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Columbia University lletin '^'t^ / DIRECTORY PostOfficeAddress: Sll^^-^^^^C/ ColumbiaSchoolofPublicHealth c 600VCest168thStreet NewYork.NT10032 GeneralInformation: ///3'^/'?^S^ ,.\reacode212>305-3927 Fax:(Areacode212)305-1460 (^ J , .\DDRESSINQL1RIESASFOLLOWS: / /ll ' •Admission •Bulletins •CareerServices /y " ^^// OfficeofStudentServices ^ SchoolofPublicHealth 600West168thStreet NewYork,NT10032 OfficeLocation:6/7WesrI68thStreet,3rdfloor telephone(212)305-3927 •FinancialAid FinancialAidOfficer SchoolofPublicHealth 600West168thStreet No*York,NT10032 OfficeLocation:617WestI68thStreet,3rdfloor telephone(212)305-4113 Anadmissionapplicationisprovidedinthebackofthisbulletin.SeeFinancialAidsectionregarding applicationprocedureforfinancialaidthroughtheGraduateandProfessionalSchoolFinancialAidService(GAPSFAS). •Registration •PaymentofFees •WithdrawalNotices •RequestsforTranscripts ofRecords •CertificationstoGovernmentAgencies Student.\dministrativeServices HealthSciencesDivision 141BlackBuilding 630West168thStreet NewYork..NY10032 telephone(212)305-3992 •StudentHealth ColumbiaUniversityStudentHealthService 60HavenAvenue Walk-inU-vcl NewYork,NY10032 telephone(212)305-3400 •Housing HealthSciencesHousingOffice BardHall yjHavenAvenue NewYork,NY10fJ32 telephone(212)305-6853 InternationalHou.se AdmissionsOffice 5^J0RiversideDrive NewYork,NY10027 telcphfjnc(212)316-8436 Pfwima-stcr:SendchangeofaddresstoCrjlumbiaUniversityBulletin,SchoolofI'lihlu IIcalth,600West 16KtliStreet,NewYork,NY10032 ColumbiaUniversityBulletin (USPSl2iH20) Volume27,Number5 Aufi,w;t27. 1993 PublishedonceamonthInMay,June,andSeptember;twiceamonthinJulyandAugust,forsevenlonsccutivcissut-sbyCdlunihia University,NewYork,NY1(X)27.SecondclasspostagepaidatNewYork,NY Cover:TheColumbiaHealthSciencesCampusoverlookstheGeorgeWashingtonBridge,oneofthewodd'slargestandmosthandsome suspensionbridges,connectingNewYorkandNewJersey,Photo:RenePerez PleasesavethisllultetlnanduseItasasourceforconltnuinffreference. Columbia University Bulletin School of Public Health 1993-95 TABLE OF CONTENTS LetterfromtheDean AcademicCalendar SchoolofPublicHealth Histon'andOrganization.EducationalPrograms. Research.SeniceActivities. OfficersofAdministration, ProfessorsEmeriti.AdvisoryCouncil. 12 A LETTER FROM THE DEAN — The School ofPublic Health is an exciting community' a small graduate school where students, faculty, and staffare working togetheronthemajorhealthissuesoftheday.OurNewYorkCity settingprovidesbothawiderangeoftrulycomplexpublichealth and social challenges and the world's most comprehensive net- workofprivateandpublichealthcareandsocialservices. ThesearechallengingtimesforthehealthfieldbothintheUnited Statesandabroad. PublicHealth,whicheariierin itshistorywas chieflyconcerned with sanitation and the control ofepidemics, nowaddressesacomplexrangeofhealth-related issues,suchas AIDS;healthcarefinancing;environmentalcontamination;health care forthe homeless, indigent anduninsured; adolescent preg- nancy;globalpopulationissuesandinfantandmaternalmortality inthedevelopingv/orid.Theseandmanyotherdifficultproblems are the concerns of our faculty and School. More than ever, well-trainedprofessionalsareneededforthebroadfieldofpublic health.WithhealthreformatthetopoftheClintonAdministration's agenda,theissuesforpublichealthareespeciallyhighlighted. This bulletin describes the exciting programs offered by the ColumbiaSchoolofPublicHealth.Weareoneoftheoldestofthe twenty-four accredited schools of public health in the country, locatedinoneofthemostfascinatingcitiesintheUnitedStates. We have a rich array ofeducational, research, and service pro- gramsattheSchool,allavailabletoourstudents.Whilemuchof