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Will Patients Follow Up After Psychiatric Hospitalization? That Might Depend on the Hospital

After psychiatric hospitalization, follow-up appointments are key for helping patients re-acclimate to normal life, manage their medications and avoid readmission. But not all hospitals are successful at getting their patients to engage in follow-up treatment.

Associate Professor Jie Chen and doctoral student Ivy Benjenk examined two factors that can affect hospitals’ follow-up rates: the hospitals’ organizational structures and the neighborhoods they serve.

Nebraska Corn Field: Amy Sapkota Investigator on Project to Sustain Agricultural Production Funded by $10 Million USDA Grant

Amy Sapkota Investigator on Project To Sustain Agricultural Production Funded by $10 Million USDA Grant

University of Maryland School of Public Health Professor, Amy R. Sapkota, will serve as an investigator on a five-year $10 million grant from the US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant was awarded to a team of University of Maryland researchers to help farmers in the Corn Belt navigate efficient water and nutrient use in order to increase crop production. 

New Student: First-Time Freshman and Transfer Advising

All new transfer and first-semester freshmen in the School of Public are required to have mandatory advising. Freshmen complete this requirement during their required freshman seminar course, UNIV100. Transfer students are required to complete academic plans and meet with their departmental advisors.

All of our undergraduate programs are designed to be completed within four years. Many students are interested in public health in a broad sense so we encourage you to review all of our four-year plans and checklists to see which major would be the best fit for you. We have walk-in advising hours as well as appointments that can be scheduled for prospective students if you would like to discuss any of these majors further. 

Below you will find sample templates of how to structure your progress through any of our majors. 

As the highest honor from the University of Maryland School of Public Health, the Distinguished Terrapin Award recognizes outstanding professional achievement, service to the school, cultivation of a culture of philanthropy and/or advancement of the Dean’s strategic priorities.
The University of Maryland School of Public Health Alumni Network is responsible for planning activities that will connect UMD SPH alumni (as well as those who graduated from the colleges that pre-dated the formation of the School of Public Health in 2007) for networking, educational and recreational opportunities.
The University of Maryland School of Public Health Alumni Network works to promote and support the school, encourage academic and professional excellence and facilitate career development for both current students and graduates while fostering and strengthening a lasting relationship between the school and its alumni.
Through the Public Health Emerging and Engaging Leaders (PHEEL) Awards, the School of Public Health (SPH) Alumni Network recognizes outstanding graduates who have received any degree from SPH within the last 10 years.
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