The university of illinois at chicago school of public health doctor of public health program: An innovative approach to doctoral-level practice leadership development

P. Lenihan, C. Welter, P. Brandt-Rauf, B. Neuberger, E. Pinsker, M. Petros and K. Risley

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S55-S59

Abstract: The University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Doctor of Public Health degree is designed to build leadership skills and an ability to contribute to the evidence base of practice. The competency-based, distance-format, doctorallevel program for midcareer professionals features an action learning approach in which students apply leadership principles from the virtual classroom to realworld problems at their work sites. Students demonstrate mastery of the competencies and readiness to advance to the dissertation stage through completing a portfolio by using a process of systematic reflection. The ractice-oriented dissertation demonstrates the ability to contribute to the evidence base of public health practice in an area of emphasis. Preliminary evaluation data indicate that the program is meeting its intended purposes.

Keywords: academic achievement; curriculum; education; human; leadership; organization and management; program development; program evaluation; school; United States, Chicago; Competency-Based Education; Education, Distance; Education, Graduate; Humans; Leadership; Program Development; Program Evaluation; Schools, Public Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302331

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