This document comprises the summary report from
the Masters of Public Health curriculum development workshop held
at the Montclair Hotel, near Nyanga, from 5-10 July 1992.
The workshop was organised by Department of
Community Medicine of the University of Zimbabwe, and sponsored
by the Rockefeller Foundation. The workshop was attended by
representatives from the University of Zimbabwe and the Zimbabwe
Ministry of Health, consultants from overseas schools of public
health and the Centers for Disease Control in the United States,
officials of the Rockefeller Foundation and participants from
Ghana and Uganda who are considering establishing similar
programmes in their countries.
The Workshop succeeded in generating significant
consensus and commitment to the broad outline of the training
programme, and a wealth of detailed recommendations for the
design of the curriculum. Following is background information on
the deve lopment of the MPH Programme, and a summary of the
workshop, including all the major recommendations made.
23 July 1992
Dr C H Todd
Chairperson, Department of Community Medicine
University of Zimbabwe School of Medicine
P O Box A178
Avondale
Harare
Zimbabwe
The Development of the MPH Programme
Summary of the Curriculum Development
Workshop
Major Issues Characterising the MPH
Programmes
Working group #1: Training for Public Health
"Competencies", Priority Areas for their Application
and Structure of the Programme
Working group #2: Field Training Sites and
Supervision
Working group #3 Candidate Selection and
Assessment
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations used in this document
- MPH Masters of Public Health
- UZMS University of Zimbabwe Medical School
- MoH Ministry of Health
- CDC Centers for Disease Control
Last Updated on March 03, 1997
By Alex Bengoa
Email: vbengoa@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu