DRAFT ACCREDITATION SELF-STUDY REPORT MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY January 2016

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1 DRAFT ACCREDITATION SELF-STUDY REPORT MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM JEFFERSON COLLEGE OF POPULATION HEALTH THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY January

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3 Table f Cntents Intrductin...5 Criterin 1.0 The Public Health Prgram...6 Criterin 1.1 Missin... 6 Criterin 1.2 Evaluatin Criterin 1.3 Institutinal Envirnment Criterin 1.4 Organizatin and Administratin Criterin 1.5 Gvernance Criterin 1.6 Fiscal Resurces Criterin 1.7 Faculty and Other Resurces Criterin 1.8 Diversity Criterin 2.0 Instructinal Prgrams Criterin 2.1 Degree Offerings Criterin 2.2 Prgram Length Criterin 2.3 Public Health Cre Knwledge Criterin 2.4 Practical Skills Criterin 2.5 Culminating Experience Criterin 2.6 Required Cmpetencies Criterin 2.7 Assessment Prcedures Criterin 2.8 Bachelr s Degrees in Public Health Criterin 2.9 Academic Prgrams Criterin 2.10 Dctral Degrees Criterin 2.11 Jint Degrees Criterin 2.12 Distance Educatin r Executive Degree Prgrams Criterin 3.0 Creatin, Applicatin and Advancement f Knwledge Criterin 3.1 Research Criterin 3.2 Service Criterin 3.3 Wrkfrce Develpment Criterin 4.0 Faculty, Staff and Students Criterin 4.1 Faculty Qualificatins

4 Criterin 4.2 Faculty Plicies and Prcedures Criterin 4.3 Student Recruitment and Admissins Criterin 4.4 Advising and Career Cunseling

5 Intrductin Established in 2008, the Jeffersn Cllege f Ppulatin Health is ne f six clleges f Thmas Jeffersn University (TJU), a private, nnsectarian, nt-fr-prfit academic health center lcated in Philadelphia, PA and funded in 1824 as Jeffersn Medical Cllege. Jeffersn Cllege f Ppulatin Health (JCPH) has the distinctin f being the first f its kind in the cuntry. In additin t the MPH degree prgram, the Cllege ffers master f science prgrams in ppulatin health, health plicy, healthcare quality & safety/management (HQS/M) and applied health ecnmics & utcmes research (AHEOR) and a PhD prgram in Ppulatin Health Sciences with cncentratins in behaviral/health thery, health plicy, HQS and AHEOR. The MPH and PhD prgrams are n-site prgrams, while the master f science prgrams are delivered asynchrnusly via an nline frmat (ERF 1.3 MPH Prgram Brchure). Currently, the Jeffersn Cllege f Ppulatin Health enrlls 266 students, 67 f whm are enrlled in the MPH prgram. The MPH is the fundatinal academic prgram f the Jeffersn Cllege f Ppulatin Health. The values, cntent, cmpetencies and practices f public health infrm and inspire the larger life and wrk f the Cllege and are integral t it. This is because the principles and cmpetencies f public health cnstitute the cre f ppulatin health. In its mst fundamental sense, ppulatin health wrks t achieve the health and well-being f the individual by imprving the health f the larger ppulatin. It prmtes a hlistic view f health and stresses the imprtance f preventin and wellness. Ppulatin health is pssible tday because we have analytic tls, databases and cllabrative netwrks t turn raw data int meaningful knwledge that advances human health. Ppulatin health builds n public health fundatins: Ppulatin health cnnects preventin, wellness and behaviral health science with healthcare delivery, quality and safety, disease preventin/management and ecnmic issues f value and risk all in the service f a specific ppulatin. Ppulatin health studies sci-ecnmic and cultural factrs that determine the health f these ppulatins and develps plicies that address the health impact f these determinants. Ppulatin health applies epidemilgy and bistatistics in new ways t mdel disease states, map their incidence and predict their impact. In sum, the Cllege s MPH prgram is integral and fundamental t the Cllege s definitin f ppulatin health and t the design f all f its prgrams. It is public health that literally drives the Cllege s strng cmmitment t wrkfrce develpment, especially as it addresses a health and healthcare industry that is mving, at lightning speed, frm a traditinal mdel t the new paradigm f ppulatin health. The Self-Study dcumentatin that fllws addresses each CEPH criterin and thse aspects f Jeffersn's Masters f Public Health pertaining theret. All tables, budgets and assessments are accurate as f December 7, Prgram infrmatin can be fund n the JCPH website ( 5

