© 2008 American Public Health Association DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.117978
At the time of the study, Judith G. Calhoun was with the Department of Health Management and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Kalpana Ramiah and Elizabeth McGean Weist were with the Association of Schools of Public Health, Washington, DC. Stephen M. Shortell was with the School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley. Correspondence: Requests for reprints should be sent to Elizabeth Weist, MA, MPH, Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), 1101 15th St, NW, Suite 910, Washington, DC 20005 (e-mail: eweist{at}asph.org).
Core competencies have been used to redefine curricula across the major health professions in recent decades. In 2006, the Association of Schools of Public Health identified core competencies for the master of public health degree in graduate schools and programs of public health. We provide an overview of the model development process and a listing of 12 core domains and 119 competencies that can serve as a resource for faculty and students for enhancing the quality and accountability of graduate public health education and training. The primary vision for the initiative is the graduation of professionals who are more fully prepared for the many challenges and opportunities in public health in the forthcoming decade. This article has been cited by other articles:
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