Abstract
The goal of any public health education at the Masters level is to transmit knowledge and skills to meet current and future public health challenges. We suggest an innovative multi-modal approach to public health education using a case-based pedagogy combined with competency-based curriculum and a team-based approach to foster truly experiential learning. We describe each pedagogical approach in connection to the relevance of optimal methods for training public health professionals. Western University’s Schulich Interfaculty Masters of Public Health (MPH) program (ON, Canada) provides a unique interprofessional education through case-based learning and competency-based curriculum. This Masters program has attracted applicants from around the world to learn in a supportive interprofessional environment and to foster them as they become learners and leaders in public health changes. To our knowledge, we are the first condensed MPH program using integrated case-based pedagogy as our main pedagogical approach.
Highlights
AND RATIONALEHealth professional education is in a constant state of change in order to meet the demands of a very complex work force
We suggest an innovative multi-modal approach to public health education using a case-based pedagogy combined with competency-based curriculum and a team-based approach to foster truly experiential learning
We describe each pedagogical approach in connection to the relevance of optimal methods for training public health professionals
Summary
Health professional education is in a constant state of change in order to meet the demands of a very complex work force. The impact of changes in training goals has dictated the need for transformations in how programs conceive, organize, and provide education to meet current and future health challenges. Public health is an interdisciplinary field that requires health professionals working in it to be proficient in a myriad of skills and competencies for their own profession and of other professions with whom they work. Postgraduate programs specific to public health provide the required establishment for training a competent workforce and avoid gaps in knowledge and skills. There exists a growing need for high quality postgraduate public health educational programs, as well as rigorous continuing education specific to public health
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