TY - JOUR
T1 - MPH program at Manipal University, India-experiences, challenges, and lessons learned
AU - Bhat, Hattangadi Vinod
AU - Kamath, Ramachandra
AU - Arunkumar, Govindakarnavar
AU - Delzell, Elizabeth
AU - Tipre, Meghan
AU - Upadhyay, Divvy Kant
AU - Sathiakumar, Nalini
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Background: The UAB-ITREOH program has initiated a skill-based MPH program at Manipal University (MU), India, in 2009, to address the critical need for trained public health professionals and build institutional public health training capacity in the country. Methods: Funds from Fogarty have supported the curriculum development and specialized training of MU faculty to teach in the MPH program. Results: The program has been successfully launched and is gaining momentum. The lessons learned from our experiences as well as several challenges faced from the initialization to execution of the program are described in the article. Conclusions: Government support is crucial for raising the profile of this program by accreditation, creating job opportunities and by recognizing these professionals as leaders in the public health sector.
AB - Background: The UAB-ITREOH program has initiated a skill-based MPH program at Manipal University (MU), India, in 2009, to address the critical need for trained public health professionals and build institutional public health training capacity in the country. Methods: Funds from Fogarty have supported the curriculum development and specialized training of MU faculty to teach in the MPH program. Results: The program has been successfully launched and is gaining momentum. The lessons learned from our experiences as well as several challenges faced from the initialization to execution of the program are described in the article. Conclusions: Government support is crucial for raising the profile of this program by accreditation, creating job opportunities and by recognizing these professionals as leaders in the public health sector.
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U2 - 10.1002/ajim.22045
DO - 10.1002/ajim.22045
M3 - Article
C2 - 22467350
AN - SCOPUS:84871613913
SN - 0271-3586
VL - 56
SP - 20
EP - 28
JO - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
JF - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
IS - 1
ER -
