Bridging research and practice through competency-based public health education.

Full Abstract

Reducing the gap between research and practice is gaining much needed attention. Schools of public health can play a role by ensuring that students are taught the necessary knowledge and skills to translate research into practice and to effectively disseminate research and other public health information. Competency-based education is one mechanism by which this can occur. In this article, we introduce a set of competencies specific to translation and dissemination. We describe the process used to develop the set as well as the ways in which we have begun to use these competencies for curriculum review and development. In this way, other schools and training programs in public health can begin to design curricula that will prepare their students to reduce the gap between research and practice. Graduate students will thus be effectively prepared to respond to the changing demands of the field of public health.

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Author information

Author/s: Scharff, Darcell P (DP); Rabin, Borsika A (BA); Cook, Rebeka A (RA); Wray, Ricardo J (RJ); Brownson, Ross C (RC);

Affiliation: School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 3545 Lafayette Ave, Salus Center, St Louis, MO 63104, USA. scharffd(-atsign-)slu.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP (J Public Health Manag Pract), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Mar-Apr; vol 14 (issue 2) : pp 131-7

Dates: Created 2008/02/21; Completed 2008/04/29;

PMID: 18287918, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Competency-Based Education
Education, Public Health Professional - methods; standards
Focus Groups
Health Policy
Health Services Research - organization & administration

Health Services Research - organization & administration
Humans
Information Dissemination - methods
Public Health - education
Research Personnel - education

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