The master of public health (MPH) degree requires 45 s.h. and can be completed by medical students by taking MPH course work during a leave of absence between the second and third year of medical school as well as during summer vacations. A leave of absence to pursue the MPH degree may be granted to students in the Brody School of Medicine who have been accepted into the MPH program, have completed Step I of the USMLE, and are in good standing in the medical school.