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An Undergraduate Curriculum In Public Health Benchmarked To The Needs Of The Workforce, J. Michael Stoots, Randy Wykoff, Amal Khoury, Robert P. Pack
An Undergraduate Curriculum In Public Health Benchmarked To The Needs Of The Workforce, J. Michael Stoots, Randy Wykoff, Amal Khoury, Robert P. Pack
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East Tennessee State University (ETSU) has offered an undergraduate degree in public health for 60 years. Alumni survey data have documented that the majority of the graduates from this program enter the workforce [see accompanying commentary by Wykoff, et al. (1)]. To keep pace with ongoing changes in the workforce, the decision was made to completely review, and, as appropriate, revise and restructure the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) curriculum.
Undergraduate Training In Public Health Should Prepare Graduates For The Workforce, Randy Wykoff, Amal Khoury, J. Michael Stoots, Robert P. Pack
Undergraduate Training In Public Health Should Prepare Graduates For The Workforce, Randy Wykoff, Amal Khoury, J. Michael Stoots, Robert P. Pack
ETSU Faculty Works
There has been a rapid growth in the number of programs awarding undergraduate degrees in public health and the number of students receiving such degrees (1). There has not, however, been a significant discussion of the purpose of such degree programs. What, if anything, are the recipients of these degrees being trained to do? What careers, if any, are they being prepared to enter? Is the degree designed primarily to prepare students to enter graduate training in public health or some other graduate or health professional programs? Alternatively, does the degree exist because “an understanding of public health is a …