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Juris Doctor / Master of Public
Health (JD/MPH) Joint Degree
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this joint degree program is to provide
students enrolled in the School of Law the opportunity to complete a
tailored MPH degree while completing the JD.
Upon completion of this joint
program, the graduate will have the academic foundation to pursue a legal
career with a specialization in health care or public health law.
Specifically, upon completion of the MPH component of this joint degree
program, the student will be able to:
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Use the concepts and tools of epidemiology and biostatistics in (1) the
analysis of the health status and health care needs of the target community
or service population and (2) the development of appropriate public health
interventions and/or health services to address those needs
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Understand the other core disciplines of public health (behavioral and
community health, environmental and occupational health, epidemiology, human
population genetics, and infectious diseases) to enhance decision-making in
managing the health of the population or community to which the public
health or health care organization is accountable
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Describe the basic structures and processes of the U.S. system of health
and medical care
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Apply knowledge of the context and process of health policymaking at the
federal and state levels of government in the U.S. in informed policy
discussions
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Demonstrate understanding of selected contemporary federal and state
health policy issues
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Understand how the legal system interacts with the health care services
and public health systems
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Apply legal principles and precedents relevant to health law to the
analysis of specific cases
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Understand the basic concepts and tools of financial and managerial
accounting and finance as they are relevant to legal and regulatory
compliance of the health care or public health organization
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Apply economic theory and tools to better understand the organization and
delivery of health care in the U.S.
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Understand the logic of the Medicare administrative pricing system in
assessing alternative health financing arrangements
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