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  • Public Health Education
  • Workforce Development

Background:

  • A skilled public health workforce is essential for population health.
  • Practice-based fieldwork is recognized for its training benefits, often evaluated quantitatively.
  • Master of Public Health (MPH) programs increasingly incorporate practical experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of a 9-month practicum in developing public health competencies.
  • To present empirical findings from MPH student practicum projects.
  • To contribute to scholarship on practice-based fieldwork for workforce development.

Main Methods:

  • MPH students completed a 9-month practicum involving at least 250 hours of fieldwork.
  • Students conducted a capstone project and wrote a thesis based on their practicum experience.
  • Seven empirical papers were generated by students detailing their projects and gained competencies.

Main Results:

  • The practicum facilitated the development of key public and community health competencies.
  • Student-led empirical papers demonstrated practical application of learned skills.
  • The fieldwork component provided valuable real-world experience in health organizations.

Conclusions:

  • Practice-based fieldwork, like the MPH practicum, is a vital component of public health workforce training.
  • The program successfully equipped students with essential competencies for public and community health roles.
  • This approach advances academic and community efforts to build a capable public health workforce.