MPH Program Admissions

Application Packet
The following materials should be submitted at the time the application form is completed and returned to:

Oregon Health & Science University
School of Medicine Graduate Admissions, L102
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239-3098

• Certified report of scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or equivalent (e.g., MCAT) or previous graduate degree.
• Three letters of reference from employers, instructors, or persons in the public health or health care field.
• One-page typewritten statement of purpose explaining your desire to enter the program and outlining your ambitions regarding your career development.
• College transcripts from all colleges or universities in which you have enrolled
• TOEFL scores for foreign graduates

Note: An undergraduate course in statistics or equivalent is required before matriculation, upon acceptance. If you have not taken an undergraduate statistics class, Portland State University offers STAT 243 every quarter. Depending on demand, about 4-8 sections are offered each quarter. Half of them are for non-business major and the others for business majors. Either section is acceptable, although different textbooks are used.

Further information is included in the section on application procedures. An MD/MPH combined degree program is also offered. The OHSU student affairs office offers information about OHSU educational programs. The Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs has information for minority students.

Application Procedures

All completed application forms and other materials for the MPH program must be submitted to:

Oregon Health & Science University
School of Medicine Graduate Admissions, L102
3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road
Portland, OR 97239-3098

All application materials for Fall 2008 must be submitted by the deadline of March 3, 2008, including GRE scores, transcripts, and references. Please visit the School of Medicine website to obtain the online application forms for the MPH program.

Reviews are only conducted on complete applications. Notifications of acceptance decisions are sent out in mid-March.

Please note:

• The Graduate Record Exam is not required for applicants with an advanced graduate degree from an accredited U.S. college or university.
• MCAT scores may be substituted for GRE scores.
• If you are a foreign national without a graduate degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, OHSU requires that you provide TOEFL and GRE scores.
• If you have already taken courses at OHSU on a non-degree basis, paid the $40 application fee, and submitted a college transcript from the institution where you graduated, you do not need to pay the fee or request the same transcript again.
• The program does not have assistantships for entering students.

Fees and Financial Aid
The program uses the OHSU graduate medicine student fee schedule.

If you wish to apply for financial aid, contact the OHSU Financial Aid Office at (503) 494-8249. At the present time, there is no financial aid available for foreign students. Additional information is available at the financial aid site. Some scholarship funds are available; please note application procedures.