What Is Public Health?

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explain the basics of public health and graduate schools of public health to clinical anesthesiologists. In response to the world-wide pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019, public health and graduate schools of public health have attracted a lot of attention among the general public as well as clinicians. However, few people really understand what these are. Unfortunately, a number of clinicians misunderstand what public health is because of their experience in national medical licensure examination. The author focuses on the five basic areas of public health that are generally taught at graduate schools of public health all over the world. The degrees of MPH and DrPH that are awarded in graduate schools of public health upon graduation are also mentioned.