The Department of Population Health Sciences was established in June 2011 and houses Virginia Tech’s Master of Public Health degree program.

Some of the department's responsibilities and activities include:

• Partner with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in offering the Master of Public Health degree
• Organize, administer, and provide accountability and budget oversight for the public health program
• Facilitate the process toward accreditation by the Council on Education for Public Health
• Engage in research and outreach initiatives related to human and animal health
• Mentor Ph.D. and MS students in the Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences (BMVS) program and involved in public health research

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