Looking for a certain graduate program. Can you help me, please?

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<p>I've been thinking a lot lately about what I want to do with my life, and I've come to this conclusion:</p>

<p>Right now, I'd like to study pollution and it's effects on human health and the environment. I'd like to apply my research findings to medical situations, so there woudl be elements of a "medical doctor" in my profession, but, at the same time, I woudl be a pollution research scientist.</p>

<p>Does anyone know of a specific graduate program whose objective sounds somewhat like this?</p>

<p>Thanks for all your great help in the past (and hopefully, future, heh)!</p>

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<p>You're looking for public health. Environmental health sciences :) try yale: <a href="http://publichealth.yale.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://publichealth.yale.edu/&lt;/a> or rollins (@ emory) or umich. I dont know much about your field (i want to study infectious disease epidemiology) but at yale it only takes four years to get your PhD (as opposed to like 5 or 6 at most other schools). other schools include harvard school of public health, johns hopkins (bloomberg), and columbia (mailman). :)</p>

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<p>"Environmental Health Sciences
In their daily lives individuals are exposed to a wide range of biological, chemical and physical environmental stressors. In the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, our focus is to recognize and assess the impact of environmental health hazards on people in the community and workplace." YALE SPH</p>

<p>You have two options: you could either do your PhD (4-7 years) or an MPH (2 years). PhD is normally fully funded but research based; MPH may not be fully funded but is for people who want to to work in other industries (companies, organisations) rather than do research in academic intitutions. </p>

<p>what are you studying right now?</p>

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<p>hehe one last thing:</p>

<p>"Environmental Health Sciences Research
Research in the Division covers a broad range of environmental health research projects directed at understanding the impact of environmental stressors on human health and comfort. Research projects include those in epidemiology, occupational health, respiratory physiology, thermal physiology, exposure assessment, psychophysics, air quality, and risk assessment. Areas of emphasis include:</p>

<p>Study of Asthma (Development, Severity, Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors in Infants and Children and Pregnancy Outcomes) </p>

<p>Genetic and Environmental Aspects of Breast Cancer </p>

<p>Environmental, Viral (Epstein-Barr) and Genetic Risk Factors Related to Lymphoma and Myeloma </p>

<p>Health Effects of Active and Passive Smoking Related to Pregnancy Outcomes and Respiratory Effects on Children </p>

<p>Assessing Exposures to Environmental Stressors and their Physiological and Sensory Impact on Human Health </p>

<p>Effects of Indoor Air Pollution on Respiratory Health of Normal and Sensitive Individuals " ALSO FROM YALE SPH</p>

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<p>Check out UCR, and other Environmental programs, as some might also fit your ticket. I think some programs focus more on science, and some more on applications to human health.</p>