MMM) from the Tulane University School of Public Health. He completed a residency and served as Chief Medical Resident in Internal Medicine at the University of Rochester in the US. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians in the US and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. His research interests include global health systems, implementation of practice guidelines, cardiovascular risk factor reduction, health care disparities, physician office microsystems, leadership development. He is married to Barbara Schuster, MD, has one son, and three grandchildren. 5 International Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership and Administration 2016 - 2017 Graduating Class INTERNATIONAL MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN GLOBAL HEALTH LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION. Student Biographies BIOGRAPHY ALEXANDRA INSLEE My name is Alexandra Inslee. I grew up in the rural foothills of California and received my Bachelor’s degree in International Studies with a minor in Cognitive Science from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 2013. I am passionate about global leadership and cross- cultural communication and have studied at universities in Costa Rica, Morocco, and Israel. I continue to pursue international experiences at every opportunity. After working in the insurance industry for several years, I decided to pursue a career in global health leadership, which brought me to the Masters in Public Health program at the University of Haifa. When I’m not studying or working I enjoy traveling, dancing (especially Ballet), exploring the outdoors, and learning more about foreign languages and cultures. [email protected] 7 International Master of Public Health in Global Health Leadership and Administration 2016 - 2017 Graduating Class BIOGRAPHY ARIELLE TANDOWSKI My name is Arielle Tandowski. I’m 28 years old and originally from