Drexel University School of Public Health

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Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
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Nesbitt Hall
MottoPublic Health, Human Rights
Established1996
Dean Gina Lovasi, MPH, PhD
Location, ,
USA
Campus University City Campus
Affiliations Drexel University
Website http://drexel.edu/dornsife/
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The Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health is a part of the Drexel University Health Sciences network of schools. The Dornsife School of Public Health was located in downtown Philadelphia from its inception until December 2013. It has since re-located to the University City Campus.

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The Dornsife School of Public Health was founded in 1996, [1] with Jonathan Mann as its first dean. In 2000, the School came under the operational management of Drexel University and in 2002 fully joined the university's Health Sciences network, where it was physically located until early 2014 within the Center City Hahnemann Campus, alongside the Drexel University College of Medicine and the Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. In mid-January 2014, the school moved into the renovated Nesbitt Hall building, located in the University City Campus. [2] The building used to house the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts and Design. In September 2015, the School received a $45 million gift [3] from longtime philanthropists Dana and David Dornsife, in recognition of which the School was named after the donors.

Departments

The School's academic program contains the following four departments and two programs:

Degrees

The School currently offers the following CEPH-accredited degree programs:

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References

  1. Drexel University School of Public Health -- Mission and History Archived April 19, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "A Dedicated Space for Public Health". Drexel University School of Public Health. Drexel University School of Public Health. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
  3. Drexel’s School of Public Health Receives Transformative $45 Million Gift from Dana and David Dornsife

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