Our practice is our passion: Development and delivery of a 21st-century doctor of public health program

R.D. DeBate, D.J. Petersen, D. Wathington and K. Wolfe-Quintero

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S27-S33

Abstract: Twenty-first century advances have significantly altered the functions of public health professionals, resulting in a need for advanced level training in community health leadershipandpracticeoriented research without interruption of professional careers. We present an example of an innovative Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program developed at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. This program incorporates 21st century public health competencies within a competency-based curricular model, delivered in a hybrid format (fall or spring online delivery and a 1-week face-to-face summer institute) in collaboration between academic and practice-based public health professionals at local and national levels. This revised competencybased program is an example of howtomeet the needs of the 21st century public health practitioners while maintaining their connections to the practice world.

Keywords: curriculum; human; medical education; organization and management; program development; school; teacher; teaching; United States, Competency-Based Education; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Education, Public Health Professional; Florida; Humans; Mentors; Program Development; Schools, Public Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302304

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