Masters in Public Health 2010-2013

The MPH was created in 2008 by Professor Antoine Flahault, then dean of the École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique (EHESP). He subsequently outlined the MPH program in collaboration with Professor Denis Zmirou, scholars from EHESP, and the Mailman School of Public Health (MSP), Columbia University, New York as well as the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. The MPH was designed to train multinational and intercultural groups of students and young professionals in public health and it also organized joint conferences, editorial collaborations in scientific journals, and broadened research collaboration and comparative studies between the two institutions. 

Overseen by Professors Moïse Desvarieux (MSPH) and Martine Bellanger (EHESP), this two-year program conducted seminars on epidemiology and infectious disease, health and policy management in English at Reid Hall through 2013. In addition to faculty from the EHESP, numerous American faculty members taught in the MPH, including André Howard, Mary Beth Terry, Kerry Keyes, Ryan Demmer, Bill Friedewald, Ruth Ottman, Al Neugut, Shakira Suglia, Larry Brown, Ron Bayer and Moïse Desvarieux. 

Today, the program continues to train young professionals to identify the health problems of a population, analyze the resources needed to preserve and improve population health, and progressively become a new generation of decision makers in health. It stresses an inter-disciplinary and practical approach, placing students in realistic problem contexts that draw on various professional skills and methodologies.

Since 2010, the MPH has continually evolved to exceed national and international standards while attracting outstanding worldclass candidates. It has partnered with national and international institutions such as the World Health Organization, the World Bank, UNITAID, The Organization for Economic Cooperation Development, as well as in national and regional ministries of health, renowned research units, universities, companies, and NGOs.

This program, which is now held at their Greater Paris Campus, still maintains strong ties with the Center through special events, lectures, and summer practica.

In July 2009, the first graduating class of the MPH course comprised 9 students. Through 2019, the MPH program has produced more than 500 graduates, all from a wide diversity of backgrounds, and representing over forty countries across all continents. In 2019, sixty students graduated.