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John D. Bower School of Population Health

Motivated by science, inspired by communities

Welcome to the John D. Bower School of Population Health. Our mission is to provide world-class graduate training to prepare the next generation of scientists and health care professionals to improve the health of individuals, populations, and communities through enhancing health care systems and health policies.

The Bower School of Population Health is housed in one of several academic medical centers that offer a degree in this field, and it has been designed to complement, strengthen and extend the capacity for scholarship across UMMC. We assist in achieving the institutional missions by supporting rigorous approaches to investigation and education in the areas of patient outcomes, quality, new business and financial models, and health care delivery.

The Bower School of Population Health positions UMMC to be a value-driven organization that can lead health care transformation, scholarship and implementation for the future.

In the News

A $1 million federal grant for UMMC will fund a multi-step initiative aimed at reducing Mississippi’s high rate of congenital syphilis.

UMMC receives $1M in federal funds to combat syphilis in Mississippi

Published on Monday, August 5, 2024

 Dr. Thomas Dobbs, SOPH dean, wears the medal representing his new appointment as endowed Chair for the Study of Health Disparities.

Dobbs named endowed Chair for the Study of Health Disparities

Published on Monday, January 22, 2024

 From left, Dr. Mauda Monger, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, Dr. Victoria Gholar and Liz Foster are investigators on the $2.5 million grant, Enhancing STI and Sexual Health Clinic Infrastructure.

SOPH advances research agenda with ‘explosive growth’

Published on Monday, October 23, 2023

 Medical Center staff reap honors

Medical Center staff reap honors

Published on Monday, August 21, 2023

 Dobbs serves on national committee making recommendations on health equity

Dobbs serves on national committee making recommendations on health equity

Published on Monday, August 7, 2023

 Master of biomedical sciences graduate Cara Irby spots a loved one in the crowd and cheers as her mother, Melanie Irby, prepares to enter the coliseum for commencement.

Photos: Capturing memories of the Class of 2023

Published on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

"There are six of us in the first cohort of the PhD in Population Health Science program. Collectively we have served as dentists, nurses, speech pathologists, occupational therapists, epidemiologists, and administrators. The diversity of our backgrounds combined with the great diversity and experience of the faculty and administration make the program that much stronger."

—Leslie Musshafen, PhD in Population Health Science

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