PH 646 MPH Comprehensive Exam Coordinator: Sarah Sullivan https://www.nbphe.org
CPH Exam Information • The Certified in Public Health (CPH) exam covers the five core areas of knowledge offered in CEPH– accredited schools and programs as well as cross– cutting areas relevant to contemporary public health. • The CPH exam is a timed exam, consisting of 200 questions. You have 4 hours to complete the exam. All questions on the exam are multiple choice and single- best answer. Questions include matching items; a series of questions related to a common vignette; and associated pictorials or charts. – Accommodations are available
CPH Content Areas Core Areas Cross-Cutting Areas • Biostatistics • Communication and • Environmental Health Informatics Sciences • Diversity and Culture • Epidemiology • Leadership • Health Policy and • Public Health Biology Management • Professionalism • Social and Behavioral • Programs Planning Sciences • Systems Thinking
Study Resources • NBPHE Resources - https://www.nbphe.org – Content Outline, Sample Exam Questions , Practice Exam, CPH Learning Institute at APHA, CPH Study Session Webinars, ASPPH CPH Online Study Guide – CPH Study Guide: https://cphstudyguide.aspph.org/ • Username: tourouniversity.cphsg • Password: tourouniv123 • Touro Resources Classes and Faculty
TUC and NBPHE Registrations • PH 646 TUC course – 1 credit unit – Per TUC Policy, students have one year to pass the 1 unit CPH exam course, but must pay the national board for each attempt during the year. • National Board of Public Health Examiners (NBPHE) Registration – see https://www.nbphe.org website – CPH Exam cost – $250.00
CPH Exam Dates • The CPH Exam is offered online every February, June and October. Paper exams are also offered in different months and locations. Semester and Year Dual Degree Students Joint Degree Students Independent MPH student entered DO /MPH, PharmD/MPH PA/MPH Students Students MPH Program can take CPH exam can take CPH exam can take CPH exam Fall 2014 N/A February 2016 N/A Summer 2015 October 2016 N/A June 2016 Fall 2015 N/A February 2017 October 2016 Summer 2016 October 2017 N/A June 2017 Fall 2016 N/A February 2018 October 2017 Summer 2017 October 2018 N/A June 2018 Fall 2017 N/A February 2019 October 2018
Certification • Candidates who pass the exam will be provisionally certified until their TUC graduation . Following confirmation of TUC graduation, they will be Certified in Public Health (CPH).
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