Rollins School of Public Health

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Rollins School of Public Health
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Established1990;34 years ago (1990)
Parent institution
 Emory University
Dean M. Dani Fallin
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
United States
Campus Suburban
Website sph.emory.edu

The Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) is the public health school of Emory University. Founded in 1990, Rollins has more than 1,100 students pursuing master's degrees (MPH/MSPH) and over 150 students pursuing doctorate degrees (PhD). The school comprises six departments: Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (BSHES), Biostatistics (BIOS), Environmental Health (EH), Epidemiology (EPI), Global Health (GH), and Health Policy and Management (HPM), as well as an Executive MPH program (EMPH).

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In addition to pursuing degrees from a single department, students may also participate in joint programs, both within Rollins and in conjunction with other professional schools at Emory (including Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University School of Law, and Goizueta Business School). Unique programs to Rollins are Global Environmental Health, Global Epidemiology, and the joint EH/EPI MSPH program.

One of the founding fathers of Rollins was Dr. David Sencer, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1966 to 1977 and New York City Health Commissioner from 1981 to 1985. [1] [2] [3] [4] In his honor, the David Sencer Scholarship Fund was established at Rollins in 2008. [5] Rollins continues to be closely affiliated with CDC, along with multiple other public health institutions, such as the Emory Global Health Institute. [6]

Reputation

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Emory University and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Druid Hills, Georgia Aerial Image

In the most recent rankings (2024), Rollins was ranked number 3 among accredited schools and programs of public health by U.S. News & World Report, [7] and is one of two schools of public health founded in the past 50 years to be ranked in the top 12.

Location

Atlanta is commonly referred to as the world's public health capital, [8] and with good reason— the primary office of the CDC is located next door to Rollins, and there are a large number of other public health groups (consulting, NGO, and informatics-related) located across the city, such as Deloitte and CARE (relief agency).

Notable programs

GEMMA

Global Elimination of Maternal Mortality from Abortion (GEMMA) is a scholarship program where eligible graduate-level students are provided opportunities in developing countries for field research and other practicums related to reproductive health, students can also utilize this scholarship to aid their research and help publish their findings associated with maternal mortality from abortion. [9]

The GEMMA program was established by RSPH professor Dr. Roger Rochat and his wife Susan Rochat. [9] [10] This program aims to eradicate maternal deaths associated with abortion [11]

History

Dr. Rochat a physician and an epidemiologist, has worked in more than 40 countries during his 30 years with CDC, [12] this exposure provided him the opportunity to research around 70,000 instances of unsafe abortion and abortion-related deaths. This motivated Rochat and his wife to set up the GEMMA fund with the intention that this would inspire and support students to research in this field. [13] They believe that through the dissemination of proper awareness for appropriate use of contraception, sex education, and with the provision for legal and safe induced abortion they could condense nearly all deaths associated with abortion. [14]

GEMMA Seminar

GEMMA seminar is a public-health course that solely focuses on abortion and concentrates on tackling the concerns of abortion involving medical, ethical, legal, human rights, and religious views. This course is taught by Dr.Rochat and Dr.Lathrop with other guest lecturers and is available for enrollment in each spring. [11]

Student Grants

Grants up to USD 700 are granted through the GEMMA awards program. [15]

Graduate students of Emory University who possess practical research experience can apply for this scholarship through the GEMMA awards program for activities, events, research, or any programs that contribute to raising awareness and subsequently may help in the elimination of deaths associated with abortion.

Students can also avail of this scholarship to assist them in publishing their research findings or their thesis, related to this topic. [9]

Events and Collaborations

GEMMA provides opportunities for collaboration with various organizations like the World Health Organization, International Planned Parenthood, Global Doctors for Choice. [16]

Every year GEMMA members actively participate in organizing various events in association with Emory Reproductive Health Association (ERHA) to promote awareness about reproductive health and justice, both at home and abroad.

Some of the events are :

· Reproductive Justice 101

· Breaking Our Silence: an Abortion Storytelling Event

· Sexual & Reproductive Health Networking Night

· ERHA and GEMMA General Body Meeting

· Sex in the Dark

· Film Screening: 'Reversing Roe'

· Lunch & Learn with Megan Gordon

· Doughnut Sale Fundraise

· ERHA Annual Chocolate Genitalia Sale [11]

Notable persons

Rollins family

The school was endowed by Randall Rollins, who named it after his father, O. Wayne Rollins, a self-made business entrepreneur and innovator who participated in numerous ventures with his brother, John W. Rollins. Several members of the Rollins family have served on the Emory University Board of Trustees.

On July 9, 2007, the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation and Grace Crum Rollins donated $50 million to the School. The donation doubled the school's physical structure, adding 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2). It was one of the largest donations to a public health school in the history of higher education. The expansion was completed in May 2010 and the new building was dedicated on October 6, 2010. [19]

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