Wanted: interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and knowledge translation and exchange training for students of public health

Lipi Mishra, Ananya T. Banerjee, Mary E. MacLennan, Paul F. Gorczynski, Kate A. Zinszer

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Abstract

Students vocalized their concern with public health training programs in Canada at the 2010 CPHA Centennial Conference. Given these concerns, we reviewed the objectives and curricula of public health graduate (master's) programs in Canada. Our objective was to understand to what extent public and population health graduate programs in Canada support interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary and knowledge translation and exchange (KTE) training. This was achieved through a review of all public and population health master's programs in Canada identified from the public health graduate programs listed on the Public Health Agency of Canada website (n=33) plus an additional four programs that were not originally captured on the list. Of the 37 programs reviewed, 28 (76%) stated that interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary or cross-disciplinary training opportunities are of value to their program, with 12 programs (32%) providing multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary training opportunities in their curriculum. Only 14 (38%) of the 37 programs provided value statements of KTE activities in their program goals or course objectives, with 10 (27%) programs offering KTE training in their curriculum. This review provides a glimpse into how public health programs in Canada value and support interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary collaboration as well as KTE activities.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)424-426
JournalCanadian Journal of Public Health - Revue Canadienne De Sante Publique
Volume102
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Education
  • public health professional
  • students
  • public health
  • interdisciplinary communication
  • curriculum

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