6 Criterin 1.0 The Public Health Prgram Criterin 1.1 Missin The prgram shall have a clearly frmulated and publicly stated missin with supprting gals, bjectives and values. 1.1.a A clear and cncise missin statement fr the prgram as a whle. The missin f the Thmas Jeffersn University Cllege f Ppulatin Health MPH Prgram is t develp leaders cmmitted t the imprvement and sustainability f the health and well-being f cmmunities and ppulatins, and t nurish this cmmitment thrugh multi-disciplinary and experiential educatin, research, practice and service. 1.1.b A statement f values that guides the prgram. The cre values that guide the MPH Prgram include: Integrity Quality Respect Curisity Creativity Humility Initiative Cmmitment t ethical behavir that is grunded in hnesty, fairness, transparency and trust Cmmitment t excellence and high standards in educatin, research, practice and service Cmmitment t the appreciative regard fr diverse ideas and perspectives and fr the diversity f individuals, cmmunities, and ppulatins Cmmitment t life-lng learning t enhance knwledge and skills fr effective research, practice and service Cmmitment t riginality in ideas and applicatins that imprve and sustain the health and well-being f cmmunities and ppulatins Cmmitment t pen-minded and inclusive thinking and behavir Cmmitment t leadership that demnstrates enterprise and determinatin t imprve and enhance the health and well-being f cmmunities and ppulatins 1.1.c One r mre gal statements fr each majr functin thrugh which the prgram intends t attain its missin, including at a minimum, instructin, research and service. The MPH Prgram has three cre functins in the areas f Instructin, Research and Service. Each functin has a gal statement and is further delineated with specific gals fr faculty, students, and the MPH prgram. Each specific gal has ne r mre measureable bjectives (see Table 1.2.1). Instructin Gal Statement T fster an educatinal culture that enhances student learning and public health cmpetencies thrugh excellence in curse design, delivery and practical applicatins 6

7 FACULTY Research Gal Statement T fster an envirnment and culture that encurages and enables faculty and students t engage in schlarship in all its frms discvery (basic research), integratin, engagement and teaching/learning Service Gal Statement T fster a culture that embeds service in all aspects f the public health experience educatin, research, and practice 1.1.d A set f measurable bjectives with quantifiable indicatrs related t each gal statement as prvided in Criterin 1.1.c. In sme cases, qualitative indicatrs may be used as apprpriate. One r mre measureable bjectives were develped fr each specific gal. These bjectives have quantitative and, where apprpriate, qualitative measures t assess prgress tward the stated bjective (see Table 1.2.1). Instructin Objectives and Targets Outcme Measure Enhance instructinal viability thrugh recruitment f new full-time faculty in cre areas f public health (e.g., epidemilgy; bistatistics; behaviral health thery) Imprve the quality and integrity f curse design by Primary, JCPH (<0.5 FTE), Affiliated and Other faculty Slidify faculty teaching prtflis as the primary methd f self-evaluatin and determinatin f prfessinal gals with respect t teaching and learning Imprve quality f instructin by bth Primary, JCPH (<0.5 FTE), Affiliated and Other faculty Target Increase full-time MPH faculty t at least five.5 FTEs (1.6.d; 1.7.i; 4.1.d) Maintain maximum student/faculty rati by headcunt f 8 t 1 (1.7.i; 4.1.d) 50% f curses will achieve minimum scre f 65 n Quality Matters natinal curse design rubric as mdified fr f2f learning (4.1.d) 100% f curse syllabi will have student learning bjectives and Cuncil f Linkages cmpetencies linked t graded assignments (4.1.d) 50% f curses will have grading rubrics fr all student written and ral assignments (4.1.d) 75% f Primary faculty will have a Teaching Prtfli (4.1.d) 75% f all MPH faculty will achieve minimum scres f 4.0 n 10 basic indicatrs 1 f quality instructin (4.1.d) 100% f Primary, JCPH, and Affiliated faculty will have annual perfrmance review with respect t their instructin (4.1.d) 1 Indicatrs f Quality Instructin: Instructr s mastery f subject matter, Instructr s ability t create student interest, Instructr s rganizatin f curse material, Instructr s explanatin f subject matter, Instructr s ability t present alternate explanatins when needed, Instructrs willingness t answer questins, Instructr s preparatin fr each class, Instructr s interest in student learning, Availability f instructr s help/supprt utside f class, 7

