Coordinated Degree Programs
NUHS has partnered with the School of Public Health at University of
Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to offer two coordinated
degree programs. Exceptional DC students can now pursue the Master of Public Health or the Master of Science in Clinical and Translational
Research at UIC while completing their DC program at
NUHS.
Advanced standing credits from each school allow students to
finish both degrees in a shorter amount of time and for less
tuition cost than if both programs were taken separately. In
addition, there are scholarship opportunities available, funded by a
grant from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM).
Expand Your Career Options
These academic degrees can prepare you for more career options
including:
- Public health policy development and administration
- Academics
- Government and research
- Additional private and group practice opportunities
- Integrative medicine positions
- Employment in public health clinics
For more information about careers in public health, see the PublicHealth Career Mart
by the American Public Health
Association.
Program Details
A coordinated program requires between 12 and 14 trimesters to
complete. Students will work with each university's respective
financial aid office at the beginning of the coordinated program to
discuss special financial aid considerations. Limited scholarships,
teaching assistantships, or research assistantships may be
available.
A minimum 3.25 GPA, as well as a baccalaureate in the biological
sciences, is required for application to these programs. There are
additional admission, application and financial aid requirements.
For a program brochure, please contact an admissions
counselor.
Student Spotlight
Dana
Madigan - DC/MPH Student
Dana researched access to chiropractic care in the country of
Ghana, and presented her research at the American Public Health
Association. Dana was also the first DC student selected for the
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, and the first
graduate of the coordinated DC/MPH degree program.
View more student research
success stories »
Questions?
For more information about the programs, please contact Thomas
Grieve, DC, MPH at tgrieve@nuhs.edu or
630-889-6442.
