Why Choose the JD/MPH combined degree program?
The JD/MPH combined program fosters the critical intersecting relationships between the delivery of health care services, the protection of public health, and the legal system. Graduates of this combined degree will be prepared to deal with the complexities of the current legal and healthcare systems and to appreciate the expanding sources of conflict between individual and broader community-based health care needs and interests. Public health and law is an exciting and growing field of study providing professionals with the opportunity to confront complex health issues, such as improving access to health care, controlling infectious diseases, and reducing environmental hazards, violence, substance abuse, and injury. Public health and law is a dynamic field working to protect the publics’ health. It is a field geared toward serving others, offering great personal fulfillment to those with a commitment to social justice where what is best for all, not just the few, truly matters. This p
