MPH Program
MPH/JD Collaborative Program
Receive a JD degree and a Master's Degree in Public Health in a four-year accelerated course of study.
The program fosters the critical interrelationship between the delivery of health care services, the protection of public health, and the legal system. Graduates will be prepared to deal with the complexities of our current legal and healthcare systems, and to appreciate the expanding sources of conflict between individual and broader community-based healthcare needs and interests. The health, environmental, family, and international law concentrations at the Law School offer substantive content that complements the collaborative program. Students will develop skills that will make them attractive candidates for positions in the public and private healthcare sectors.
Admission
Prospective students must submit separate applications and be admitted to the School of Law and the School of Public Health and Health Professions, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (SPM). Application to both schools may be simultaneous, or students admitted to Law or the MPH program may opt for the collaborative program during their first year, and then seek admission to SPM or Law, respectively. The LSAT will be accepted in place of the GRE for admission to SPM. For detailed information visit JD/MPH.
For information on the Law and Public Health program, contact:
Sheila R. Shulman, LLB, MPH
Research Associate Professor
Director, JD/MPH Program
716-645-5984
716-645-3683
sshulman@acsu.buffalo.edu
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