ourattention isdevoted tohealth issues in NewYorkandinthe United States, we also have significant activities in the area of internationalhealthandfamilyplanninginthedevelopingworld. Our commitment to flexibility in the learning process permits students and faculty from many disciplines and backgrounds to find new perspectivesandapproaches tocritical issues in public health. Whileinterviewsarenotrequired,weencourageyoutocallorvisit theschool toexplore theopportunities in moredepthwithour StudentAffairsOfficeand/orwithfaculty-inthevariousdivisions. Withbestwishes. AllanRosenfield,M.D. Dean 1 1 ACADEMIC CALENDAR: 1993-1995 ThefollowingAcademicCalendarwascorrectandcompleteasof 1993-1994 thetimeofpublication;however,theUniversity'reservestheright tore\Tseoramendit,inwholeorinpan.atanytime.Information onthecurrentstatusoftheAcademicCalendarfortheSchoolof AutumnTerm1993 PublicHealthmaybeobtainedfromtheOfficeofStudentSer\'ices, f212)305-392". August MajorReligiousHolidays n2amMeofnodraOyc.toLabsetrddaeygrteoesf.ileNaOppEliXcCaEtiPoTnI,OoNrS.renewal,orchangeof Some ofthe major holidays are shown below. TheJewish and Islamicholydaysbeginatsundownoftheprecedingday.Theexact September datesfortheIslamicholydaysmayvarybyoneortwodaysfrom theestimateddatesgivenbelow 1 Wednesday.Orientation. 1—2 Wednesday-Thursday.RegistrationfortheAutumnterm. 1993-1994 7 Tuesday.Cla.ssesbegin.Firstdaytochangeprograms. RoshHasbanah Thursday,Friday,September16,17 17 Fiiila\-.La.stda\-tochangeprogram.s,NOADJUSTMENTOF YomKippur Saturday,September25 FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES DROPPED AFTER THIS FirstdaysofSuccoth Thursday,Friday,September30,October1 DATE. ConcludingdaysofSuccoth Thursday,Friday,October7,8 October LunarNewYear Thursday,February'10 20 Wednesday.AwardofOctoberdegrees. IdalFitr Monday,March 14 FirstdaysofPassover Sunday,Monday,March27,28 November GoodFriday Friday,April1 2 Tuesday,ElectionDay.Noclasses. ConcludingdaysofPassover Saturday,Sunday,April2,3 15—19 Monday-Friday.EarlyRegistrationforihcSpringterm, Shavuoth Monday,Tuesday,May16,17 19 Friday. Last day to drop inclivitlual lounscs or change to IdaltVlha Saturday,May2 pa.ss/failgrade. 25—28 i'hiirsday-Sunday.Thanksgivingholidays. 1994-1995 Hoshllashanah Tuesday,Wednesday,September6,7 December YomKippur Thursday,September15 1 Wednesday.Ijstdaytofileapplication,orrenewal,orchange FirstdaysofSuccoth Tuesday,Wednesday,September20,2 ofnameforI'ebruarydegrees.NOEXCEPTIONS. Concluding days ofSuccoth Tuesday, Wednesday, September 13 Monday.Lastdayofclasses. 27,28 14—15 Tuesday-Wednesday.Studydays. iMnarNeu)Year Tuesday,January31 16—23 Thursday-Thursday.L^xaniinaiionpt-iiod. IdalI'itr Friday,March3 23 Thursday,Termends. GfHjdFriday Friday,April14 24 Friday,throughJanuaiy 16, 1994,Sujiciay.Winterholidays. FirstdaysofPassover Saturday,Sunday,April15,16 ConcludingdaysofPassover Monday,Tuesday,April21,22 IdalAdha Wednesday,May10 Shavuoth Sunday,Monday,June4,5 ACADEMICCALENDAR SpringTerm1994 July January 1 Friday.Firstsix-weeksessionends.Designatedasmake-upday 12-13 Wednesday-Thursday.RegistrationfortheSpringterm. forMondayMay30classunlessalternatearrangementsaremade byinstructor. 17 Monday.MartinLutherKing,Jr.,Dayobserved.Noclasses. 5 Tuesday.Secondsix-weeksessionbegins. 18 Tuesday.Classesbegin.Firstdaytochangeprograms. 5—8, 11 Tuesday-Friday,Monday. Lateregistration forthesec- 28 Friday.Lastdaytochangeprograms.NOADJUSTMENTOF ondSLX-weeksession. FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES DROPPED AFTER THIS 5—8 Tuesday-Frida>'. Changeofprogram perioil. NOADJUST- DATE. MENT OF FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES DROPPED AFTERTHISDATE. February 29 Friday, kist da\ to drop individual courses or change to 1 Tuesday. Lastdaytofileapplication,orrenewal,orchangeof pass/failgrade. nameforMaydegrees.NOEXCEPTIONS. 