University of Michigan School of Public Health
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The University of Michigan School of Public Health is one of the professional
Ann Arbor, Michigan
, UM SPH is one of the oldest schools of public health in the country and is also considered one of the top schools focusing on health in the United States. Founded in 1941, the School of Public Health grew out of the University of Michigan's degree programs in public health, some of which date back to the 19th century.
According to U.S. News & World Report's report on graduate programs, the University of Michigan School of Public Health was ranked as the #4 School of Public Health in the country and also had the #1 Healthcare Management program in the country in 2011.[1][2][3]
Notable faculty
- Thomas Francis Jr., mentor of Jonas Salk; ran field trials of oral polio vaccine that deemed it safe and effective
- Rebecca Hasson, kinesiologist
- Sharon Kardia is the Millicent W. Higgins Collegiate Professor of Epidemiology
- Neal Krause, health behavior and health education expert
- Jonas Salk, developer of the polio vaccine
Notable alumni
- Larry Brilliant, physician, epidemiologist, technologist, author and the former director of Google's philanthropic arm Google.org
- Julio Frenk, former Minister of Health in Mexico; former dean of Harvard School of Public Health
- David Michael Green, MacArthur Foundation Fellow
- Mary Hawn, chair of surgery at Stanford University and member of the National Academy of Medicine
- Albert H. Wheeler, first African-American Mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Flint Water Crisiswhich exposed children to dangerous levels of lead in Flint, Michigan.
References
- ^ "U.S. News & World Report - Education: Grad Schools: Public Health Ranking - USNews.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-04-02.
- ^ "Best Health Care Management Programs". Archived from the original on 2015-03-18. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
- ^ U.S. News & World Report - Breaking News, World News, Business News, and America's Best Colleges - USNews.com