SCHOOL OF 2012-2013 - St. George's University

The US accreditation authority for public health programs,
The Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH), has
granted accreditation for five years (starting July 1, 2010)
to St. George’s University’s Master of Public Health degree
program. St. George’s University‘s MPH program became
only the fifth institution outside of the United States to be
accredited by CEPH.
MPH graduates and students who complete 21 credits
of coursework are eligible to sit the National Board of
Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) to become Certified in
Public Health (CPH). The Department of Public Health and
Preventive Medicine also hosts the Gamma Kappa chapter
for the Delta Omega Honours Society in which alumni with
distinguished service to public health is inducted into.
MD/Master of Science
The dual degree program offers opportunities for research
in the areas of anatomy, bioethics, microbiology, physiology
and neuroscience, and tropical medicine.
The curriculum for the dual Doctor of Medicine/Master of
Science (MD/MSc) degrees reflect the areas of applied
investigative research. Medical students who wish to obtain
a dual MD/MSc degree must decelerate the preclinical
medical program (basic medical sciences) by six months
to facilitate research activities which contribute to the MSc
program. Depending on the concentration of the MSc
degree 10 appropriate credits of the MD degree contribute
to the 34-credit MSc part of the dual degree.
Many of the dual degree program’s research component is
facilitated through the Research Institute of the Windward
Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF), a
nonprofit 501(c)3 organization located on the True Blue
campus of St. George’s University. Depending on the
specific area of research, studies may be conducted through
community-based or field studies, or within WINDREF, in
departmental laboratories, or in approved laboratories
at other universities or institutes. Non-thesis dual degree
options are also available. A Supervisory Committee oversees
the MSc curriculum and research, which culminates in the
production of a thesis. The MSc degree will be awarded upon
the successful completion of the 10 required credits from
the preclinical medical program and all prescribed graduatelevel
courses as outlined in the curriculum.
Admission criteria for entry into a master’s degree program
is an undergraduate degree from an approved university.
Course requirements for the specific dual degree programs
are outlined on the succeeding pages and more detailed
information may be obtained from the Office of the Dean
of the Graduate Studies Program. Application forms in
addition to course and program details can be obtained
from the University website at www.sgu.edu.
MD/Master of Business
Administration
The Master of Business Administration (MBA) offered
through St. George’s University’s Graduate Studies
Program offers a US-style master’s degree, which is project
centered and tool driven, designed for experienced
managers and professionals from diverse backgrounds and
cultures, and focuses on managing the dimensions and
complexities of community wellness, including economic
enterprise. Combining a creative mix of blended learning
methods, the program is taught primarily online to
international project teams, with short residencies on the
True Blue campus supplementing the multi-mode delivery.
Over a 14-month period, participants complete a 34-credit
program that equips them to manage every aspect of
small- to medium-sized organizations, in the private
or social sectors, especially in international settings. A
distinctive holistic approach underlies learning that reaches
across disciplines and sectors, seeking the total health of
communities, and is a unique feature of our MBA program.
The dual MD/MBA in Multi-Sector Health Management
requires 34 credits of MBA courses and two separate oneweek
residencies in Grenada. This requires an additional
semester of study in Grenada to complete the basic
medical sciences curriculum.
Students seeking admission to the MD/MBA program
will first be reviewed for acceptance into the four-year
Doctor of Medicine degree program. Upon acceptance,
the Office of Admission will forward the application to the
Office of Graduate Studies for review and consideration.
Acceptance into the MBA program is based on the
following requirements: A bachelor’s degree, BA or BS from
a regionally accredited university or college; a competitive
GPA, unless exempted by the Committee on Admission.
School of Medicine
Dual Degree Programs
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