9 Wednesday.AwardofFebruarydegrees. August 21 Monday.Washington'sBirthdayobserved.NoClasses. 1 Monday.Lastdaytofileapplication,orrenewal,orchangeof nameforOctoberdegrees.NOEXCEPTIONS. March 12 Friday.Lastdayofclasses. 13—20 Sunday-Sunday.Springholidays. 24 Thursday. Lastdayto drop individual courses orchange to pass/failgrade. 1994-1995 April 11—15 Monday-Friday. Early Registration forSummerand Au- AutumnTerm1994 tumnterms. August/September 31 \V'ednesda\'.Orientation. May 31 Wednesday-Thursday, September 1. Registration for the 2 Monday.Lastdayofclasses. •Kutumnterm. 3—5 Tuesday-Thursda\'.Stuilydays. 5 Montla\-.UiborDay.Noclasses. 6—13 Friday-Friday.Examinationperiod. 6 Tuesday.Classesbegin.Firstdaytochangeprograms. 13 Friday.Termends. 16 Friiiay.Lastdaytochangeprograms.NOADJUSTMENTOF Commencement FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES DROPPED AFTER THIS DATE. May 19 Thursday.Conferringofdegrees. October 19 Wednesda\'.AwardofOctoberdegrees. SummerSession1994 November May 23 Monday.Registration. 8 Tuesday.ElectionDay.Noclasses. 23 Monday.Clas.sesbegin. 14—18 Monda\'-Friday.EarlyregistrationforSpringterm. 30 Monday.MemorialDayObseneti.Noclasses. 17 Thursday. Utst daytodropindividualcoui^esorchangeto pass failgrade. 31 Tuesday.Uiteregistration.Firstdaytochangeprograms. 24—27 Thursday-Sunday.Thanksgivingholidays. June December 3 Friday. Uistdaytochange programs. NOADJUSTMENTOF FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES DROPPED AFTER THIS 1 Thursday.Lastdaytofileapplication,orrenewal,orchangeof DATE. nameforFebruan-degrees.NOEXCEPTIONS. 17 Friila\'. Uist day to ilrop Indixidual courses or change to 12 .Monday.Classesend. pass/failgradeinfirstsix-weeksession. 13—14 Tuesdav-Wednesday.Studydays. 29-30 Wednesday-Thursday. Registration for tiie second sL\- weeksession. ACUJE-VUCC\iLENDAR 15—22 Thursday-Thursday.Examinations;termends. 12—19 Sunday-Sunday.Springholidays. 23 Friday,throughJanuan-16,1S>93.Sunday.Winterholidays. 23 Thursday. Lastdaytodrop individualcourses orchange to pass/feilgrade. SpringTerm1995 April January 3—7 Monday-Friday.EarlyregistrationforSummerandAutumn 11—12 Wednesday-Thursday.RegistrationfortheSpringterm. terms. 17 Tuesday.Classesbegin.Firstdaytochangeprograms. May 27 Friday.Lastdaytochangeprograms.NOADJUSTMENTOF FEES FOR INDIVIDUAL COURSES DROPPED AFTER THIS 1 Monday.Lastdayofclasses. DATE. 2—4 Tuesday-Thursday.Studydays. 5—12 Friday-Friday.Finalexaminations. February 1 Vi'ednesda\'.Lastdaytofileapplication,orrenewal,orchange 12 Friday.Termends. ofnameforMaydegrees.NOEXCEPTIONS. Commencement 8 Wednesday.AwardofFebruan-degrees. May 13 Monday.Washington'sBinhda\'obsersed.Noclasses. 17 Wednesday.Conferringofdegrees. March 1 Wednesday.Lastdaytofileapplication,orrenewal,orchange ofnameforiMaydiploma.NOEXCEPTIONS. SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH History and Organization Throughout its history', the School has maintained clo.secontact withitssisterschoolsatCPMC,includingtheCollegeofPhysicians and Surgeons, the School ofDental and Oral Surgery, and the For nearly three-quarters ofa century, the Columbia School of SchoolofNursing.TheSchoolalsocollaborateswithThePresbwe- Public Health, one ofthe oldest in the nation, has been on the rian Hospital, the NewYork State Psychiatric Institute, andwith cuttingedgeofpublichealtheducation.Ithasassumedleadership otherColumbia-affiliatedhospitalsincludingSt.Lukes-Roosevelt, in disease prevention and, with equal emphasis, in the active Harlem Hospital, Mary Imogene Bassett (Cooperstown, New