Sociomedical Sciences

Graduates of the Global Health Track in Sociomedical Sciences will be able to:

• Conduct international health work in resource-poor settings, or within global health initiatives, incorporating expertise in the application of social, behavioral, and cultural approaches to health and disease;
• Apply formal behavioral and social scientific theories and methodologies to global health policies and programs;
• Explain how local health problems are linked to larger global systems, processes, and inequalities, and apply this knowledge to the goals of global health policy, advocacy, intervention, and health equity;
• Understand the relevance of social, cultural, and historical diversity for the conduct of global health, and develop programs and policies that account for this diversity;
• Design, implement, and evaluate strategies to promote global health in a variety of cultural and geographical settings.

In addition to gaining the track-specific competencies listed above, graduates will also achieve both Department-wide as well as School-wide MPH competencies.