Through work in the classroom, research, and outreach, we strive to advance the health of the public by developing leadership and management expertise and promoting an evidence-based approach to policy making and management in health and medicine.
Phaedra Corso has been part of the creation and development of UGA’s College of Public Health and hosts the TV show Public Health Impact on WUGA-TV.
My undergraduate degree is from UGA (A.B. in political science ‘89) and my master’s degree (M.P.A.’91) 1991) also is from UGA—so that makes me a double-DAWG. I also have a Ph.D....
Neale Chumbler, professor and head of health policy and management in the College of Public Health, received funding to lay a scientific foundation for new business rules and operation sciences for the patient-centered medical home model. The National Science Foundation awarded a collaborative research grant to Wayne State University, the University of Michigan and UGA to optimize how patients are assigned to provider team members so that...
As a non-traditional student what are some of the hurdles you’ve had to overcome?
I know it’s very cliché, but it does take some extra time and effort to process all the information that you’re taking in. I don’t retain as easily as I used to. Some assignments require me reading them twice to fully solidify them in my mind. But there are good parts about being an older student as well. I am more determined...
Sarah Hines, May 2012 graduate from Lynchburn, VA, was spotlighted in the Public Health magazine. She completed the Health Policy and Management track of the Master of Public Health program. She completed a Bachelor’s in interdisciplinary studies, medicine and the social sciences from the University of Richmond before entering the MPH program at UGA.
What do you consider to be the highlights of your time at the College...
Nine University of Georgia students were awarded the William Moore Crane Leadership Scholarship for the 2011-2012 academic year. The $1,000 award is available to third-year honors program students and is renewable for a fourth year of undergraduate study as long as a student maintains a 3.7 cumulative grade point average. Applicants must have a record of outstanding leadership in co-curricular activities and/or community, civic or...
