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How competency-based requirements have driven cultural change in public health education
Steven Mattachione, JD,
Assistant Professor of Health Administration and Policy; CEPH Accreditaton Coordinator, College of Public Health; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Vicki Tallchief, EdD,
College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Amanda Janitz, PhD, MPH,
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Introduction: The College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma has embarked on a new approach to the recurring process of reaccreditation. Rationale: The College of Public Health implemented strategic and tactical modifications to the Master of Public Health curriculum to better accommodate competency-based education and training requirements related to new CEPH guidelines. Discussion: The modifications required significant cultural change to effectively implement revisions to the didactic educational programs, the centralization of various functions and services, and the inclusion of the departments and various constituencies in the process. Examples of alterations include the structure and function of the Office of Student Services, the management and monitoring of the practicum experience, the retention of certain tasks and functions within the respective departments, and the coordination of other tasks and assignments in a centralized manner to achieve competency-based results and outcomes measured student achievements across the college in all disciplines. The presentation will discuss the modifications in detail and targeted directions for the College of Public Health to further improve the Master of Public Health curriculum.
Learning Areas:
Public health or related education
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines
Learning Objectives:
Describe the changes made to the structure and function of the Office of Student Services and other departments within the College of Public Health.
Describe the motivation for the changes to the Master of Public Health curriculum.
Keyword(s): Accreditation, Competency
Presenting author's disclosure statement:Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Steven Mattachione, JD is Chairman of the Department of Health Administration in the College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is also the CEPH Accreditation Coordinator for the College. He has attended numerous trainings and presentations on CEPH accreditation.
Any relevant financial relationships? No
I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines,
and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed
in my presentation.
