The Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) degree is an advanced professional practice degree designed to prepare students as senior level administrators and policy makers, providing leadership to protect and improve the health of the public. The DrPH is the highest degree attainable for the public health practitioner. While public health comprises many clinical and professional disciplines, it has a unique focus on entire populations rather than individual patients.
The Doctor of Public Health is a terminal professional degree. It is designed to produce transformative academic and practice leaders with expertise in evidence-based public health practice and research. Graduates will be able to convene diverse partners; communicate to effect change across a range of sectors and settings; synthesize and translate findings; and generate practice-based evidence that advances programs, policies, services and/or systems addressing population health.
The University of Kentucky College of Public Health DrPH Mission is Empowering visionary leaders to address complex public health challenges through impactful solutions.
