Open AccessImplementing the Institute of Medicine’s Recommended Curriculum Content in Schools of Public Health: A Baseline Assessment
Author(s) -
Stephen M. Shortell,
Elizabeth M. Weist,
Mah-Séré Keita Sow,
Allison Foster,
Ramika Tahir
Publication year - 2004
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.94.10.1671
Subject(s) - curriculum , public health , accreditation , medical education , community based participatory research , citizen journalism , competence (human resources) , cultural competence , medicine , participatory action research , political science , sociology , pedagogy , nursing , psychology , social psychology , anthropology , law
In September 2003, the Association of Schools of Public Health administered an online survey to representatives of all 33 accredited US schools of public health. The survey assessed the extent to which the schools were offering curriculum content in the 8 areas recommended by the Institute of Medicine: communication, community-based participatory research, cultural competence, ethics, genomics, global health, informatics, and law/policy. Findings indicated that, for the most part, schools of public health are offering content in these areas through many approaches and have incorporated various aspects of a broad-based ecological approach to public health education and training. The findings also suggested the possible need for greater content in genomics, informatics, community-based participatory research, and cultural competence.