promotionofhealthforall.Itisoneoftwenty-fiveschoolsofpublic York),andMorristown(NewJersey). healthintheUnitedStatesaccreditedbytheCouncilonEducation The School is situated in acit>'where life and health are often inPublicHealth. endangered bydrug, alcohol, and tobaccoabuse, HIV infection, TheSchoolofPublicHealthwasfoundedin 1919bythelegacyof malnutrition, child abuse, homelessness, too-early and too- Joseph R. DeLamar, andopened itsdoors twoyears lateras the frequent pregnancies, inadequate primary health care, ser—ious DeLamarInstituteofPublicHealthwithintheCollegeofPhysicians health care financing issues, and a hospital financial crisis an andSurgeons.Sincethelate1920's,theSchoolhasbeenlocatedin alarmingarrayofadverseconditions. Thecomprehensivenessof the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (CPMC), one of the NewYorkCity'ssocial andhe—alth problems, ho—wc\cr, offersthe country'slargestandmostsuccessfulacademicmedicalcenters.In Schoolauniqueopponunity atestingground forformulating 1945,theInstitutebecametheSchoolofPublicHealth. policyandcarryingoutqualityresearchthatanswerslocalneeds Pr ( l-.iL'ivllKoop.formerI'S.SurgeonGeneral,risilsaschool-basedclinicinWashingtonHeightsoperatedhvti.ieCenterforPopulationandFamily Health,accompaniedbyDeanRosenfield(center,rear)andCenterDirector.PmfessorfamesMcCarthy(right,rear).Dr.KoopivasatiIk'SclxKiltodelitvr thefirstFrankA.CaldemneLectureship. SCHOOLOFPL"BUCHEILTH whilealsomodelingsolutionsforsimilarsituationsatsitesacross SOCIOMEDICALSCIENCES thecountry'andaroundtheglobe. With the establishment in 1968 of the first ft)nnal division of behavioral sciences in a public health school, the School took anotherpioneeringstepforthepublichealthfield.TheDivisionof OtganizationoftheSchool SociomedicalSciences focuses on soci;il and behavioral factors ThecurriculumandorganizationoftheSchoolofPublicHealthare affectinghealthcare.Withinitspurview,facultyandstudentsfrom constanth're\iewedfortheirlevelofresponsivenesstochanging fieldsasdiverseassociology,anthropology,socialpsychology,and publichealthpriorities.AtpresenttheSchoolhassevenDivisions, politicalsciencebringtheirspecialexpertisetothestudyofhealth, se\eralwith longanddistinguished histories and some recently- healthcare,andhealthcaresenicesdeliveiy. established.Inadditiontoitspriman-functionofteaching,every TROPICALMEDICINE Division also emphasizes research and service. Students work underfacultyguidanceonmanyoftheSchool'sprojectsinorderto One of the School's oldest Divisions, Tropical Medicine, was gainfirsthandexperienceinthedesignandexecutionofresearch establishedin19-i8tostudythelargenumberofparasiticdiseases protocolsandseniceprogramming. which, particularly in the developing wodd, constitute a signifi- cantly large portion of public health problems. This Division's BIOSTATISTICS immunologic and molecular science research is responsible for Longbefore the widespreadavailabilityofthecomputer, health betterunderstandingandcontrolofparasiticdiseases. professionals recognized biostatistics as an important measure- OTHERPROGRAMS ment ofeffeaiveness for new preventive, diagnostic, and treat- mentmeasuresinmodemmedicineandinpublichealthanalysis. In addition to the Divisions, the School spon.sors a number of SOcnheooolfotfhPeubfilrisctHienatlhtehnwaatsioens,tatbhleisDhievdisiino1n94o0f.Biostmisticsatthe uthneiqnuaetiaocnatdoemcriecatperoagsrpaemcsi.alInpr1o9g85r,amthienSGcehroioatlrbicescaamnedtGheerofinrtsotli-n ogy. Becausepeopleover65yearsofageformthefastestgrowing ENVIRONMENTALSCIENCES segmentofthepopulation,theirhealthcareneedsareapriority TheSchoolhaslongbeeninthevanguardofinstitutionsrespond- among policy makers and health professionals. This program