Open AccessThe Foodborne Outbreak Challenge—Using Experiential Learning to Foster Interdisciplinary Training Among Students on Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigations
Author(s) -
White Alice E.,
Sabourin Katherine R.,
Scallan Elaine
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of food science education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 1541-4329
DOI - 10.1111/1541-4329.12132
Subject(s) - experiential learning , excellence , outbreak , center of excellence , public health , multidisciplinary approach , medical education , workforce , event (particle physics) , multidisciplinary team , medicine , environmental health , psychology , nursing , political science , pedagogy , sociology , virology , social science , physics , quantum mechanics , law
The Integrated Food Safety Centers of Excellence aim to develop novel learning methods to educate and train the future public health workforce to investigate foodborne outbreaks. The Foodborne Outbreak Challenge (FOC) was a one‐day event hosted by the Colorado Integrated Food Safety Center of Excellence at the Colorado School of Public Health. The FOC incorporated experiential, problem‐based, and interdisciplinary pedagogies from case studies, simulation exercises, and public health case competitions, to deliver a novel learning experience that met the training needs of a multidisciplinary foodborne outbreak response team with diverse skills sets. The event received positive feedback, and participants demonstrated knowledge gain. Event materials are available for other institutions to use.