Bridging research and practice through competency-based public health education

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 131-137

  Scharff, Darcell P ^a   Rabin, Borsika A ^a   Cook, Rebeka A ^b   Wray, Ricardo J ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b City of Grapevine   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency based; Dissemination; Education; Public health; Translation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL;

EID: 39749088155     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000311890.91003.6e     Document Type: Article

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