Master of Veterinary Public Health Program
The Master of Veterinary Public Health (MVPH) program is designed to provide graduate training for veterinarians interested in pursuing public health service oriented careers with state, federal, and international agencies and animal health oriented careers with agricultural industries.
The program supports the unique role that veterinarians can play as members of the broader public health community and in emergency program management. Enrolled students have the opportunity to take advantage of classes at both NCSU and UNC School of Public Health. However, the MVPH Program is a veterinary-oriented program. Enrolled students are veterinarians, many with years of prior veterinary practice experience. The MVPH builds on this training, by engaging the collective expertise of faculty mentors, enrolled students, and colleagues representating various local, state and federal agencies working throughout the Research Triangle community.
The MVPH program provides advanced graduate training in:
- Epidemiology and biostatistics;
- Infection control and biosecurity;
- Emergency program management
- Outbreak investigation, and disease eradication;
- Food safety and security;
- Geographic information systems and spatial analysis;
- Livestock health management and trade policy;
- Public health and the identification and control of zoonotic pathogens.
Specific educational objectives include:
- Preparing veterinarians for service-oriented careeers in animal agriculture, environmental health, and public health; Infection control and biosecurity;
- Providing students with a portfolio of problem solving and analytic skills that will facilitate work competence and career advancement in public service.