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Educating for Indigenous public health competence - how do we stack up in Australia?
Leanne Coombe1, Vanessa Lee2, Priscilla Robinson3
1Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
|January 29, 2019
Summary
Master of Public Health programs in Australia show gaps in Indigenous public health competencies. Curricula require revision to ensure graduates are competent practitioners for Indigenous peoples and communities.
Area of Science:
- Public Health Education
- Indigenous Health Studies
Background:
- Global efforts are revising public health graduate competencies.
- Indigenous public health competencies are a key subset in Australia.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess Indigenous health content coverage in Australian Master of Public Health (MPH) programs.
- To identify factors influencing the integration of Indigenous health competencies.
Main Methods:
- A mixed-methods review was conducted.
- Seven Australian universities offering MPH programs were analyzed.
Main Results:
- Coverage of Indigenous health content varied across MPH programs.
- Not all essential competencies were included in core or elective curricula at all institutions.
Conclusions:
- There is a critical need to make Indigenous public health competencies mandatory in MPH programs.
- Gaps in current curricula hinder the development of culturally safe practitioners for Indigenous communities.
- A revised curriculum framework is proposed to address these omissions.
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