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Judith G. Calhoun, PhD, MBA
The calls and mandates for educational improvement and transformation in the professions by both governmental and professional organizations, as well as related accrediting bodies, has led to the increasing endorsement and focus on competency-based education (CBE) across health education and training arenas in the United States. In relation to Public Health specifically, the U.S. Association of Schools of Public Health has been a leader and catalyst in the development of core competencies and targeted competency models for their member schools, including both undergraduate and graduate education, Public Health preparedness and response, cultural competency, and inter-professional education. Despite this transformational work however, the full realization of CBE education for enhancing educational practices and outcomes remains in the earliest stages of adoption and utilization in the health professions at-large.
This session will cover the key principles and theoretical underpinnings related to the identification and specification of core competencies in Public Health. Experiential perspectives regarding the forces, barriers, challenges, and success factors impacting the development and utilization of competencies in educational applications will also be outlined. In addition, recommendations for solidifying the role of competency-based education and training programming across the health professions will be provided.
Learning Objectives: 1. Apply core competency development principles and methods in a Public Health educational context. 2. Discuss key pedagogical principles, theories, and frameworks supporting competency-based educational methodologies. 3. Outline restrictive forces and success factors currently impacting competency-based educational transformation in a particular environment. 4. Advocate for the utilization of competencies and the incorporation of competency-based methods for enhancing educational outcomes.