Miller School of Medicine has embarked upon a journey of unprecedented growth, with new cutting-edge centers of excellence in areas like genetics, genomics and stem cell research to add to our proven efforts in paralysis, cancer, diabetes and eye care. Our students have access to renowned faculty, groundbreaking research, and state-of-the-art resources to advance the educational mission of the Mil
ler School – providing a learner-centered, humane and contemporary curriculum that prepares our graduates to pursue successful careers in patient care, biomedical research, health care administration and community service in the 21st century. Set in tropical South Florida, the Regional Medical Campus at the University of Miami Miller School provides world-class medical education through a wide variety of degree programs, including the MD/MPH option.There are very few four-year MD/MPH dual degree programs offered at medical schools in the United States. Our program integrates significant components of the MPH coursework into the clinical curriculum beginning in the first year and culminating in a required four-week clerkship in Public Health in the fourth year. In addition, the medical school has partnered with the Palm Beach County Health Department http://www.pbchd.com and its preventive medicine and public health residency training program http://www.pbchdresidency.org. This partnership provides opportunities to work with public health professionals and residents in one of the countries most academic and comprehensive public health departments. The program is designed to provide graduates with the clinical and research skills required to approach health problems from a population and prevention perspective by integrating the roles of the biological sciences and clinical practice into the broader sets of knowledge and practices used in public health. We will graduate physicians who are provided the academic knowledge and skills, as well as the clinical experience to improve the health of all populations, especially those most vulnerable and underserved.
