Residency
in Occupational Medicine
The School of Public Health offers a two-year, fully accredited program leading to board eligibility in Preventive Medicine/ Occupational Medicine. The program is open to physicians with MD or DO degrees who have completed an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited internship year in the U.S. and are eligible for licensure in Illinois. The first academic year entails completion of course work for the MPH degree, plus one day per week of clinical work and sixteen weeks of elective rotations. The second practicum year consists of five months of industrial-based medicine, two months on the Occupational Medicine Consultation Service, two months of research, and two months of electives in occupational medicine-related areas. Half-day, outpatient clinical work and weekly conferences are integrated into both the academic and practicum years of the program. For further information on the UIC Occupational Medicine Residency Program, contact Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH, at 312-996-0806 or sbucha3@uic.edu.
The UIC Occupational Medicine residency works in conjunction with the Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Education and Research Center at the University of Illinois at Chicago, one of sixteen NIOSH-funded training centers in the United States. Now in its twenty-fifth year, it is supporting thirty-five trainees in MPH, MS, DrPH, and PhD programs in industrial hygiene and occupational nursing as well as the physician residency program in occupational medicine. Lorraine Conroy, ScD, CIH, is the center director.
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Residency
in Preventive Medicine
The School of Public Health collaborates with John Stroger Hospital (formerly Cook County Hospital) in offering an accredited program leading to board eligibility in general preventive medicine. The program emphasizes clinical skills, program development, and research for physicians who have completed a residency in internal medicine.
This program offers two years of concurrent MPH and practicum experiences in preparation for the American Board of Preventive Medicine exam. This program is for physicians who have already completed a residency in internal medicine. A third research year is periodically offered. The MPH is usually in epidemiology/biostatistics. The practicum is a blend of training in clinical, administrative, public health, and research components of general preventive medicine. For further information, e-mail David Goldberg, MD, John Stroger Hospital, at david_goldberg@rush.edu.
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Committee
on Institutional Cooperation (CIC)
Since
its establishment in 1958, the Committee on Institutional
Cooperation (CIC) has worked to improve the quality
and efficiency of higher education through voluntary
cooperative action by its eleven member institutions.
- University of Chicago
- Ohio State University
- Michigan State University
- Indiana University
- University of Wisconsin,
Madison
- Northwestern University
- University of Iowa
- University of Illinois,
Chicago and Urbana/Champaign
- Purdue University
- University of Minnesota
- University of Michigan
- Pennsylvania State University
The
purpose of this program is to allow the PhD or DrPH
student to take advantage of specialized courses, laboratory
and library facilities, and related faculty guidance
available at universities in the Big Ten and the University
of Chicago. Under the program, doctoral students may
spend two semesters or three quarters at any of the
other CIC institutions.
The
Graduate College administers this program for the UIC
campus, and interested students should consult the Graduate
College Bulletin; or contact: Edward Blaha, Graduate
College, M/C 192, at: 312-413-2548 or by email at: mistered@uic.edu.
In
order to register at any of the universities, a student
must:
- Be currently enrolled in
the Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Public Health
degree program.
- Obtain approval of the
major advisor and the Office of the Dean at SPH.
- Return the application
to the Graduate College for approval. The Graduate
College will forward the application to the HOST University.
It is strongly recommended that application be made
early in the semester preceding anticipated participation
in the program.
- All fees for CIC courses
are paid on campus at University of Illinois rates.
- Students must register
for CIC 500 at UIC for the same number of credit hours
they are enrolled at the host university in order
to receive credit for the course work.
NOTE:
Students planning a change of program in the CIC course
selections (add/drop) must contact Edward Blaha, UIC's
CIC liaison officer, at 312-413-2548. Only graduate
level courses at the HOST University will be credited
toward degree requirements at The School of Public Health.
Interested students must obtain quarterly/semester schedules
from the HOST Universities. For more information visit
the CIC
Travel Scholar Website.
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The
Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Survey Research
Methodology, for master’s and doctoral students,
provides graduate students with state-of-the-art knowledge
and skills in scientifically-grounded survey research
methodologies. Graduate students electing the Interdepartmental
Graduate Concentration in Survey Research Methodology
receive the master’s or Ph.D. after having fulfilled
the requirements of the Graduate College, their major
academic units, and the Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration
in Survey Research Methodology.
Program
of Study
Students
must complete a minimum of 14 semester hours, consisting
of at least 7 sh of approved core courses and electives.
No more than 3sh of independent study may be used toward
satisfying the concentration.
The
curriculum can be completed in association with academic
requirements for master’s or doctoral degrees
without the need for any change in existing academic
requirements. In the case of some academic units, students
will have to take some additional hours beyond the minimum
required for a master’s or doctoral degree.
Core
Courses (minimum of 7 sh)
Students
must complete three of the six courses listed below.
