Interfaculty program in public health launched
October 1, 2014
Erika Chamberlain
Western Law has joined forces with several other departments to launch the new Interfaculty Master of Public Health (MPH) program, officially hosted by the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. The program, which welcomed its inaugural cohort of students in the fall of 2013, focuses on interdisciplinary, case-based learning in an effort to develop transformative leaders in the global field of public health.
Students gain perspectives from a variety of disciplines on public health issues, including infectious diseases, clean water, disaster management, First Nations health and public vaccination programs.
Professors Robert Solomon and Erika Chamberlain taught “Health Policy, Law and Equity” in the program and were excited to engage with students from diverse professional and international backgrounds.
“It was rewarding to gain the students’ perspectives on topics like safe injection sites, access to reproductive services, and the control of epidemics,” said Chamberlain. “They added a new dimension to my own understanding of the law’s role in promoting public health.”
The MPH program is housed in Western’s newest building, the Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine, which opened in October 2013.
This article appeared in the Western Law 2014 Alumni Magazine.
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