Master of Public Health
About the Program
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National Accreditation
The
MPH program in the Department of Instructional Technology, Health,
and Cultural Studies is accredited by the Council on Education
for Public Health (CEPH), which is the nationally recognized accrediting
body for this discipline.
Program
accreditation offers substantial value to students, alumni, faculty
and the University because of the distinction offered. This
recognition of quality, consistent with that of other accredited
MPH programs, indicates that the professional preparation offered
at UT, Knoxville has met the criteria defined by the Council. These
criteria become more rigorous over time, requiring extensive documentation. The
next CEPH review of the UT program is scheduled to occur in late
October, 2007.
Partnerships
The
MPH program seeks to foster working relationships between academicians
and practitioners and to participate in leadership development. In
1995, these efforts were formalized by co-establishing the East
Tennessee Public Health and Preventive Medicine Forum. Other
member organizations are: the Knox County Health Department, the
East Tennessee Regional Office of the Tennessee Department of Health,
the UT College of Veterinary Medicine, and the UT Department of
Family Medicine.
The MPH program since 1985 has been an institutional
member of the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research
(APTR), formerly the Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine. Within
the APTR organization is a Council of Graduate Programs
in Public Health. The Council includes more than
75 MPH programs which are located outside schools of public health. Directors
of MPH programs assemble as a Council twice each year to exchange
information and work on mutual issues of interest.
The Tennessee Public Health Workforce Development
Consortium is a collaborative effort to offer certificate programs
for employees of the Tennessee Department of Health. It was conceptualized
in 2003 in response to the events of September 11, 2001, when the Tennessee
Department of Health recognized the need to enhance its workforce to meet the
challenges of the threats of bioterrorism and newly emerging diseases. Additionally,
there was recognition of the need for succession planning for managers and
leaders in the Public Health workforce who are nearing retirement. The
Consortium is comprised of the Tennessee Department of Health, East Tennessee
State University (ETSU), the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), and
the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). The University
of Tennessee, Knoxville offers certificate programs in Applied Epidemiology
and Public Health Leadership. Each program requires fifteen hours of
graduate level coursework. Health department personnel from across the
state may apply for the certificate programs through UTK, or may apply to have
their certificate awarded through ETSU or UTHSC. Once admitted, students
may take designated courses offered by any of the three institutions and receive
credit at their home institution.
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