Learning Through Action
Practicum
During the summer term students will participate in a 12-week practicum. Public health practice is a key part of the MPH degree. The practicum aims to provide students with an opportunity to integrate, synthesize, and apply public health knowledge and skills and competencies acquired during MPH courses to real-world public health situations. The students contribute to communities by addressing a public health problem while developing personal confidence and skills as a public health professional.
The MPH Program will provide all MPH students with administrative support to facilitate their practicum placement.
Integrative Workshops
Approximately three times per academic year, the MPH Program offers full day Integrative Workshops for all students and associated faculty. The main objective of these workshops is to pause to reflect on the learning in the past six weeks, to integrate and synthesize interdisciplinary knowledge and practices learned in the various courses, and to apply them to a particular hot issue in public health (e.g., climate change and public health, water safety, resurgence of measles, bioterrorism). The case method of learning is augmented by real time team-based simulations during the workshops. The topics are chosen to complement rather than duplicate the cases being used in the courses, and reflect the expanded expertise on campus beyond the course faculty members. The Integrative Workshops are part of the Transforming Public Health course and thus, participation in the workshops will be included in the evaluation process.
Thursday Lunch & Learn
These mandatory sessions provide an opportunity for MPH students to chat with the Program Director, learn careers skills, and hear from alumni working as practitioners in the field.
Friday Interprofessional Training
The Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics hosts a weekly seminar series on Fridays at 1:30 pm. This is a great opportunity to learn core competencies in public health outside the classroom. MPH students must attend at least five sessions per term and complete a short assignment for each.
