Columbia Public Health Core Curriculum: Short-Term Impact

We evaluated a transformed core curriculum for the Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health (New York, New York) master of public health (MPH) degree. The curriculum, launched in 2012, aims to teach public health as it is practiced: in interdisciplinary teams, drawing on expertise from m...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 2015-12, Vol.105 (12), p.e7-e13
Main Authors: Begg, Melissa D, Fried, Linda P, Glover, Jim W, Delva, Marlyn, Wiggin, Maggie, Hooper, Leah, Saxena, Roheeni, de Pinho, Helen, Slomin, Emily, Walker, Julia R, Galea, Sandro
Format: Article
Language:English
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Core curriculum
Curriculum
Educational Measurement
Educational objectives
Graduate students
Graduate studies
Health Education
Health problems
Humans
Interdisciplinary aspects
Learning
New York City
Other Statistics/Evaluation/Research
Polls & surveys
Public health
Public Health - education
Response rates
Schools
Schools, Public Health
Student attitudes
Students
Students, Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching
Workloads
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Summary:We evaluated a transformed core curriculum for the Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health (New York, New York) master of public health (MPH) degree. The curriculum, launched in 2012, aims to teach public health as it is practiced: in interdisciplinary teams, drawing on expertise from multiple domains to address complex health challenges. We collected evaluation data starting when the first class of students entered the program and ending with their graduation in May 2014. Students reported being very satisfied with and challenged by the rigorous curriculum and felt prepared to integrate concepts across varied domains and disciplines to solve public health problems. This novel interdisciplinary program could serve as a prototype for other schools that wish to reinvigorate MPH training.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302879