Where Are We Now? A Content Analysis of Canadian Master of Public Health Course Descriptions and the Public Health Agency of Canada's Core Competencies.
Journal
Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP
ISSN: 1550-5022
Titre abrégé: J Public Health Manag Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9505213
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
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pubmed:
7
5
2020
medline:
16
10
2021
entrez:
7
5
2020
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ppublish
Résumé
To examine the degree to which Master of Public Health (MPH) programs' course descriptions align with the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC's) core competency categories in order to identify strengths and training gaps in such programs across Canada. A content analysis of MPH programs in Canada was conducted from July 2019 to November 2019. A sampling frame of programs was obtained from a list from the PHAC Web site. Program information, including mandatory and elective course descriptions, was extracted from each program's Web site and analyzed in NVivo 12. Course descriptions were independently categorized by 2 researchers into 1 or more of the 7 categories of the core competencies outlined by the PHAC. We identified 18 universities with MPH programs with 267 courses across Canada. Thematic analysis revealed that 100% of programs had coursework that addressed the "Public Health Sciences" and "Assessment and Analysis" categories; 93% addressed "Policy and Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation"; 67% addressed each of "Communication," "Leadership," and "Partnerships, Collaboration, and Advocacy"; and only 56% had course descriptions addressing "Diversity and Inclusiveness." We find that Canadian MPH programs may lack course offerings addressing core competency categories relating to diversity and inclusiveness, communication, and leadership. Our findings were limited in scope as we relied on program Web sites; thus, further research should explore course content in more depth than this course description analysis allowed and identify ways to close the MPH curricular gaps we identified.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32371629
pii: 00124784-202103000-00015
doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000001173
pmc: PMC7837747
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
201-207Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
No conflicts of interests declared.
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