The changing pattern of doctoral education in public health from 1985 to 2006 and the challenge of doctoral training for practice and leadership.

• Autores: Eugene Declercq, Karen Caldwell, Suzanne Havala Hobbs, Bernard Guyer
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 98, Nº. 9, 2008, págs. 1565-1569
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We examined trends in doctoral education in public health and the challenges facing practice-oriented doctor of public health (DrPH) programs. We found a rapid rise in the numbers of doctoral programs and students. Most of the increase was in PhD students who in 2006 composed 73% of the total 5247 current public health doctoral students, compared with 53% in 1985. There has also been a substantial increase (40%) in students in DrPH programs since 2002. Challenges raised by the increased demand for DrPH practice-oriented education relate to admissions, curriculum, assessment processes, and faculty hiring and promotion. We describe approaches to practice-based doctoral education taken by three schools of public health.;