8 Outcme Measure Faculty will embed experiential learning activities int their curses Faculty will embed service learning activities int their curses Incrprate nging faculty develpment with respect t teaching and learning int the academic fabric f the Cllege Enhance the schlarship f teaching and learning as it specifically applies t public health thrugh faculty attendance and/r participatin in lcal, reginal, natinal and internatinal cnferences Imprve level f verall student achievement during the prgram and pst prgram as measured by GPA and pst-mph emplyment Imprve student learning utcmes fr each curse thrugh key cmpnents f curse evaluatins Imprve verall level f student satisfactin with the MPH prgram Increase level f student satisfactin with Clerkship (Practicum) experience Target 100% f Other faculty will be reviewed fllwing each curse they teach (4.1.d) 20% f curses will have an experiential learning cmpnent (2.7.b) 20% f curses will have a service learning cmpnent (3.2.d) 100% f Primary and JCPH faculty will participate annually in an internal r external faculty develpment activity/event related t instructin (4.1.d) 50% f Affiliated faculty will participate annually in an internal r external faculty develpment activity/event related t instructin (4.1.d) 50% f Primary and JCPH faculty will participate in mre than ne faculty develpment activity/event related t instructin (4.1.d) 75% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will participate in at least ne lcal, reginal, natinal, r internatinal cnference regarding public health instructin annually (4.1.d) 25% f Primary and JCPH faculty will present n a tpic related t public health instructin at a lcal, reginal, natinal, r internatinal cnference r webinar each year (4.1.d) 80% f students nt cntinuing n fr additinal educatin will be emplyed at 12 mnths pstgraduatin (2.7.b) 75% f students will rate their learning 4.0 r higher n a five pint scale n key cmpnents 2 f curse evaluatins (2.7.b) Graduating MPH students will give a mean satisfactin scre with the prgram f at least 3.0 ut f a 4.0 pint scale (2.7.b) MPH students cmpleting their clerkship will give a mean satisfactin scre f at least a 3.0 ut f a 4.0 scale. (2.7.b) 2 Student Assessment f Learning: Clarity f curse bjectives, Clarity f student respnsibilities/requirements fr curse, Level/degree f difficulty an which material is presented, Quality f instructinal materials, Use f class time, Value f class discussins, Encuragement given t participate in class, Explanatin f grading fr curse, Quality f graded assignments, Overall quality f curse 8

9 PROGRAM Strengthen admissins criteria fr the MPH prgram Increase availability f merit schlarships fr tp MPH applicants Increase full-time student enrllment. Imprve GPA and graduatin measures fr the MPH prgram Imprve utcmes f the MPH Capstne prject thrugh applicatin f a cmprehensive assessment rubric Evaluate admissins criteria t determine which nes are mst indicative f psitive utcmes (i.e., curse perfrmance; graduatin) Cntinue and enhance nging prgram evaluatin Prmte students self-directed learning thrugh tls such as self-assessments and e- prtflis The average GPA f Fall MPH applicants is at least a 3.3 ut f a 4.0 scale (minimum f 3.0) (4.3.f) The average GRE verbal scre f Fall MPH applicants 3 will be at r abve the 60 th percentile (minimum 50 th percentile) (4.3.f) The average GRE quantitative scre f Fall MPH applicants 4 will be at r abve the 50 th percentile (4.3.f) The average GRE writing scre f Fall MPH applicants 5 will be at least a 3.5 (minimum is 3.0) (4.3.f) 20% f enrlled MPH students will receive partial merit schlarships (1.6.d; 4.3.f) Increase the number f Fall One Year Plus enrllees by 5% every year (1.6.d) The average GPA f graduating students will be 3.5 r higher (2.7.b) 75% f students will graduate within 5 years f matriculatin (2.7.b) 90% f graduating students will scre 2.2 r higher n the revised Overall Capstne Evaluatin rubric (3 pint scale where 1 is substandard; 2 is prficient; and 3 is distinguished) (2.7.b) 20% f graduating students will scre 2.5 r higher n the revised Overall Capstne Evaluatin rubric (3 pint scale where 1 is substandard; 2 is prficient; and 3 is distinguished) (2.7.b) Crrelate current students admissins criteria with utcme measures (4.3.f) MPH faculty will review at least ne key prgram cntent area annually fr quality, integrity and timeliness and revise accrdingly (2.7.b) Intrduce eprtfli template and accmpanying training mdule t students by the academic year (1.7.i) 3 This applies nly t students entering the prgram with n previus graduate educatin (i.e., 3+ curses r previus graduate degree) 4 This applies nly t students entering the prgram with n previus graduate educatin (i.e., 3+ curses r previus graduate degree) 5 This applies nly t students entering the prgram with n previus graduate educatin (i.e., 3+ curses r previus graduate degree) 9

10 PROGRA M STUDENT FACULTY Research Objectives and Targets Outcme Measure Target 100% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will be actively engaged in at least ne schlarship activity (3.1.d; 4.1.d) Increase the number f faculty wh are engaged in public health-related schlarship initiatives. Increase the ability f faculty t develp public health-related schlarship initiatives. Increase faculty disseminatin f public health-related schlarship. Enhance the public health-related research skills f students t d advanced research. Enhance the quality f student schlarship. Increase student disseminatin in public health-related schlarship initiatives. Increase public health-related schlarship capacity. Prvide supprt t students fr public healthrelated schlarship pprtunities. 50% f Primary faculty will serve as an external reviewer fr a public health-related manuscript in a peer-reviewed jurnal r n a prpsal review cmmittee (study sectin) (3.1.d; 4.1.d) 75% f Primary Faculty will prvide students with pprtunities t engage in schlarship (3.1.d) 100% f Primary faculty will chair at least ne MPH Capstne prject 100% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will attend at least ne faculty develpment activity related t schlarship (1.6.d; 3.1.d; 4.1.d) 100% f Primary faculty will cntribute t at least ne peer-reviewed publicatin (3.1.d; 4.1.d) 100% f Primary faculty will present (ral presentatin r pster) their schlarship at a glbal, natinal, reginal r lcal cnference r webinar (1.6.d; 3.1.d; 4.1.d) 25% f graduating student will take 2 r mre advanced curses in research skills as their electives (PBH 512, 605, 606, and 609) (2.7.b; 3.1.d) The average scre f graduating students MPH Capstne research prjects will be a 2.3 r higher (3 pint scale where 1 is substandard; 2 is prficient; and 3 is distinguished) (2.7.b) 10% f graduated students will publish manuscripts in a peer-reviewed publicatin within 1 year f graduatin (2.7.b; 3.1.d) 20% f graduated students will present (ral presentatin, pster) their schlarship at a glbal, natinal, reginal r lcal cnference during their matriculatin r within ne year f graduatin (2.7.b; 3.1.d) Ensure that at least 4 f the nging schlarship activities/events are public health-related (3.1.d) Increase financial supprt t allw students t disseminate schlarship (1.6.d; 3.1.d) 10

11 PROGRAM STUDENT FACULTY Service Objectives and Targets Outcme Measure Increase faculty participatin and leadership in schl and university cmmittees and task frces. Increase faculty participatin and leadership in glbal, natinal, state, and/r lcal public health- related bards, cmmittees, task frces and ther cmmunity rganizatins. Increase student participatin in public healthrelated service activities. Prvide pprtunities fr wrkfrce develpment. Target 100% f Primary and JCPH faculty will serve n at least tw Cllege cmmittee (4.1.d) 50% f Primary faculty will serve n at least ne University cmmittee r task frce (4.1.d) 75% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will be actively invlved in natinal, state and/r lcal public health-related service activities (3.2.d; 4.1.d) 50% f Primary faculty will have served in a leadership capacity in natinal, state and/r lcal public health-related service activities (3.2.d; 4.1.d) 25% f Primary faculty will have engaged in a funded r unfunded wrkfrce develpment service activity in a glbal, natinal, state, and/r lcal public health setting (3.2.d; 4.1.d) 10% f students will have participated as a leader in at least ne public health-related activity (2.7.b; 3.2.d) 20% f students will have participated in a cllege r university cmmittee r task frce (2.7.b) Ensure that at least 3 f the nging service activities/events address cmmunity and/r public health wrkfrce develpment needs (3.2.d) 1.1.e Descriptin f the manner thrugh which the missin, values, gals and bjectives were develped, including a descriptin f hw varius specific stakehlder grups were invlved in their develpment. JCPH s MPH prgram missin, values, gals and bjectives were reviewed and revised in in the cntext f Framing the Future. A nineteen-member MPH Accreditatin Cmmittee with three Subcmmittees (Instructin, Research, and Service) was created t perfrm this review. Cmmittee members included nine faculty, fur staff, three alumni, and three students. Blackbard was used as an pen surce envirnment fr sharing infrmatin. The MPH Accreditatin Cmmittee met mnthly and the Subcmmittees met as needed. Changes were made t the previus missin statement t include terms such as well-being, ppulatins, experiential educatin, and sustainability that mre clsely captured the essence f Jeffersn s MPH prgram. The MPH Accreditatin Cmmittee develped cre values based n the revised missin in spring Cre values and the MPH Prgram missin are reviewed n an annual basis with input frm ther MPH cmmittees (MPH Faculty Cmmittee; MPH Curriculum Subcmmittee) and the MPH Cmmunity Advisry Bard (see Criterin 1.5.a). 11

12 The three Self-Study Subcmmittees initiated the develpment f the gal statement, specific gals, bjectives and measures. Dr. Carline Glab, Assciate Dean fr Academic and Student Affairs, chaired the Instructin Subcmmittee; Dr. David Delgad, Assciate Prfessr and Directr f the PhD prgram in Ppulatin Health Sciences, chaired the Research Subcmmittee; and Dr. Rbert Simmns, Assciate Prfessr and MPH Prgram Directr, chaired the Service Subcmmittee. Under the directin f the MPH Accreditatin Cmmittee, the Subcmmittees rganized their bjectives under three dmains Faculty, Student and Prgram. Relying n the expertise f the Subcmmittee members, at least ne bjective was develped fr each dmain and targets were chsen fr each f the measures. These decisins were based in part n available data. As data was cllected, the full Accreditatin Cmmittee discussed and refined the gals, bjectives and measures until cnsensus was reached. 1.1.f Descriptin f hw the missin, values, gals and bjectives are made available t the prgram s cnstituent grups, including the general public, and hw they are rutinely reviewed and revised t ensure relevance. The missin, values, gals and bjectives are made available t the prgram s cnstituent grups, including the general public, in varius ways: Publicatin in the JCPH nline Student Cmmunity n the JCPH website. The Student Cmmunity is the majr cmmunicatin vehicle between MPH students and the MPH prgram faculty and administratin. Discussin at MPH Student Orientatin. Prmulgatin thrugh SOPHAS, and virtual and in-persn JCPH MPH events. Disseminatin t and discussin with the MPH Cmmunity Advisry Bard (CAB). Disseminatin by the Admissins ffice thrugh lcal and natinal educatin fairs. Twice yearly Open Discussin meetings f MPH students with the MPH Prgram Directr. Disseminatin thrugh the primary MPH student rganizatin SAPHE Student Assciatin f Public Health Educatrs. Public Health electrnic and/r lcal activity during Natinal Public Health Week in April and Natinal Health Educatin Week in Octber. Publicatin in the JCPH newsletter, Ppulatin Health Matters and the University s semi-annual magazine, The Review which cntains cverage f JCPH MPH events and accmplishments, especially thse that highlight MH cmmunity service, cmmunity-based research, schlarly initiatives and awards. The MPH prgram missin, values, gals and bjectives are reviewed n a cntinuus basis and revised as needed via the fllwing venues: MPH Curriculum Subcmmittee f the JCPH Cmmittee n Curriculum & Academic Plicy. The Subcmmittee meets semi-mnthly with the last 2 meetings ccurring in July and Octber f 2015 (see ERF 1.5 MPH Curriculum Subcmmittee). 12

13 MPH Cmmunity Advisry Bard (CAB). CAB meets semi-annually with its last meeting ccurring in September During this meeting CAB was updated n the missin, values, gals and bjectives and asked t make any changes befre Octber 2015 (see Criterin 1.5.a). MPH Faculty Cmmittee (see Criterin 1.5.a) in cnjunctin with the MPH Prgram Directr and Dean/Assciate Dean. The MPH Faculty Cmmittee meets mnthly with infrmal meetings between faculty and the MPH Prgram Directr and Dean/Assciate Dean ccurring as needed. The last frmal MPH Faculty meeting ccurred in Nvember Infrmal Open Discussin meetings twice yearly with the MPH Prgram Directr and Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs. These frums address student issues, curricular changes, research and service pprtunities, and verall student engagement in the prgram. Regular meetings with SAPHE (Student Assciatin f Public Health Educatrs r SAPHE) under the mentrship f the Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs. SAPHE meets mnthly during the academic year (see Criterin1.5.e). 1.1.g Assessment f the extent t which this criterin is met and an analysis f the prgram s strengths, weaknesses and plans relating t this criterin. This criterin is met. Strengths The JCPH MPH prgram has a realistic and manageable set f prgram gals and bjectives in all three cre areas f instructin, service, and research fcused n ur faculty, ur students and the prgram as a whle. A wide range f internal and external stakehlders including ur MPH Cmmunity Advisry Bard have been engaged in the develpment f the MPH prgram missin, values, gals and bjectives. Challenges It is difficult t meet in persn with internal and external stakehlders t develp and revise the MPH prgram missin, values, gals and bjectives. Since the JCPH MPH Prgram is a generalist prgram, its missin, values, gals and bjectives need t reflect the breadth f learnings essential t a generalist prgram and this is nt always easy t d. Plans fr the Future Review and revise missin, gals, values and bjectives after the MPH curriculum has been reviewed and reflected in light f Framing the Future. The MPH Curriculum Subcmmittee will undertake this review in the academic year. 13

14 The Academic Prjects Crdinatr, Admissins Crdinatr, Capstne Crdinatr and Clerkship Crdinatr will be tasked with maintaining lists f available databases t assist in the review and revisin f measures and bjectives. 14

15 FACULTY Criterin 1.2 Evaluatin The prgram shall have an explicit prcess fr mnitring and evaluating its verall effrts against its missin, gals and bjectives; fr assessing the prgram s effectiveness in serving its varius cnstituencies and fr using evaluatin results in nging planning and decisin making t achieve its missin. As part f the evaluatin prcess, the prgram must cnduct an analytical Self-Study that analyzes the perfrmance against the accreditatin criteria defined in this dcument. 1.2.a Descriptin f the evaluatin prcesses used t mnitr prgress against bjectives defined in Criterin 1.1.d, including identificatin f the data systems and respnsible parties assciated with each bjective and with the evaluatin prcess as a whle. If these are cmmn acrss all bjectives, they need be described nly nce. If systems and respnsible parties vary by bjective r tpic area, sufficient infrmatin must be prvided t identify the systems and respnsible party fr each. The evaluatin prcesses used t mnitr prgress fr the MPH prgram rely n varius data surces and assessment mechanisms; these surces were als used t prepare this Self-Study: Instructin Objectives and Targets Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties Enhance instructinal viability Increase full-time MPH faculty t at Dean; Assciate thrugh recruitment f new fulltime least five.5 FTEs (1.6.d; 1.7.i; 4.1.d) Dean; Prgram faculty in cre areas f Directr public health (e.g., epidemilgy; Maintain maximum student/faculty Assciate Dean; bistatistics; behaviral health rati by headcunt f 8 t 1 (1.7.i; Prgram Directr thery) 4.1.d) Imprve the quality and integrity f curse design by Primary, JCPH (<0.5 FTE), Affiliated and Other faculty Slidify faculty teaching prtflis as the primary methd f self-evaluatin and determinatin f prfessinal gals with respect t teaching and learning 50% f curses will achieve minimum scre f 65 n Quality Matters natinal curse design rubric as mdified fr f2f learning (4.1.d) 100% f curse syllabi will have student learning bjectives and Cuncil f Linkages cmpetencies linked t graded assignments (4.1.d) 50% f curses will have grading rubrics fr all student written and ral assignments (4.1.d) 75% f Primary faculty will have a Teaching Prtfli (4.1.d) Assciate Dean; JCPH Directr f Faculty Develpment Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean; Academic Prjects Crdinatr Prgram Directr; Assciate; Academic Prjects Crdinatr Dean; Assciate Dean 15

16 Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties 75% f all MPH faculty will achieve Assciate Dean fr minimum scres f 4.0 n 10 basic Academic; MPH indicatrs 6 f quality instructin (4.1.d) Prgram Directr Imprve quality f instructin by bth Primary, JCPH (<0.5 FTE), Affiliated and Other faculty Faculty will embed experiential learning activities int their curses Faculty will embed service learning activities int their curses Incrprate nging faculty develpment with respect t teaching and learning int the academic fabric f the Cllege Enhance the schlarship f teaching and learning as it specifically applies t public health thrugh faculty attendance and/r participatin in lcal, reginal, natinal and 100% f Primary, JCPH, and Affiliated faculty will have annual perfrmance review with respect t their instructin (4.1.d) 100% f Other faculty will be reviewed fllwing each curse they teach (4.1.d) 20% f curses will have an experiential learning cmpnent (2.7.b) 20% f curses will have a service learning cmpnent (3.2.d) 100% f Primary and JCPH faculty will participate annually in an internal r external faculty develpment activity/event related t instructin (4.1.d) 50% f Affiliated faculty will participate annually in an internal r external faculty develpment activity/event related t instructin (4.1.d) 50% f Primary and JCPH faculty will participate in mre than ne faculty develpment activity/event related t instructin (4.1.d) 75% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will participate in at least ne lcal, reginal, natinal, r internatinal cnference regarding public health instructin annually (4.1.d) Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean; Prgram Directr Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean; Academic Prjects Crdinatr Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean; Academic Prjects Crdinatr Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean 6 Indicatrs f Quality Instructin: Instructr s mastery f subject matter, Instructr s ability t create student interest, Instructr s rganizatin f curse material, Instructr s explanatin f subject matter, Instructr s ability t present alternate explanatins when needed, Instructrs willingness t answer questins, Instructr s preparatin fr each class, Instructr s interest in student learning, Availability f instructr s help/supprt utside f class, 16

17 PROGRAM Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties internatinal cnferences 25% f Primary and JCPH faculty will present n a tpic related t public health instructin at a lcal, reginal, natinal, r internatinal cnference r webinar each year (4.1.d) Dean; Assciate Dean 80% f students nt cntinuing n fr additinal educatin will be emplyed at 12 mnths pst-graduatin (2.7.b) Imprve level f verall student achievement during the prgram and pst prgram as measured by GPA and pst-mph emplyment Imprve student learning utcmes fr each curse thrugh key cmpnents f curse evaluatins Imprve verall level f student satisfactin with the MPH prgram Increase level f student satisfactin with Clerkship (Practicum) experience Strengthen admissins criteria fr the MPH prgram 75% f students will rate their learning 4.0 r higher n a five pint scale n key cmpnents 8 f curse evaluatins (2.7.b) Graduating MPH students will give a mean satisfactin scre with the prgram f at least 3.0 ut f a 4.0 pint scale (2.7.b) MPH students cmpleting their clerkship will give a mean satisfactin scre f at least a 3.0 ut f a 4.0 scale. (2.7.b) The average GPA f Fall MPH applicants is at least a 3.3 ut f a 4.0 scale (minimum f 3.0) (4.3.f) Assciate Dean, Assistant Dean fr Student Fairs, Prgram Directr, JCPH Cmmittee n Student Affairs 7 Assciate Dean; MPH Prgram Directr Assciate Dean, Assistant Dean fr Student Fairs, Prgram Directr, JCPH Cmmittee n Student Affairs 9 Assciate Dean; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; MPH Prgram Directr; Clerkship Crdinatr MPH faculty; Clerkship Crdinatr; Capstne Crdinatr; Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs 7 In JCPH, the Cmmittee n Student Affairs handles items related t alumni 8 Student Assessment f Learning: Clarity f curse bjectives, Clarity f student respnsibilities/requirements fr curse, Level/degree f difficulty an which material is presented, Quality f instructinal materials, Use f class time, Value f class discussins, Encuragement given t participate in class, Explanatin f grading fr curse, Quality f graded assignments, Overall quality f curse 9 In JCPH, the Cmmittee n Student Affairs handles items related t alumni 17

18 Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties The average GRE verbal scre f Fall MPH applicants 10 will be at r abve the 60 th percentile (minimum 50 th percentile) (4.3.f) Admissins Crdinatr; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; Admissins Cmmittee; Academic Leadership Grup; Assciate Increase availability f merit schlarships fr tp MPH applicants Increase full-time student enrllment. The average GRE quantitative scre f Fall MPH applicants 11 will be at r abve the 50 th percentile (4.3.f) The average GRE writing scre f Fall MPH applicants 12 will be at least a 3.5 (minimum is 3.0) (4.3.f) 20% f enrlled MPH students will receive partial merit schlarships (1.6.d; 4.3.f) Increase the number f Fall One Year Plus enrllees by 5% every year (1.6.d) Dean Admissins Crdinatr; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; Admissins Cmmittee; Academic Leadership Grup; Assciate Dean Admissins Crdinatr; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; Admissins Cmmittee; Academic Leadership Grup; Assciate Dean JCPH Finance Officer; Assciate Dean; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs Admissins Crdinatr; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean 10 This applies nly t students entering the prgram with n previus graduate educatin (i.e., 3+ curses r previus graduate degree) 11 This applies nly t students entering the prgram with n previus graduate educatin (i.e., 3+ curses r previus graduate degree) 12 This applies nly t students entering the prgram with n previus graduate educatin (i.e., 3+ curses r previus graduate degree) 18

19 Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties The average GPA f graduating students will be 3.5 r higher (2.7.b) Imprve GPA and graduatin measures fr the MPH prgram Imprve utcmes f the MPH Capstne prject thrugh applicatin f a cmprehensive assessment rubric Evaluate admissins criteria t determine which nes are mst indicative f psitive utcmes (i.e., curse perfrmance; graduatin) 75% f students will graduate within 5 years f matriculatin (2.7.b) 90% f graduating students will scre 2.2 r higher n the revised Overall Capstne Evaluatin rubric (3 pint scale where 1 is substandard; 2 is prficient; and 3 is distinguished) (2.7.b) 20% f graduating students will scre 2.5 r higher n the revised Overall Capstne Evaluatin rubric (3 pint scale where 1 is substandard; 2 is prficient; and 3 is distinguished) (2.7.b) Crrelate current students admissins criteria with utcme measures (4.3.f) MPH faculty; Clerkship Crdinatr; Capstne Crdinatr; Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean fr Academic and Student Affairs; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs MPH faculty; Clerkship Crdinatr; Capstne Crdinatr; Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean fr Academic and Student Affairs; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs Assciate Dean; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; MPH Prgram Directr; Capstne Prject Crdinatr Assciate Dean; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; MPH Prgram Directr; Capstne Prject Crdinatr Admissins Crdinatr; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; Admissins Cmmittee; Academic Leadership Grup; Assciate Dean 19

20 FACULTY Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties Cntinue and enhance nging prgram evaluatin MPH faculty will review at least ne key prgram cntent area annually fr quality, integrity and timeliness and revise accrdingly (2.7.b) Assciate Dean; Prgram Directr Prmte students self-directed learning thrugh tls such as self-assessments and e-prtflis Research Objectives and Targets Intrduce eprtfli template and accmpanying training mdule t students by the academic year (1.7.i) Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs; Prgram Directr Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties 100% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated Dean; Assciate Dean faculty will be actively engaged in at least ne schlarship activity (3.1.d; 4.1.d) Increase the number f faculty wh are engaged in public health-related schlarship initiatives. Increase the ability f faculty t develp public health-related schlarship initiatives. Increase faculty disseminatin f public health-related schlarship. 50% f Primary faculty will serve as an external reviewer fr a public healthrelated manuscript in a peer-reviewed jurnal r n a prpsal review cmmittee (study sectin) (3.1.d; 4.1.d) 75% f Primary Faculty will prvide students with pprtunities t engage in schlarship (3.1.d) 100% f Primary faculty will chair at least ne MPH Capstne prject 100% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will attend at least ne faculty develpment activity related t schlarship (1.6.d; 3.1.d; 4.1.d) 100% f Primary faculty will cntribute t at least ne peer-reviewed publicatin (3.1.d; 4.1.d) 100% f Primary faculty will present (ral presentatin r pster) their schlarship at a glbal, natinal, reginal r lcal cnference r webinar (1.6.d; 3.1.d; 4.1.d) Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean; Prgram Directr; Capstne Crdinatr Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean 20

21 PROGRAM STUDENT Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties 25% f graduating student will take 2 r mre advanced curses in research skills as their electives (PBH 512, 605, 606, and 609) (2.7.b; 3.1.d) Enhance the public healthrelated research skills f students t d advanced research. Enhance the quality f student schlarship. Increase student disseminatin in public health-related schlarship initiatives. Increase public health-related schlarship capacity. Prvide supprt t students fr public health-related schlarship pprtunities. The average scre f graduating students MPH Capstne research prjects will be a 2.3 r higher (3 pint scale where 1 is substandard; 2 is prficient; and 3 is distinguished) (2.7.b) 10% f graduated students will publish manuscripts in a peer-reviewed publicatin within 1 year f graduatin (2.7.b; 3.1.d) 20% f graduated students will present (ral presentatin, pster) their schlarship at a glbal, natinal, reginal r lcal cnference during their matriculatin r within ne year f graduatin (2.7.b; 3.1.d) Ensure that at least 4 f the nging schlarship activities/events are public health-related (3.1.d) Increase financial supprt t allw students t disseminate schlarship (1.6.d; 3.1.d) MPH faculty; Clerkship Crdinatr; Capstne Crdinatr; Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean fr Academic and Student Affairs; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs Capstne Crdinatr; Prgram Directr; Assciate Dean fr Academic and Student Affairs; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs MPH faculty; Assciate Dean, Assistant Dean fr Student Fairs, Prgram Directr, JCPH Cmmittee n Student Affairs 13 MPH faculty; Assciate Dean, Assistant Dean fr Student Fairs, Prgram Directr, JCPH Cmmittee n Student Affairs 14 Dean; Assciate Dean; Prgram Directr; MPH faculty JCPH Finance Officer; Assciate Dean; Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs 13 In JCPH, the Cmmittee n Student Affairs handles items related t alumni 14 In JCPH, the Cmmittee n Student Affairs handles items related t alumni 21

22 PROGRAM STUDENT FACULTY Service Objectives and Targets Outcme Measure Target Respnsible Parties 100% f Primary and JCPH faculty will Dean; Assciate Dean Increase faculty participatin and serve n at least tw Cllege leadership in schl and cmmittee (4.1.d) university cmmittees and task 50% f Primary faculty will serve n at Dean; Assciate Dean frces. least ne University cmmittee r task Increase faculty participatin and leadership in glbal, natinal, state, and/r lcal public healthrelated bards, cmmittees, task frces and ther cmmunity rganizatins. Increase student participatin in public health-related service activities. Prvide pprtunities fr wrkfrce develpment. See ERF 1.2 Evaluatin Prcess fr mre details Incming Student Metrics and Infrmatin frce (4.1.d) 75% f Primary, JCPH and Affiliated faculty will be actively invlved in natinal, state and/r lcal public health-related service activities (3.2.d; 4.1.d) 50% f Primary faculty will have served in a leadership capacity in natinal, state and/r lcal public health-related service activities (3.2.d; 4.1.d) 25% f Primary faculty will have engaged in a funded r unfunded wrkfrce develpment service activity in a glbal, natinal, state, and/r lcal public health setting (3.2.d; 4.1.d) 10% f students will have participated as a leader in at least ne public healthrelated activity (2.7.b; 3.2.d) 20% f students will have participated in a cllege r university cmmittee r task frce (2.7.b) Ensure that at least 3 f the nging service activities/events address cmmunity and/r public health wrkfrce develpment needs (3.2.d) Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean Dean; Assciate Dean Assistant Dean f Student Affairs; Prgram Directr Assistant Dean f Student Affairs; Prgram Directr Dean; Assciate Dean; Prgram Directr; MPH faculty Applicant Data: Individual student level assessment begins prir t matriculatin int the MPH prgram and includes such pre-requisite requirements as undergraduate cursewrk, recmmended elective curses, verall grade pint average (GPA), cmmunity r vlunteer service and perfrmance n standardized tests such as the Graduate Recrd Examinatin (GRE). The MPH prgram has rlling admissins and thus student applicatins are reviewed weekly as necessary, althugh there is a July deadline fr fall matriculatin and a Nvember deadline fr spring matriculatin. 22

23 Financial Aid: JCPH tracks the amunt f merit-based schlarship funding available t eligible MPH students with the gal f increasing such funding annually. