Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander public health: online and integrated into core Master of Public Health subjects
| Autor: | Leanne Coombe, Shaun Ewen, Lynnell Angus |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Higher education Context (language use) Indigenous 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Agency (sociology) Master of Public Health Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Curriculum Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Medical education business.industry Brief Report Public health lcsh:Public aspects of medicine 05 social sciences 050301 education lcsh:RA1-1270 Indigenous public health higher education Workforce business 0503 education Inclusion (education) |
| Zdroj: | ResearcherID Journal of Public Health Research, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2016) Journal of Public Health Research |
| Popis: | The Master of Public Health (MPH) is an internationally recognised post-graduate qualification for building the public health workforce. In Australia, MPH graduate attributes include six Indigenous public health (IPH) competencies. The University of Melbourne MPH program includes five core subjects and ten specialisation streams, of which one is Indigenous health. Unless students complete this specialisation or electives in Indigenous health, it is possible for students to graduate without attaining the IPH competencies. To address this issue in a crowded and competitive curriculum an innovative approach to integrating the IPH competencies in core MPH subjects was developed. Five online modules that corresponded with the learning outcomes of the core public health subjects were developed, implemented and evaluated in 2015. This brief report outlines the conceptualisation, development, and description of the curriculum content; it also provides preliminary student evaluation and staff feedback on the integration project. Significance for public health This approach to a comprehensive, online, integrated Indigenous public health (IPH) curriculum is significant, as it ensures that all University of Melbourne Master of Public Health (MPH) graduates will have the competencies to positively contribute to Indigenous health status. A workforce that is attuned not only to the challenges of IPH, but also to the principles of self-determination, Indigenous agency and collaboration is better equipped to be comprised of ethical and judgment-safe practitioners. Additionally, the outlined approach of utilizing IPH content and examples into core MPH subjects ensures both the Australian relevance for an Australian-based health professional course and international appeal through the modules inclusion of International Indigenous case-studies and content. Furthermore, approaches learned in a challenging Indigenous Australian context are transferable and applicable to other IPH challenges in a local, national and global context. |
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