PharmD/MPH

The PharmD/MPH program is a reflection of the integrated missions of the TTUHSC Jerry H Hodge School of Pharmacy Pharmacy and the Julia Jones Matthews School of Population and Public Health. The program prepares pharmacy students to meet the increasing challenges in their communities' continuously evolving health care industry and to educate those students to become future health care leaders in public health policy development

Why A Combined Degree?

PharmD/Masters of Public Health Value Proposition

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and American Public Health Association (APHA) recognized the value of pharmacists in the public health sector:

• Bone mineral density testing
• Smoking cessation
• Emergency contraception access
• Sexually transmitted disease education
• Hypertension / diabetes screening
• Colorectal cancer screening
• Advising patients on OTC meds

The American Public Health Association encouraged Congress to charge Centers for Medicare/Medicaid Services (CMS) with recognizing pharmacists as healthcare providers:

• Expanding role of pharmacists in population-based healthcare
• Community and clinical pharmacotherapy expertise
• Broader access to care
• Preventative services offered
• Drug information services