Advance Healthcare.
Advance Your Career.
At Dartmouth, you’ll join a community committed to improving health and healthcare through evidence, leadership, and real-world impact. Whether your path is clinical research, health data, health policy, community health, implementation science, or quality improvement, gain skills to lead meaningful change through:
Small cohorts, personalized mentorship, real applied learning, and flexible formats built for modern professionals.
Small Cohorts
Engage deeply in close-knit groups designed for collaboration and growth.
Mentorship
Receive one-on-one guidance from faculty and leaders in your field.
Applied Learning
Work on projects that connect theory with real-world practice.
Flexible Formats
Choose from online, hybrid, or on-campus options built for professionals.
Why Choose Dartmouth?
A Graduate Education Designed for Impact
- Personalized Faculty Mentorship Small cohorts ensure direct access to faculty who are national leaders in public health, data science, epidemiology, and health services research.
- Applied, Real-World Learning Every program includes project work using real datasets, clinical environments, or community partnerships.
- Flexible Learning Formats On-campus, online, and hybrid options designed for working professionals.
- Integrated Health Ecosystem Connected to Dartmouth Health, Geisel School of Medicine, and The Dartmouth Institute.
- Career Mobility & Leadership Preparation Graduates thrive in hospitals, public health agencies, biotech, consulting, and academia.
Your Dartmouth Pre-Health Journey
For students considering medical school, doctoral research, or advanced clinical training, the path ahead is both exciting and complex. Dartmouth surrounds you with the flexible structure, expert faculty guidance, and individualized support that help you grow with intention. As you explore your interests and refine your long-term goals, you benefit from purposeful mentorship designed to elevate your readiness for advanced study. It’s the kind of preparation that moves you forward with clarity and confidence.
Explore & Align Your Pathway
- Work with advisors to map goals
- Select strategic electives
- Identify capstone opportunities aligned to AMCAS/AACOMAS needs
Build Evidence Through Applied Learning
- Strengthen your profile with hands-on projects
- Gain health systems exposure
- Develop analytics experience for interview-ready evidence
Craft a Compelling Narrative
- Individualized coaching for personal statements
- Refine activity descriptions & CV
- Present a cohesive clinical identity
Apply With Confidence
- Application workshops
- Personalized timeline creation
- Full review of AMCAS/AACOMAS materials
Prepare for Interviews & Matriculation
- MMI & traditional interview coaching
- Engage in Geisel programming
- Connect coursework to clinical realities
Explore Our Graduate Programs
Which Dartmouth program will advance your goals?
Master of Public Health
Best for Future public health leaders, analysts, and clinicians.
Delivery On campus, online, or hybrid formats.
Length 11 or 22 months
Focus areas Policy, data, epidemiology, leadership, and systems improvement.
MS in Epidemiology
Best for Students interested in disease patterns, population research, and analytics.
Delivery On campus
Length 12 months
Focus areas Study design, causal inference, biostatistics, and population health.
MS in Healthcare Research
Best for Clinicians, researchers, and professionals seeking outcomes research skills.
Delivery On campus
Length 11 months
Focus areas Outcomes evaluation, mixed methods, and health services research.
MS in Implementation Science
Best for Professionals improving clinical workflows and system-level processes.
Delivery Online
Length 9 or 18 months
Focus areas Implementation frameworks, quality improvement, and systems leadership.
MS in Health Data Science
Best for Analytics-oriented students seeking machine learning and data science expertise.
Delivery On campus or online
Length 12 or 21 months
Focus areas R/Python, predictive modeling, clinical informatics, and biostatistics.
MS in Medical Informatics
Best for Students bridging clinical care, digital systems, and data workflows.
Delivery On campus
Length 12 months
Focus areas EHR systems, interoperability, CDS, and workflow optimization.
Career Growth in Health Sciences Fields
The health sciences are evolving rapidly, and Dartmouth’s programs prepare graduates to thrive at the center of that change. Our disciplines align strong market demand with rigorous, practice-ready training, giving students the skills to build careers that are both impactful and resilient. For those who want to advance population health, strengthen systems, and drive evidence-based solutions, these pathways offer a powerful launchpad supported by world-renowned faculty, close-knit community, and commitment to real-world impact.
+34%
Growth in
Data Science
+28%
Growth in
Health Management
+22%
Growth in
Health Informatics
+20%
Growth in
Health Research & QI
Statistics provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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