Public Health Program Articulation in New Mexico
| Autor: | Satya P. Rao, Leticia Gallegos, Amy C. Collins, Sue Forster-Cox, Rebecca Corran |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Medical education
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Public health 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 050301 education Bachelor 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Work (electrical) State (polity) Degree program Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Community college business 0503 education Articulation (sociology) media_common |
| Zdroj: | Pedagogy in Health Promotion. 2:69-77 |
| ISSN: | 2373-3802 2373-3799 |
| Popis: | The relationship between universities and community colleges has grown and changed dramatically since the significant rise in the number of community colleges in the United States in the 1970s. New Mexico State University (NMSU) and Doña Ana Community College (DACC), which is also part of NMSU, are uniquely partnered to address the needs of students and residents of southern New Mexico. DACC offers an Associate of Applied Science in Public Health (AAS in PH), while NMSU offers a Bachelor of Public Health (BPH). To date, two articulation agreements have been established, over a 10-year period, to provide structure for how and which AAS in Public Health courses would transfer to the BPH degree program and satisfy requirements at NMSU, in general, and the BPH degree, specifically. Information is provided to explain how these articulation agreements evolved, the key principles and components of the articulation agreements, outcomes, and lessons learned. This articulation agreement process has proven beneficial for students, faculty, and the public health profession overall; it has specifically helped develop and sustain an “educated citizenry” as well as a well-qualified public health workforce in our predominantly rural and border state in keeping with the Institute of Medicine recommendations. This collaborative effort provides a framework for other colleges and universities located in similar underserved communities. |
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