The Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health is a part of the
Drexel University
Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel, a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art, S ...
Health Sciences network of schools. The Dornsife School of Public Health was located in downtown
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
from its inception until December 2013. It has since re-located to the
University City Campus.
The Dornsife School of Public Health was founded in 1996, with
Jonathan Mann as its first dean. In 2000, the School came under the operational management of Drexel University and in 2002 fully joined the University's Health Sciences network, where it was physically located until early 2014 within the
Center City Hahnemann Campus, alongside the
Drexel University College of Medicine
Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University, a private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The medical school represents the consolidation of two medical schools: the first U.S. medical school f ...
and the
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
The College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP), is a college of Drexel University. The college offers six undergraduate degree programs and seven graduate degree programs.
Additionally the college offers continuing education classes for t ...
. In mid-January 2014, the school moved into the renovated Nesbitt Hall building, located in the
University City Campus.
The building used to house the
Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design
The Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, formerly the Nesbitt College of Design Arts, is one of the colleges of Drexel University. In 2005, the college was renamed after alumna Antoinette Passo Westphal at the request of her husba ...
. In September 2015, the School received a $45 million gift
Drexel’s School of Public Health Receives Transformative $45 Million Gift from Dana and David Dornsife
/ref> from longtime philanthropists Dana and David Dornsife, in recognition of which the School was named after the donors.
Mission
Departments
The School's academic program contains the following four departments:
*Community Health and Prevention (CHP)
*Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH)
*Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Epi/ Bio)
*Health Management and Policy (HMP)
Degrees
The School currently offers the following Master's, Doctoral and Certificate degrees:
*Master of Public Health (MPH)
*Master of Public Health, Executive Program (Executive MPH)
*Master of Science (MS) in Biostatistics
*Master of Science (MS) in Epidemiology
*Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) in Community Health & Prevention
*Doctorate (PhD) in Epidemiology
*DrPH in Health Policy and Social Justice
*Joint Doctor of Medicine and Master of Public Health (MD/MPH)
*Certificate in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Centers and projects
Drexel Urban Health Collaborative (DUHC)A.J. Drexel Autism InstituteCenter for Public Health Readiness and Communication (CPHRC)Center for Nonviolence and Social JusticeNational Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse CommunitiesCenter for Hunger-Free CommunitiesProgram for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
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Schools of public health in the United States
Drexel University
Educational institutions established in 1996
Medical and health organizations based in Pennsylvania
1996 establishments in Pennsylvania