Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees
There is heightened interest in identifying the impact of the federally-funded Public Health Training Center (PHTC) program. Although evaluation studies have been conducted of public health training in general, evaluations of PHTC programs are rare. Field placement components are Congressionally-man...
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| author | Patrik eJohansson Brandon eGrimm Tarik eAbdel-Monem Stacey eHoffman Mark eDeKraai Analisa eMcMillan |
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| description | There is heightened interest in identifying the impact of the federally-funded Public Health Training Center (PHTC) program. Although evaluation studies have been conducted of public health training in general, evaluations of PHTC programs are rare. Field placement components are Congressionally-mandated requirements of PHTCs. Field placements are typically intensive, supervised externships for students to gain public health experience with local health departments or non-profit organizations. We have found no published evaluations of PHTC field placement components. This may be because of their small size and unique nature. We designed and evaluated a 200-hour field placement program at an established Public Health Training Center. The evaluation included pre/post surveys measuring public health core competencies, and post-experience interviews. We found significant increases in three competency domains among trainees: policy development and program planning, communication skills, and community dimensions of practice. These outcomes contribute to an evidence base on the efficacy of PHTC field placement programs, and underscore their role in public health training. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5cc062540b1649b6892411c712f0d9582022-12-22T03:35:50ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652014-07-01210.3389/fpubh.2014.0006788912Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among TraineesPatrik eJohansson0Brandon eGrimm1Tarik eAbdel-Monem2Stacey eHoffman3Mark eDeKraai4Analisa eMcMillan5University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public HealthUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public HealthUniversity of Nebraska Public Policy CenterUniversity of Nebraska Public Policy CenterUniversity of Nebraska Public Policy CenterUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public HealthThere is heightened interest in identifying the impact of the federally-funded Public Health Training Center (PHTC) program. Although evaluation studies have been conducted of public health training in general, evaluations of PHTC programs are rare. Field placement components are Congressionally-mandated requirements of PHTCs. Field placements are typically intensive, supervised externships for students to gain public health experience with local health departments or non-profit organizations. We have found no published evaluations of PHTC field placement components. This may be because of their small size and unique nature. We designed and evaluated a 200-hour field placement program at an established Public Health Training Center. The evaluation included pre/post surveys measuring public health core competencies, and post-experience interviews. We found significant increases in three competency domains among trainees: policy development and program planning, communication skills, and community dimensions of practice. These outcomes contribute to an evidence base on the efficacy of PHTC field placement programs, and underscore their role in public health training.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00067/fullpublic health trainingpublic health training centerfield placementcompetencyHRSA |
| spellingShingle | Patrik eJohansson Brandon eGrimm Tarik eAbdel-Monem Stacey eHoffman Mark eDeKraai Analisa eMcMillan Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees Frontiers in Public Health public health training public health training center field placement competency HRSA |
| title | Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees |
| title_full | Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees |
| title_fullStr | Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees |
| title_short | Perceived Impacts of a Public Health Training Center Field Placement Program Among Trainees |
| title_sort | perceived impacts of a public health training center field placement program among trainees |
| topic | public health training public health training center field placement competency HRSA |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00067/full |
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