A Meharry MPH will:

• Provide a quality public health education experience that equips diverse students with the competence to address the public health needs of all populations, especially the underserved.
• Provide opportunities for faculty and students to engage in scholarly activities that enhance the public health evidence base for the elimination of health disparities.
• Provide opportunities for the professional development of students, faculty, community, and the public health workforce.
• Provide opportunities for students to engage in collaborative and transformative public health practice activities.
• Strengthen and sustain partnerships and collaborations with local and national academic, community, and public health practice organizations.

Vision

Diversifying the field of public health leaders, practitioners, and researchers to advance health equity locally, nationally, and beyond.

Mission

The mission of the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Meharry Medical College is to improve the health and well-being of people of color and underserved communities. We strive to eradicate health disparities, through educational excellence, evidence-based research, and culturally competent service.

Goals

There are 4 goals that address the primary functions of the program:

• To provide a quality public health education experience that equips diverse students with the competence to address the public health needs of all populations, especially the underserved.

• To provide opportunities for faculty and students to engage in scholarly activities that enhance the public health evidence base for the elimination of health disparities.

• To provide opportunities for the professional development of students, faculty, community, and the public health workforce.

• To strengthen and sustain partnerships and collaborations with local and national academic, community, and public health practice organizations.

Values

• Excellence — Consistently achieving outstanding levels of performance while upholding the highest standards of ethical behavior, intellectual honesty, and professional conduct.

• Service — Establishing and maintaining a nurturing community-based service-oriented culture and environment that exceeds expectations.

• Accountability — Accepting individual and collective responsibility for preserving and effectively managing the resources of the Program.

• Teamwork — Encouraging, supporting and valuing the collaborative efforts of faculty, staff and students to advance the quality of education, research, and service.

• Innovation — Promoting creativity and the development of ideas that stimulate improvements in our intellectual and operational endeavors.

• Diversity — Fostering an inclusive environment that includes ethnic, intellectual, social, and cultural, and gender diversity.

• Advocacy — Advocating for local, state and national health and public policies and training directed at improving the status of health of all individuals with an understanding of the health care needs of underserved populations.

• Health Equity — Insisting that everyone has equal chance to reach their full potential without undue influence from social circumstances, health disparities and systems that limit access to opportunities and resources.

• Critical Thinking — Cultivating a disciplined, systematic process for evidenced-based decision making to solve public health problems.

For questions about CEPH accreditation and to obtain copies of the final CEPH self-study, please contact us at SGH@mmc.edu.