(NOTE: If a student elects to complete both BSTT 440
and STAT 431, only one of those courses may be counted
toward fulfilling the core course requirement):
CHSC
447 Survey Planning and Design 3sh
CHSC 577 Survey Questionnaire Design 3sh
BSTT 400 Sampling & Estimation Methods Applied
to Public Health 3sh
STAT 431 Introduction to Survey Sampling 4sh
PA 588 Survey Data Reduction and Analysis 2sh
PA 579 Practicum in Survey Research 2sh
Elective
Courses
Students
must complete elective courses from the list below
sufficient to complete 14 sh of total required coursework.
(Elective courses may include courses from the list
of core courses if those courses are not used to complete
the core requirement.) No more than one independent
study course (1 to 3sh) may be used as an elective.
POLS
467 Public Opinion and Political Communication (same
as COMM - 467) 4sh
PA 580 Survey Nonresponse 2sh
PA 578 Polling, Public Opinion and Public Policy
4sh
PA 581 Cross-Cultural Survey Measurement 2sh
PA 582 Survey Data Collection Methods 2sh
PA 583 Psychology of Survey Measurement: Cognitive
and Social Processes 2sh
PA 584 Internet Surveys 2sh
PA 585 Survey Research Ethics 2sh
PA 586 History of Survey Research 2sh
STAT 531 Sampling Theory I 4sh
STAT 532 Sampling Theory II 4sh
Course
Substitutions
Students
may substitute another course with permission of their
Survey Research Methodology Adviser and the Director(s)
of the Survey Research Methodology Concentration. In
general, no more than one course or independent study
course (1 to 3sh) may be substituted. However, under
special circumstances, a student may petition for approval
of additional courses.
Election
of the Concentration
Students
must be admitted or enrolled as a regular graduate student
in a master’s or doctoral degree program in the
School of Public Health or one of the other participating
academic units. Students must prepare a proposed schedule
of coursework that fulfills the Interdepartmental Graduate
Concentration in Survey Research Methodology requirements.
The proposal must be signed by the student, his/her
academic advisor and a member of the Survey Research
Methodology Graduate Concentration Faculty from the
student’s academic unit. The signed proposal must
be submitted to the Director(s) of the Survey Research
Methodology Concentration. Concentration Director(s)
will notify the student, academic advisor and the member
of the Survey Research Methodology Graduate Concentration
Faculty from the academic unit, of the student’s
acceptance into the Concentration and whether the proposed
coursework is approved.
Relationship
of Doctoral Examinations to the Concentration
If
a doctoral student elects the concentration as one of
his/her areas of emphasis for the preliminary examination,
at least one member of the doctoral examination committee
must be a member of the Survey Research Methodology
Graduate Concentration Faculty in the academic unit
that accepts the concentration as a minor.
For
additional information, public health students
may contact Frederick Kviz, Community Health Sciences
at 312-996-4889 or by email at fkviz@uic.edu. Also, visit the Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Survey Research Methodology at http://www.srl.uic.edu/gcsrm.htm.
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The Interdepartmental Graduate Concentration in Women’s Health is co-sponsored by the UIC College of Nursing, the School of Public Health, and the Gender and Women’s Studies program. The Concentration is housed within the College of Nursing.
This concentration is an elective concentration for graduate students, consisting of core and elective courses across several academic units. The Concentration curriculum can be completed without the need to change existing graduate college or departmental academic requirements. In the case of certain academic units, however, students may need to complete additional hours beyond the minimum required for a masters or a doctoral degree within their home school, college or department.
For a complete description of the concentration, including its target audience, course requirements, and designated and affiliated faculty see the College of Nursing website at: http://www.uic.edu/nursing/forms/WHConcentrationWebInfo.pdf
For additional information please contact Carrie Klima, Concentration Director and
Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing; 312-996-1863; cklima@uic.edu.
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The School of Public Health is a participating department in the graduate concentration in Gender and Women's Studies offered by the Gender and Women's Studies Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Once admitted to SPH, students may apply to the GWS Program for admission to the concentration.
Experiencing GWS courses will allow students to critically examine issues of women and gender, as well as their complex intersections with race, class, ethnicity, and sexual identity; providing a rich, interdisciplinary focus. For additional details about the program see: http://www.uic.edu/depts/wsweb/graduate/index.htm.; or contact Helen Gary, Information Services Supervisor, Gender and Women's Studies Program, 312-996-4542; hgary@uic.edu.
Peace Corps Masters International Program
The UIC School of Public Health in collaboration with the
Peace Corps’ Masters International Program offers a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree which
provides students a unique opportunity of earning their graduate degree and gaining valuable experience
in the global health arena. The typical program will include 1 ½ years of study at the School, followed
by 27 months of service within the Peace Corps in a relevant public health-related placement.
Students will return to the School for one semester following their Peace Corps service to
complete their MPH requirements. This combined program is the only one of its kind within
the Midwest region . For details about the program visit the School’s Global Health website at http://www.uic.edu/sph/global/index.shtml, or contact Babette J. Neuberger,
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs by telephone at 312-996-5381; or at bjn@uic.edu.
