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Alumni Evaluation of a Community-Oriented Master of Public Health Program

Jeannot, Emilien ; Stoll, Beat ; Chastonay, Philippe

In: Journal of Community Health, 2013, vol. 38, no. 2, p. 357-359

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    Titre
    • Alumni Evaluation of a Community-Oriented Master of Public Health Program
    Auteur
    • Jeannot, Emilien. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, IMSP-CMU, University of Geneva, Ave Michel Servet 1, 1211, Geneve 4, Switzerland
    • Stoll, Beat. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, IMSP-CMU, University of Geneva, Ave Michel Servet 1, 1211, Geneve 4, Switzerland
    • Chastonay, Philippe. Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, IMSP-CMU, University of Geneva, Ave Michel Servet 1, 1211, Geneve 4, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Community Health, 2013, vol. 38, no. 2, p. 357-359. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:317708
    Summary
    Health workforce development is a public health priority for the World Health Organization. Public Health training programs need to be relevant in a public health perspective and efficient in and educational perspective. This implies evaluating the programs: in this regard student's perception might be interesting, or the opinion of external experts, or the experience of alumni. To study the perception of alumni of a master's program in public health in order to reevaluate the goals and objectives of the program, a cross-sectional survey through a self-administered questionnaire among former students that graduated from the Geneva University Master in Public Health program was done. This self-administered questionnaire included closed questions on a Likert five-point scale for regarding the use at work of tools acquired during the course, as well as open questions. Overall the alumni gave a positive evaluation of the course. As strong points were mentioned: networking opportunities, student-centered approach and multi-professional background of the student body. More critically judged were: tutorship, time constraints and costs. As most useful tools in their professional settings alumni mentioned: communication skills, project evaluation competencies and literature search strategies and again networking which in this case seemed to be quite active. Evaluation surveys among alumni allow reevaluation of the program's goals and objectives in the light of their professional needs