Graduate Requirements for PHPM Programs: Advice from the field Fran Scott Julie Emili with Kathryn Koliaska

Conflict of Interest

   We are program directors, paid by universities to ensure graduate training for our residents.

We are very interested in this topic.

We do not feel this places us in conflict.

Overview

 Brief summary of  What is required/expected  What is current experience across country/beyond    Why change?

What to change?

How to change?

Royal College Specialty Training Requirements   One academic year of course work in Public Health and Preventive Medicine Other programs: Clinical Investigator Program

Environmental Scan

 UK Faculty of Public Health  American College of Preventive Medicine  Program Director Survey 2012

Questions for the field

 Why change?

 What to change?

 How to change?

Why change?

 Inadequate preparation for practice  Significant variability across country  Confusion for residents and program directors  Lack of clear “brand” of graduates

What to change?

 What are the core courses?

 Epidemiology and Biostatistics  Research Methods: Quantitative & Qualitative  Public Health System  Program Evaluation  Management/Leadership  Other?

What to change?

 How can we strengthen and standardize the current requirement?

 Require degree completion  Require specific set of courses  Require course/degree be done within program university

How to change?

 Specialty Committee  PHPM Program Directors collaboration  PHPC

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Your regional specialty committee rep Your local program director PHPC