Contact InformationGeneral Summer Session InquiriesStephanie Greguoli Summer Session Program Administrator 677 Huntington Ave, Kresge G-29 Boston, MA 02115 Tel: 617-432-1558 Fax: 617-432-3365

Summer Session AdmissionsIsabelle Bourdonne Special Programs Manager Tel: 617-432-1030 Fax: 617-432-2009

Email for all Summer Session Inquiries: summerprograms@hsph.harvard.edu

Visit our website: www.hsph.harvard.edu/summer

Summer Session

July 1–July 24

July 27–August 14

22nd Annual

2015

for public health studies

My summer session at the HSPH was an

exceptional experience which outpaced

my expectations. If you want to meet

bright teachers and gifted students in an

open-minded and friendly environment

this is the right place. Courses are at

the leading edge of public health, very

engaging and perfectly organized, and it

is a perfect opportunity to expand your

network.

— Philippe Naty-Daufin Paris, France

Photography: Susan Young

2015 Summer Course Schedule Summer Session 1: July 1st–July 24th

8:30 am–10:20 am BIO 200 Principles of Biostatistics (+Lab) HPM 510 Introduction of Management of Health Care Organizations

8:30 am–12:20 pm EPI 236 Analytical Clinical Epidemiology*

10:30 am–12:20 pm EPI 500 Fundamentals of Epidemiology ID 251 Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health

10:30 am–1:20 pm NUT 207 Analysis of Country-Level Data

1:30 pm–3:20 pm EPI 210 Study Design in Clinical Epidemiology GHP 532 Introduction to Global Health Care Delivery* HPM 277 Current Issues in Health Policy* HPM 530 Measuring Health Outcomes* RDS 286 Decision Analysis in Clinical Research* SBS 201 Society and Health

3:30 pm–5:20 pm HPM 276 Methods and Applications in Health Services Research* ID 215 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology ID 251 Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health

Summer Session 2: July 27th–August 14th

8:30 am–10:20 am BIO 203 Principles of Biostatistics: Part II (+ Lab) BIO 224 Survival Methods in Clinical Research* NUT 217 Global Nutrition

10:30 am–12:20 pm BIO 214 Principles of Clinical Trials* BIO 507 Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Monitoring and Evaluation EPI 202 Elements of Epidemiologic Research HPM 209 Economics of Health Policy

1:30 pm–3:20 pm EH 201 Introduction to Environmental Health HPM 253 Improving Quality in Health Care* HPM 512 Medical Informatics* IID 232 Vector-borne and Zoonotic Infections RDS 288 Methods for Decision Making in Medicine* SBS 250 Research on Social and Behavioral Health* 3:30 pm–5:20 pm BIO 234 Research Synthesis and Meta-Analysis* BIO 501 Linear and Longitudinal Regression* IID 233 Infections Transmitted through Water and Food

Application Information:New HSPH Degree Applicants:All new degree applicants will be contacted by email in January with an invitation to participate in Summer Session.

Current HSPH Degree Students:All current HSPH degree students will be contacted separately by email in January with details regarding Summer Session registration and deadlines.

Non-Degree Applicants:All non-degree applicants must use the link provided on the Summer Session website for the SOPHAS Express application. In order for your application to be considered eligible for admission, prospective students must submit:

•Statement of purpose

•Unofficial copies of transcripts from all post-secondary institutions

•Resume or CV

•GRE: Recommended

•TOEFL: If prior degree was received from a non-English speaking intuition

•Application fee

The deadline to complete and submit the applications is March 1, 2015. Applications after the March 1st deadline will not be reviewed.

TuitionTuition rates for Summer 2015 will not be available until late February. In the 2014 Summer Session, tuition for each 2.5 credit course was $2960.

Please note: There is no financial assistance or scholarships available for the 2015 Summer Session.

HSPH was an important missing

piece of a puzzle that I was

trying to solve. The summer

courses at HSPH opened up

a completely new avenue

for my academic and career

development.

— Fredirick Mashili Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Hot Topics 2014Each summer, HSPH faculty members present free lunchtime weekly seminars on topics of current interest in the field. The seminars provide an opportunity for summer students to meet and talk informally with faculty from a range of disciplines.

July 8 Cost Effective Strategies to Prevent Childhood Obesity: The CHOICES Project Steven Gortmaker, Professor of the Practice of Health Sociology, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

July 15 Health and Communication Inequalities in the 21st Century: Observations from the Field Kasisomayajula “Vish” Viswanath, Professor of Health Communication, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

July 22 What about Dads? Engaging Fathers in Child Health Research Kirsten Davison, Donald and Sue Pritzker Associate Professor of Nutrition, Department of Nutrition; Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences

July 29 Putting Quality on the Global Health Agenda Ashish Jha, Professor of Health Policy and Management, Department of Health Policy and Management

August 5 Choosing Wisely: Can Specialty Societies Lead Efforts to Eliminate Waste? Meredith Rosenthal, Professor of Health Economics and Policy, Department of Health Policy and Management; Associate Dean for Diversity, Office of the Dean

August 12 Your Delicious Foods at Risk: Honey Bees and Public Health Chensheng “Alex” Lu, Associate Professor of Environmental Exposure Biology, Department of Environmental Health

CurriculumThe Summer Session offers courses for academic credit in:

•Biostatistics

•Environmental Health

•Epidemiology

•Ethics

•Global Health and Population

The Summer Session offers courses for academic credit in various disciplines of public health. These courses provide the framework for advanced study in every field of public health. They are essential for the practice of public health, for population-based primary care, and for evaluation of clinical effectiveness in specialty medicine. Please note: Courses marked with an * are limited enrollment and are only available on a space-available basis.

The public health “core” curriculum offered during the Summer Session is similar from year to year. Summer Session courses are taught by members of the Harvard faculty and are academically challenging. Students may complete one or two 2.5 credit courses per session, for a maximum of 5 credits per session or a total of 10 credits for the two sessions. As the coursework is very intensive and fast-paced, students registered for two courses in one session should not undertake other work commitments.

No auditors are allowed in any summer courses.

Who Should Apply?The Summer Session is intended for health professionals in training or those who are considering a mid-career change into public health and feel the need to strengthen their skills. Participants include degree and non-degree students. Summer students are public health professionals, primary care practitioners, physicians engaged in the evaluation of health care delivery and management, physicians in training, and candidates for a part-time MPH program.

•Health Policy and Management

•Infectious Disease

•Nutrition

•Society, Human Development, and Health