Open AccessWhat do their theses tell us? Lessons from MPH students majoring in health policy and management tract at Universitas Gadjah Mada
Author(s) -
Dian Mawarni,
Riris Andono Ahmad,
Mubasysyir Hasanbasri
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
berita kedokteran masyarakat/berita kedokteran masyarakat
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2614-8412
pISSN - 0215-1936
DOI - 10.22146/bkm.27651
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , medical education , relevance (law) , work (physics) , health policy , medicine , political science , nursing , public health , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , law , programming language
PuposeThis study aimed to evaluate MPH professional performance through thesis writing. MethodWe review 103 MPH student theses in health policy and management tract from medical library information systems of Universitas Gadjah Mada since 2013 to 2015. We extract topic and reference from each thesis with a questionnaire.ResultsSeventy percent of students choose subject relevant to health policy and health services management tract. Sixty percent of theses are located in quadrant 3 because they have relevant topic but weak on use of appropriate reference. Only several journals in health policy and management are commonly cited in theses such as health policy and planning, health policy, BMC health services research and human resources for health. More references related to other multidisciplines and published over 5 years. ConclusionMPH students are in need of clear understanding of the domain and scope of work they are interested in. Their theses showed limited evidence about references focus that has practical relevance to their future work or to the job they currently have.