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Session: Undergraduate Education in C.E.P.H. Accredited Programs
4244.1: Tuesday, November 9, 2004: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Undergraduate Education in C.E.P.H. Accredited Programs
A panel on undergraduate public health education outside of Schools of Public Health will examine the history, current status and future of undergraduate education in public health and its implications for the public health workforce. An overview of the national forces that are encouraging undergraduate public health education will be presented including renewed national interest in public health; changes in medical school admissions policy; the interdisciplinary orientation of undergraduate education; and the market demand for undergraduate training in public health. Issues of the role of public health education as preprofessional vs. entry level workforce preparation will be addressed. The options for quality assurance including accreditation will be reviewed. Panel members will represent a range of public and private institutions including Temple University, Brown University, Northern Illinois University and the University of Southern California. Panelists will discuss the undergraduate programs offered by their institution including the program's history and philosophy, structure, curriculum, administration, and future plans. Controversial issues such as the goals of undergraduate education, the recruitment of high school students directly into undergraduate degree programs and the role of accreditation will be discussed. There will also be interaction between panel members and questions and comments from the audience.
Learning Objectives: 1. Understand the forces at work encouraging the growth of undergraduate degree programs. 2. Understand the spectrum of philosophies and goals underlying undergraduate programs offered in Universities without Schools of Public Health 3. Understand the differences in administrative structured for offering undergraduate degree programs and the implications of these administrative differences 4. Understand the issues and options for quality assurance including accreditation
4:30 PMUndergraduate Education in C.E.P.H. Accredited Programs
Richard K. Riegelman, MD, PhD, Elahe Nezami, PhD, Terrie Wetle, PHD, James R. Ciesla, PhD, Sarah Bauerle Bass, PhD, MPH
4:35 PMTemple University's Undergraduate Public Health Program  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sarah Bauerle Bass, PhD, MPH
4:50 PMKeck School of Medicine Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Studies Program
Elahe Nezami, PhD
5:05 PMUndergraduate Concentration in Community Health at Brown University  [ Recorded presentation ]
Terrie Wetle, PHD
5:20 PMUndergraduate Public Health Education at Northern Illinois University  [ Recorded presentation ]
James R. Ciesla, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Academic Public Health Caucus
CE Credits:Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA