Master of Public Health Practicum
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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January 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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April 9, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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January 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 9, 2021Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Data analysis Communications Marketing strategySkills
data management program planning business consulting marketing social mediaThe Master of Public Health Program prepares graduates who possess an advanced public health-related education, are capable of critical analysis, understand public health-related decision-making at the level of the individual, population, and government, understand research, and possess knowledge-exchange and dissemination strategies for individuals, populations, and government.
Students are typically available for 400 hours of placement from January 4th to April 8th, 2021.
This is an unpaid for-credit experience (unless remuneration is offered).
Learners
Deliverables will vary depending on the scope of the project. The student should complete a minimum of 400 hours with your organization by April 2021.
Project timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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January 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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April 9, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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January 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 9, 2021Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
The practicum placement, which is intended to contribute to an organization’s resources while developing the confidence and professional skills of the student, can include non-clinical projects that focus on Public Health areas such as:
- infectious disease control/prevention
- program planning/development/implementation
- health promotion/community development
- data management/analysis
- literature reviews
- health communication and social marketing campaigns
- project proposals/grant applications
The assigned project will allow the student to develop various core competencies of a public health professional in Canada as identified at: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/public-health-practice/skills-online/core-competencies-public-health-canada.html
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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January 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
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April 9, 2021Experience end
Timeline
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January 4, 2021Experience start
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January 5, 2021Project Scope Meeting
Meeting between students and company to confirm: project scope, communication styles, and important dates.
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April 9, 2021Experience end