St. George’s University (SGU), located on the Caribbean island of Grenada, offers students the opportunity to earn an accredited MPH or a dual degree MPH/MD or MPH/DVM through its graduate global public health program.

Students have dynamic international classroom experiences based on the department’s vision to be a dynamic regional and international centre of excellence in public health education, service, research and scholarly activities; attracting students, faculty and partners of diverse background who contribute to the strengthening and empowerment of communities, in an ever-changing environment. Students have pursued practicum placements in more than 50 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, Europe, North and South America and the Pacific islands. The diversity reflected in the program includes professional, national, ethnic and cultural. Many languages and religions are represented as well.

The international nature of the MPH program includes active research collaborations with public health institutions such as the United Nations Development Program, Global Environmental Facility, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Health, University of the West Indies and local and regional governmental and community based agencies. The research and service activities of the MPH program include, but are not limited to, global health, climate change, renewable energy and sustainable development, occupational health, health care management and health services administration, diseases surveillence, non-communicable chronic diseases and the pursuit of the One Health, One Medicine concept.

Website: www.sgu.edu/graduate-schools/master-of-public-health.html