The MCH Certificate Program: a new path to graduate education in public health.
The MCH Certificate Program: a new path to graduate education in public health.
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DOI：
10.1023/a:1011349902582
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发表时间：
2001-03-01
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Galblum, A
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作者：
Bernstein, J;Paine, L L;Galblum, A
目的：妇幼保健证书计划的目的有三个方面：制定一项新的教育计划，以满足国家和地方对增加妇幼保健工作人员能力的需求，消除高级妇幼保健学术准备的关键财务和非财务障碍，提高少数民族社区学生的招聘和保留率，从而提高该地区妇幼保健服务的质量。一个MCH证书计划，专为临床医生（例如，护士，职业治疗师和营养师）和公共卫生从业人员作为一个桥梁，在公共卫生研究生课程，结合了技能讲习班，领导研讨会，辅导，小组活动的能力为基础的课程，和互动的教学形式。反对者：来自前两个队列的学生（n = 45）报告了核心公共卫生知识（问题，政策和战略）的扩展，增强了自信心和功效。有一半的人经历过工作变动，这代表着责任、领导力和专业进步的增加。三分之一的人参加或已经完成了正式的研究生学习计划在MCH。结论：这一创新的MCH证书课程，现在在其第四个年头，是一种新的方法来增加劳动力的能力和成功的教学模式为成人学习者。它具有适应各种教育环境和妇幼保健人口的潜力，并有助于扩大公共卫生学校妇幼保健培训经验的连续性。
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the MCH Certificate Program was threefold: to develop a new educational initiative in response to national and local demands for increased MCH workforce capacity, to eliminate key financial and nonfinancial barriers to advanced MCH academic preparation, and to improve rates of recruitment and retention of students from minority communities, thus enhancing the quality of MCH services available to the region.METHODS: An MCH Certificate Program, designed for clinicians (e.g., nurses, occupational therapists and nutritionists) and public health practitioners as a bridge to graduate programs in public health, combined a competency based curriculum with skills workshops, leadership seminars, mentoring, small group activities, and an interactive teaching format. RESULSTS: Students from the first two cohorts (n = 45) report an expansion of core public health knowledge (issues, policies, and strategies), enhanced self-confidence, and efficacy. Half have experienced job changes that represent increased responsibility, leadership, and professional advancement. A third are enrolled in or have completed a formal program of graduate study in MCH.CONCLUSIONS: This innovative MCH Certificate Program, now in its fourth year, is a new approach to increasing workforce capacity and a successful model of instruction for adult learners. It has the potential for adaptation to a variety of educational settings and MCH populations, and helps to expand the continuum of MCH training experiences in schools of public health.