Open AccessDevelopment of a Core Competency Model for the Master of Public Health Degree
Author(s) -
Judith G. Calhoun,
Kalpana Ramiah,
Elizabeth M. Weist,
Stephen M. Shortell
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2007.117978
Subject(s) - public health , graduation (instrument) , core competency , curriculum , medical education , listing (finance) , degree program , curriculum development , medicine , political science , nursing , psychology , pedagogy , management , business , engineering , mechanical engineering , finance , economics
Core competencies have been used to redefine curricula across the major health professions in recent decades. In 2006, the Association of Schools of Public Health identified core competencies for the master of public health degree in graduate schools and programs of public health. We provide an overview of the model development process and a listing of 12 core domains and 119 competencies that can serve as a resource for faculty and students for enhancing the quality and accountability of graduate public health education and training. The primary vision for the initiative is the graduation of professionals who are more fully prepared for the many challenges and opportunities in public health in the forthcoming decade.