InventoryofMPHStudentCompetencies
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INSTRUCTIONS:StudentcompetenciesarestatementsdescribingtheknowledgebaseandskillsetMPHstudentsshouldpossessupongraduation.
ThefollowinginventorycontainsbothMPHCoreandMPHConcentrationSpecificstudentcompetencies.Placean“X”nexttoatleastthreeMPH
CoreandtwoMPHConcentrationSpecificcompetencieswhichyouplantoaddressorenhancethroughyourfieldtrainingexperience.Note:
activitiesdetailedinyourscopeofworkwillinformwhichcompetenciesyouselect.Attachthisinventorytothelearningcontract.
ID#
Domain(Skills)
MPH1
Analytic/Assessment
MPH2
PolicyDevelopment/Program
Planning
Communication
MPH3
MPH4
MPH5
MPH6
MPH7
MPH8
MPH9
MPH10
MPHCORECOMPETENCIES
Competency
Assessthehealthstatusofpopulationsandtheirrelateddeterminantsofhealthand
illness(e.g.,factorscontributingtohealthpromotionanddiseaseprevention,availability
anduseofhealthservices).
Developaplantoimplementpolicyandprograms.
Communicateinwritingandorally,inperson,andthroughelectronicmeanswith
linguisticandculturalproficiency.
CulturalCompetency
Considertheroleofcultural,socialandbehavioralfactorsintheaccessibility,availability,
acceptabilityanddeliveryofpublichealthservices.
CommunityDimensionsofPractice Describetheroleofgovernmentalandnon-governmentalorganizationsinthedeliveryof
communityhealthservices
BasicPublicHealthSciences
Applythebasicpublichealthsciences(including,butnotlimitedtobiostatistics,
epidemiology,environmentalhealthsciences,healthservicesadministration,andsocial
andbehavioralhealthsciences)topublichealthpoliciesandprograms.
Conductacomprehensivereviewofscientificevidencerelatedtoapublichealthissue,
concernorintervention.
FinancialPlanning/Management Interprettheorganizationalstructures,functions,andauthoritiesoflocal,state,and
federalpublichealthagenciesforpublichealthprogrammanagement
Prepareproposalsforfundingfromexternalsources.
Leadership&SystemsThinking
Incorporateethicalstandardsofpracticeasthebasisofallinteractionswith
organizations,communitiesandindividuals
AddressedThrough
Internship
InventoryofMPHStudentCompetencies
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Concentration
ID#
HealthPromotion,
Education&Evaluation
HPEE1
AppliedBiostatistics&
Epidemiology
HPEE2
HPEE3
HPEE4
HPEE5
HPEE6
HPEE7
ABE1
ABE2
ABE3
ABE4
ABE5
ABE6
ABE7
ABE8
ABE9
ABE10
Leadership&
Management
LM1
LM2
LM3
MPHCONCENTRATIONCOMPETENCIES
Competency
Assessindividualandcommunityneedsforhealtheducation.
Planhealtheducationstrategies,interventionsandprograms.
Implementhealtheducationstrategies,interventionsandprograms.
Conductevaluationandresearchrelatedtohealtheducation.
Administerhealtheducationstrategies,interventionsandprograms.
Serveasahealtheducationresearchperson.
Communicateandadvocateforhealthandhealtheducation.
Describetherolesthatepidemiologyandbiostatisticsserveinthedisciplineofpublichealth,andbeable
todescribeapublichealthproblemintermsofmagnitude,people,time,andplace.
Applyproperterminologyanddefinitionsusedinbiostatisticsandepidemiology
Identifykeysourcesofdataforbiostatisticalandepidemiologicstudies.
Applyappropriatemeasurementscales,conceptsofprobability,randomvariation,andcommonlyused
statisticalprobabilitydistributions.
Applydescriptivetechniquesandcommonlyusedinferentialstatisticalmethodstosummarizepublic
healthdata.
Describepreferredmethodologicalalternativestocommonlyusedstatisticalmethodswhen
assumptionsarenotmet.
Explaintheimportanceofbiostatisticsandepidemiologyforinformingscientific,ethical,economicand
politicaldiscussionofhealthissues.
Comprehendethicalandlegalprinciplespertainingtothecollection,maintenance,useand
disseminationofdataandotherepidemiologicalinformation.
Interpret,articulate,andcritiqueresultsofstatisticalandepidemiologicalanalysesfoundinpublichealth
studies.
Developwrittenandoralpresentationbasedonepidemiologicalstudentsandstatisticalanalysesfor
bothpublichealthprofessionalsandeducatedlayaudiences,andpreparemanuscriptsforthepeerreviewedliterature.
Describetheattributesofleadershipinpublichealth.
Describealternativestrategiesforcollaborationandpartnershipamongorganizations,focusedonpublic
healthgoals.
Demonstrateteambuilding,negotiation,andconflictmanagementskills.
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Concentration
ID#
LM4
LM5
LM6
LM7
LM8
LM9
LM10
HealthInformatics
LM11
LM12
LM13
HI1
HI2
HI3
HI4
HI5
HI6
HI7
MPHCONCENTRATIONCOMPETENCIES
Competency
Articulateanachievablemission,setofcorevalues,andvision.
Engageindialogueandlearningfromotherstoadvancepublichealthgoals.
Demonstratetransparency,integrity,andhonestyinallactions.
Usecollaborativemethodsforachievingorganizationalandcommunityhealthgoals.
Applysocialjusticeandhumanrightsprincipleswhenaddressingcommunityneeds.
Developstrategiestomotivateothersforcollaborativeproblemsolving,decisionmaking,andevaluation.
Applytheprinciplesofprogramplanning,development,budgeting,managementandevaluationin
organizationalandcommunityinitiatives.
Applyqualityandperformanceimprovementconceptstoaddressorganizationalperformanceissue.
Apply"systemsthinking"forresolvingorganizationalproblems.
Demonstrateleadershipskillsforbuildingpartnerships.
Describe how the public health information infrastructure is used to collect, maintain and disseminate
data.
Discuss the influences of social, organizational and individual factors on the use of information
technologybyendusers.
Apply legal and ethical principles to the use of information technology and resources in public health
settings.
Collaborate with communication and informatics specialists in the process of design, implementation,
andevaluationofpublichealthprograms.
Useinformationtechnologytoaccess,evaluate,andinterpretpublichealthdata.
Useinformaticsmethodsandresourcesasstrategictoolstopromotepublichealth.
Useinformaticsmethodstoadvocateforcommunitypublichealthprogramsandpolicies.
Addressed
ThroughInternship