ecirnnegvaitrteoodnmtaehenDtiiviamsnpidaonahuoofmfaEninnvdipurosotprnuilmaaeltniitzoaantlsi,onHeaaonlndthetaharenlydheiOnaclctiuthspaohtfiisotonoaurlry PsfiiuiolbfnlialillschtHeheaelatlihtmhmceaNrdueitaratidetmiionnniesetidrnaifttoiorartserdeisnweitahtrihcshtaahreenad.IntAsrtainitenuiwtnegporofofgHprruaommfaesin-n Medicine (since 1970 the Division ofEnvironmentalSciences). Nutrition has a major focus on the role of nutrition in health Currenttopicsunderstudyinclude:environmentalcontaminants, promotion and disease prevention. The public health nutrition toxicchemicals,carcinogensandoccupationalhazards. group conducts, coordinates and leads activities at the School which integratebasicandclinical nutrition researchwithapplietl EPIDEMIOLOGY research.Thegrouptranslates thesefindings intohealthpromo- ocOocnnceduirotrfieontahcseeimnaanpiodnpsudtliaastytisreijobnfust.piuoEbnpliiodcfemhdeiiaoslletoahg,syeE'psainpddreimnoictoihlpeloregsyh,aenasldttuhmd-eirteeshlaottdhesed Tdthioehocaentlotaprhnradlongudtlrireasvimeetliaosineni,ntperegnrenuavvtterieinrsttoiinaoomncnaealnditneaetmlpeiricvdneeunpmttririoiootlgniorsog,anyms,starnaamdttaetgteoihrteenhsaemalransdcatoenprmdo'blsiiccnhiaeientlsdl.d provide knowledge of the natural history of diseases, are the disciplines. foundationforpreventivehealthinterventions,andformthebasis forrationaldecisionsconcerningclinicalandmedicalpracticeand Because the principles ofpublic health areapplkablc to a wkle publichealthpolicy. varietyofprofessionaldisciplines,thestudentbodyreflectsgreat diversity in previous training and experience. Major tiecisions HEALTH POLICYANDMANAGEMENT concerning part-time attendance have greatly improved educa- Ascare facilities for the ill grew in numberand complexity, the tional efforts by making it po.ssible for well-ciualified health Schfxjl responded by dc-veloping the institute ofAdministrative professionalstoreceivetheiracademiccredentialswhilecontinu- AMdemdiinciisnter.atIinotnh,eo1f9f7er0i'nsgtphreoIgnrsatnixtusteinbpeucbalimcehtehaeltDhivpirsaicotnicoef,Ihloesaplit-h ilanrggetloyctohnrtoruigbuhteaipnrtohgeriarmprooffeysesiaorn-arlournodlese.veTnhiinsghcaosuroscecsu,rreexd- tal administration, p<jlicy formulation, and administrative medi- pandeilsummercoLirseofferings,andanewlyintroducctiExecu- cine. TfxJay it Is known as the Division oflleallb Policy and tiveProgramforworkingprofessionals.Studentscontinueto.seek Manaffement,reflectingthegrf)wthofgovernn)critalpoliciesantia education at the School of Public Health from all areas ofthe greaterdemandformanagerialandentrepreneurialskills, UnitedStatesandfromcountriesoneveiycontinent. TheSchoolhasdevek)peditsjointdegreeprogramswithaviewto POPUUTIONAND FAMILYHEALTH encouragingstudentstointegratepublichealthtrainingwithother The Division ofPopulation andEamily Health was created in clinicalorprofessk)nalstudies(e.g.medicine,internationalaffairs) 1975toaddre.ssthehighrateofpopulationgrowthinmanypans which have a natural interface with public health.Joint degree ofthedevelopingworld, and tostudy the health and welfareof programscurrentlyenrollstudentsinavarietyoftheUniversity's women,infants,andyoungchildrenintheUnited.States,aswellas professionalschools,TheSchoolhasalsoreachedouttoestablish Asia, Africa, and l^atin America. The Division provides direct relationshipswith residencyprograms in preventivemedicine in .servicc.s,designsandtestsinntwativemethodsof.servicedelivery, other metropolitan medical .schools, and has taken measures to iraiaspublichealthworkers,conductsbasicandappliedresearch, allow students in llic licallli iirofi-ssions in other jiiifropolilan andcontributestothedevelopmentofrelevantpublicpolicy. universitiestoearninmiirirnl piihlii licallli(k-);ict-,s.