Academics
General Requirements
Fellows of The Commonwealth Fund Mongan Fellowship in Minority Health Policy are required to complete the requirements for a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
A minimum of 45 credits is required for graduation, including 12.5 credits of fellowship requirements and 22.5 credits of core requirements for the Health Management Field of Study or 20 credits of core requirements for the Health Policy Field of Study. Expected Coursework will be taken at Harvard Chan and the Harvard Kennedy School and/or other Harvard graduate schools.
Fields of Study
The Health Management (HM) Field of Study prepares students for management careers in the unique environment of health care. Students who choose the Management Field of Study select from courses providing practical management skills, such as accounting, finance, operations, marketing, quality improvement, leadership and management of people, and strategy. Students will be able to analyze and take actions to improve organizational performance using the skills and frameworks learned in coursework and through field experiences.
Students in the Health Policy (HP) Field of Study develop skills in applying economic, legal, and political analysis to the design, implementation, and evaluation of health care and public health policies. Through the study of biostatistics, epidemiology, and other quantitative disciplines, they also acquire skill in interpreting and evaluating scientific evidence to inform their policy work. Students are encouraged to choose elective courses that will help them develop an area of interest and expertise, such as access to care, health care quality, pharmaceutical policy, injury prevention, or health care financing.
In addition to the completion of the academic training leading to the MPH, Fellows are required to participate in fellowship activities related to leadership and health policy training. Fellows must complete these training components which are designed specifically to help them acquire the skills that will prepare them for leadership positions in health care delivery systems, minority health and health policy.
Core Curriculum for Fields of Study: Health Management (HM) and Health Policy (HP)
School-wide public health core requirements include courses in the areas of biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health, health services administration, social and behavioral sciences, ethics, and a practice course for each field of study. In addition, there are field of study-specific requirements for Health Management (HM) as well as Health Policy (HP).