The establishment of an industry-based education program in public health.

Full Abstract

Commonwealth reforms have led to staff of the Department of Health and Aged Care needing a greater knowledge of public health, to more effectively evaluate evidence and to quickly acquire competence in new emerging areas. The department's requirements of a training program could not be met by existing university-based public health courses. A consortium of five universities and the department worked together to develop an industry-based course that would meet the Commonwealth's needs. The course was constituted within university regulations; had an incremental and articulated structure with exit points at certificate, diploma and Masters levels; was relevant to the work of staff; offered subjects which complemented the staff's existing skills, training and career aspirations; drew upon expertise across the universities; and was flexible in its delivery. The Commonwealth's and universities' experience has been sufficiently positive to conclude that a corporate public health postgraduate program has a place alongside university-based programs.

Author information

Author/s: Walker, R (R); Peach, H G (HG); MacDonald, M (M); Donald, K (K); Academic Management Committee;

Affiliation: School of Public Health, La Trobe University, Victoria.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Australian and New Zealand journal of public health (Aust N Z J Public Health), published in Australia. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2000-Dec; vol 24 (issue 6) : pp 627-9

Dates: Created 2001/02/15; Completed 2001/03/08; Revised 2005/11/16;

PMID: 11215014, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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