In China, the preventive medicine undergraduate professional training program is the major approach to training public health practitioners. The history of undergraduate education in public health/preventive medicine in China is reviewed utilizing the West China School of Public Health at Sichuan University as an example for analyzing this undergraduate major and its curriculum. Needed reforms ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about undergraduate teaching in critical care unit (CrCU) and many undergraduate curricula lack placements in CrCU. AIMS To describe how our CrCU succeeded in developing a novel placement for Year 3 undergraduate medical students. METHODS Particular emphasis was placed on a robust timetable incorporating a variety of activities, a dedicated and thorough induction,...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To assess knowledge and attitudes regarding cervical cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) among undergraduate women in Taiwan. DESIGN A descriptive cross-sectional design. SETTING Five universities in southern Taiwan. SAMPLE 953 undergraduate women aged 17-36 years. METHODS The self-administered HPV Belief questionnaire was used to collect data on knowledge and belie...

Life science professional societies play important roles for undergraduates in their fields and increasingly offer membership, fellowships, and awards for undergraduate students. However, the overall impacts of society-student interactions have not been well studied. Here, we sought to develop and test a pilot survey of undergraduate students to determine how they got involved in research and i...

1 John A. Drew Professor of Healthcare Administration, College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA 2 Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA *Correspondence: [email protected] The authors who presently serve in administrative leadership positions in graduate education have both previously served as directors of undergrad...

Historically, in the absence of baccalaureate education in the public health, entry level education was offered at the graduate level in the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. As MPH education was not preceded by baccalaureate education in the discipline, there are not typically prerequisite requirements for MPH admission, and introductory coursework in public health has always been offered ...

abstract the aim of this paper is to illustrate the role of metaphor in education. the main thesis is that the metaphors shape our attitude towards education implicitly.  with this aim in mind, first, the concept of metaphor is briefly introduced, and then three of the most famous metaphors that have been used in education (factories, gardening and travel), and their differences are discussed. ...

this is a short commentary to the editorial issued by marianna fotaki, entitled: “why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare.” it introduces the necessity of a more cognitive approach to explore further the determinants of behavior towards compassionate care. it raises questions about the importance of training towards a more patient-care and values driven healthcare...

Introduction:The present study aimed to compare self-assessment forms of coursework taught in the school of public health at undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels and students’ evaluation of the performance of the faculty members at these levels.Methods: The subjects in this cross-sectional study were the faculty members and students of the School of Public Health and Nutrition, Shir...