Master degree in public health online

NUHS to Offer Online MPH Degree

A recent partnership between National University of Health Sciences, in Lombard, Ill., and the A.T. Still University (ATSU) of Kirksville, Mo., will enable students to obtain a masters degree in public health. Through A.T. Still's School of Health Management (an online graduate program), NUHS students can now pursue the degree and are not required to take Graduate Record Examination (GRE) exams for admission. They will also receive a 20 percent discount on tuition and a waiver of the application fee upon enrollment. In addition, NUHS students and alumni will be given preference for early registration.

Doctors of chiropractic are becoming increasingly present in public health care settings, and the MPH degree is regarded as highly suitable for those choosing careers within federal, state or local health agencies. The degree will be helpful to those working with environmental and occupational health, disease prevention and control, injury prevention and substance abuse.

NUHS President James Winterstein commented: "New doors will continue to open for chiropractic physicians as policy-makers in hospitals, integrated medical practices and public sector health care services. We want to give our students and alumni access to tools and credentials that will help them take advantage of these opportunities."

"Since both the doctor of chiropractic curriculum and the master of public health curriculum are quite demanding," added NUHS Academic Dean Randy Swenson, "our current students would probably start the program toward the end of their studies here at NUHS, during the clinical part of our DC program."

More than 110 years ago, Andrew Taylor Still established ATSU's founding college, the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Considered the father of osteopathy, Dr. Still was a contemporary (and occasional debater) of chiropractic pioneer B.J. Palmer.