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1 Milken Institute School of Public Health Why You Want an MPH from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at GWU

2 Milken Institute School of Public Health What is EOH?

3 Milken Institute School of Public Health What Makes GWU EOH MPH Special? Great faculty Strong and Interdisciplinary curriculum with policy focus Great colleagues Great practicum opportunities Great jobs Washington, DC!

4 Milken Institute School of Public Health EOH Faculty 9 Full-time and 5 affiliated primary faculty Faculty with real life science policy experience including EPA and OSHA 2 faculty with secondary appointments in EOH 30 adjunct faculty - 9 Part-time faculty teaching EOH courses

5 Milken Institute School of Public Health Faculty Expertise Strategic Research Areas Environmental Sustainability Infectious Diseases Occupational Health Risk Science and Policy Social and Community Dimensions of Public Health

6 Milken Institute School of Public Health EOH Curricula Academic Programs Students develop a multi-disciplinary, empirically driven knowledge base & skill set for approaching environmental health issues Two MPH programs: MPH in Environmental Health Science & Policy MPH in Global Environmental Health

7 Milken Institute School of Public Health Our Two MPH Programs Global Environmental Health (GEH) Environmental Health, Science and Policy (EHS&P) GEH students are committed to working with issues that occur in resource-poor settings, often outside the U.S. EHS&P students tackle issues that may have a global reach – but usually domestically Combine EOH with a global outlook on important public health challenges Learn the science and policy that inform important decisions about EOH risks

8 Milken Institute School of Public Health Your EOH Colleagues >70 graduate students 14 Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) 42 Environmental Health Science & Policy 19 Global Environmental Health Students represent 14 nations including Bangladesh, Canada, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Mexico, Brazil, Nigeria, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, U.S. U.S.-born students from at least 19 states

9 Milken Institute School of Public Health Great Experiences – The Practicum The Practicum is required as part of MPH curriculum and is intended to give students experience in activities aligned with their career goals Opportunity to demonstrate public health skills and critical thinking Further develop your skill set and add new tools to your professional toolkit Develop contacts and connections for future employment

10 Milken Institute School of Public Health Benefits of Being in DC

11 Milken Institute School of Public Health Practicum Examples

12 Milken Institute School of Public Health Great Jobs Over 200 alumni with positions like: Federal Regulatory Agencies: EPA, FDA, OSHA, MSHA Other Federal Agencies: CDC, NIH, DHHS, Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board, Walter Reed Medical Center, Federal Reserve, US Air Force, US Navy, DOE IGOs, NGOs, & Non-Profits: IOM, World Bank, APHA, PAHO, National Association of County and City Health Officials, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, World Vision, Rural Coalition, RESOLVE

13 Milken Institute School of Public Health Great Jobs State/Local Health Departments: CA, DC, GA, NC, TN, VT, Alexandria (VA) Labor Unions: American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American Federation of Government Employees, American Nurses Association Consulting and Research Organizations: Sandler Occupational Medicine Associates, Water Environment Research Foundation, World Trade Center Medical Monitoring Program (Mt Sinai), Mid-Atlantic Medical Research Centers, Booz Allen Hamilton, Environ, Oracle, Westat

14 Milken Institute School of Public Health Great Jobs Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Other Private Sector: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Astra- Zeneca, Kimberly-Clark, Merck, Pfizer, Hewlett- Packard Further Studies – MD/PhD/Law programs: GWU, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, University of New Mexico, etc.

15 Milken Institute School of Public Health Washington DC!

16 Milken Institute School of Public Health Join us in EOH!


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