Established in 1912, the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine was the first such institution in the United States. The school has the only department of tropical medicine in the United States, with some of the most historical and accomplished teachers and researchers in tropical medicine.
The school has international collaborations in approximately sixty countries, with special strengths in southeast Asia, West Africa, Central and South America.
The school is proud of its innovative learning approaches, including electronic classrooms, individualized web and Internet-based training, off-site degree offerings within the United States and overseas, and a specialized MD/MPH program which allows medical students the opportunity to study for a master's of public health (MPH) degree in the same four-year time frame that it takes to earn their doctor of medicine (MD) degree.
The school has special collaborative relationships with the Tulane University School of Medicine, the Tulane Regional Primate Research Center, and the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research. Its mission is to advance public health knowledge, promote health and well being, and prevent disease, disability, and premature mortality. This is accomplished through academic excellence in education of public health professionals, rigorous scientific research of public health problems, creative partnerships to advance the practice of public health, and innovative service to the local, national and international public health community. |
