PHA-Exch> Development of a Core Competency Model for the Master of Public Health Degree

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>
crossposted from: EQUIDAD at listserv.paho.org

 *Development of a Core Competency Model for the Master of Public Health
Degree *

Judith G. Calhoun, Kalpana Ramiah,  Elizabeth McGean Weist, and Stephen M.
Shortell

At the time of the study, Judith G. Calhoun was with the Department of
Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kalpana
Ramiah and Elizabeth McGean Weist were with the Association of Schools of
Public Health, Washington, DC. Stephen M. Shortell was with the School of
Public Health, University of California, Berkeley.
*September 2008, Vol 98, No. 9 - American Journal of Public Health *

Website:* *http://www.ajph.org/cgi/content/full/98/9/1598* *

"……Core competencies have been used to redefine curricula across the major
health professions in recent decades. In 2006, the Association of Schools of
Public Health identified core competencies for the master of public health
degree in graduate schools and programs of public health. We provide an
overview of the model development process and a listing of 12 core domains
and 119 competencies that can serve as a resource for faculty and students
for enhancing the quality and accountability of graduate public health
education and training. The primary vision for the initiative is the
graduation of professionals who are more fully prepared for the many
challenges and opportunities in public health in the forthcoming decade. …."



"…..The competencies are intended to serve as a resource and guide for those
interested in improving the quality and accountability of public health
education and training. They were developed with respect for the uniqueness
and diversity of the schools of public health. Therefore, the model may be
of assistance to schools of public health in identifying specific
subcompetencies and specialty competencies that apply to individual schools and
unique program missions. The competencies are not meant to prescribe the
methods or processes for achievement; implementation of the competencies may
vary as a function of each school's mission and goals…"



Master's Degree in Public Health Core Competency Development Project Report,
version 2.3, October 2004–August 2006.
Association of Schools of Public Health, August 11, 2006. Available at:
http://www.asph.org/userfiles/Version2.3.pdf (PDF file).

Competencies Considered for the ASPH Graduate Education Competency Model.
Association of Schools of Public Health. Available at:
http://www.asph.org/UserFiles/ALLCOMPSLIST.doc
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