The University of Minnesota Leadership, Education and Training Program in Maternal and Child Nutrition offers graduate and postdoctoral training programs for health professionals who wish to specialize in maternal and child nutrition. Programs of graduate study are available at both masters and doctoral levels. These traineeships are funded by the U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
All traineeships provide tuition assistance and a monthly stipend.
The MPH program is offered by the Division of Epidemiology through the School of Public Health. The PhD program with a specialization in public health nutrition is a multi-disciplinary program offered by the Department of Food Science and Nutrition in collaboration with the Division of Epidemiology. The Graduate School awards the PhD degree. Judith Brown , Lisa Harnack , John Himes , Diane Neumark-Sztainer , and Mary Story . An application for the traineeship should be requested along with the MPH program application packet.