Texas A&M University School of Public Health

Texas A&M University School of Public Health, formerly known as the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, is the public health school of Texas A&M University and a component of Texas A&M Health. It offers research, service and training programs. It was founded in 1998 and offering degrees at undergraduate and graduate levels.[2][3] In its 2019 rankings of US grad schools, U.S. News & World Report ranked it 28th in healthcare management, 37th in public health, and 53rd in pharmacy.[4]

School of Public Health Building
School of Public Health Building

Texas A&M University School of Public Health
Former name
Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
TypePublic
Established1998 (1998)
Parent institution
Texas A&M University
DeanShawn Gibbs[1]
Academic staff
68
Undergraduates714
Postgraduates371
66
Location
College Station, Texas & McAllen, Texas
Websitepublic-health.tamu.edu

SPH was selected by the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School to provide training to military personnel in the Department of Preventive Health Services Principles in the Army Preventive Medicine program, a collaborative graduate program at Ft. Sam Houston in San Antonio.[5]

References
  1. http://sph.tamhsc.edu/about/index.html
  2. "SPH Fact Sheet" (PDF). Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  3. Health, School of Public. "Texas A&M Health Science Center". public-health.tamu.edu. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
  4. "U.S. News & World Report".
  5. "Public Health Educational Affiliation renewed between School of Rural Public Health and U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School". Vital Record. December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 3, 2019.

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