MPH Program

The San Juan Bautista School of Medicine recognizes its commitment with medical education and scientific investigation aimed for the improvement of the communities in Puerto Rico and abroad, and its health needs. Based on this commitment, the school has decided to broaden its academic portfolio by introducing a new Master's Degree in Public Health (M.P.H.).

This program is designed mainly to develop knowledgeable and skilled professionals that may diagnose, treat, manage and evaluate intervention programs that may prevent health conditions in the community.

Admissions Application

Instructions:

  1. Click on the word "HERE" to download the PDF version of our application.
  2. In Adobe Acrobat Reader, fill out the application fields.
  3. Print the application.
  4. Review and sign the application.

Once the application has been printed you can mail it to:

San Juan Bautista School of Medicine
Attention: Admissions Department - MPH Program
PO BOX 4968
CAGUAS, PR 00726-4968

You may fax your application to (787) 746-3093

You can scan and email your application to: admissions@sanjuanbautista.edu

Download the admissions application HERE.

 

Academic Program

This program primary focus is the communities’ needs. Its academic courses are offered in a trimester format (three per year) for two (2) years from Mondays thru Thursdays 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Admission requirements
Applicants must submit the following:

  1. Evidence of Bachelor’s Degree completion from a university or college accredited by the Council of Higher Education of Puerto Rico or by a renowned accrediting agency that is registered at the Federal Education Department.
  2. Grade Point Average not less than 2.50.
  3. Have approved the following courses:
Course Credits
General Biology 6
Social Sciences 6
Behavioral Sciences 3
Mathematics 3
  1. Official transcript from the institution attended.
  2. Three letters of recommendation
  3. Certificate of No-Penal Record
  4. Certified check or money order for $100.00 (non-refundable)
  5. Curriculum Vitae or personal résumé

Selection Criteria
A very important aspect of the admission process is the personal interview based on attributes, integrity, personality, academic achievements, motivation and emotional stability.

 

Academic Curriculum  1st Year  2nd Year

 

1st Year Credit Hours

1st Trimester

 

Statistical Methods I

3

Statistical Methods I Lab

1

Epidemiologic Methods I

4

2nd Trimester

 

Fundamentals in Public Health

2

Behavioral Science in Public Health

2

Perspectives in Environmental Health

2

3rd Trimester

 

Epidemiology in Public Health Practice

3

Inferential Statistics

3

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

2

Summer 2012

 

Public Health Surveillance

2

Field Work – Phase I

5
2nd Year  

4th Trimester

 

Public Health Informatics

2

Global Health

2

Public Health Politics and Resource Allocation

2

5th Trimester

 

Strategic Management of Health Services

3

Ethics and Public Health Law

3

Urbanism in Public Health

2

6th Trimester

 

Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Community Health    Programs

3

Evidence-based methods in PH

2

Field Work – Phase II

4

Summer 2013

 

Field Work – Phase III

6