MPH Practicum Overview and Applied Practice Experience Details
Explore the MPH practicum journey from setting personal and professional goals to engaging in real-world public health projects through Applied Practice Experience. Learn about the process, timeline, resources, examples of practicum work, and how students search for practicum opportunities. Get insights into the final practicum products and the number of people contacted during the search.
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1 T H E M P H P R A C T I C U M Practicum Overview MPH-45
2 T H E M P H P R A C T I C U M Today s Topics Overview of the MPH practicum Timeline Resources for finding a practicum And Questions for you?
3 T H E M P H P R A C T I C U M Goal To integrate competencies and apply knowledge gained in the classroom to a real world public health problem What are my personal and professional goals while I am here? How can I best use field practice to reach my goals?
Applied Practice Experience (APE) Nuts & Bolts 4 Apply classroom skill and build competencies in real world setting. Project is specific and well-defined, has a realistic scope, and is of significance to the host organization. Schedule is mutually agreed upon between preceptor and student. Component Course Time Details Your field of study determines your Practice Class Minimum 120 hours, between December and March. Host organization, Preceptor, practice course faculty, MPH practice team. Possibly other students if a team. Who s involved School deliverables Learning Agreement 2 APE products that demonstrate 5 competencies Poster or Presentation Determined by you and your preceptor Host organization deliverables
5 What Students Do for Their Practicum 5
6 Where do students do their Practicum? n = 1610 students
Examples of Practicum Work 7 n = 1610 students
Final Practicum Products 8 n = 1610 students
9 How Students Search for their Practicum 9
Resources Used to Find Practicum 10 n = 1610 students
11 Number of People Contacted During Practicum Search n = 1610 students
12 Timeline for MPH-45 Component Seek practicum placement & finalize scope Details September October Draft and submit Learning Agreement November Conduct Practicum December March Wrap up Practicum and host organization final deliverables March Complete practice course requirements (paper, poster, etc.) April - May
13 Resources for Practice Online People Department Faculty and Staff Practice webpages for Students - Prior host sites Practice webpages for host organizations Field Education and Practice Team - Stacey King, Andrew Bell, Jocelyn Chu Current Students CareerConnect Alumni Follow Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on LinkedIn to see and search Alumni: https://www.linkedin.com/school/harvardpublichealth/people/ Preceptors and Practitioners Advising Applied Practice Experience requirements Field Practice data
14 THANK YOU MPH-Practice@hsph.Harvard.edu
