Overview

The Master of Public Health program from the San Juan Bautista School of Medicine is a two-year program [six quarters and one summer session] of 58 contact credit hours. Courses are offered from Monday to Thursday, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., through a synchronous distance learning modality, only second-year courses related to hands-on experiences are offered on campus in a face-to-face modality. The Program allows students to apply the skills learned directly to real-world experiences. Students apply research methods to develop a high-quality scientific manuscript with publication potential and participate in hands-on training with a community-based organization to develop two products that contribute to the solution of a public health issue.

Accreditation Status

The PR Board of Postsecondary Institutions licenses the SJBSM, accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The MPH program is an applicant for accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health. For more information, please visit https://ceph.org/.