Founded in 2007, the university offers only graduate and post-graduate degree programs: Master of Public Health (MPH), PhD in Public Health, Diploma in Medical Science and Diploma in Medical Education.

[2] The university is a member of the South-East Asia Public Health Education Institution Network (SEAPHEIN).

Referral facilities for primary, secondary and tertiary care are important to effective community health work.

Current dean of the school is Professor Nay Soe Maung who has served as an army doctor up to the rank of a colonel.

Medical doctors and community/public health professions who are working in government service can enroll the UOPH via entrance exam.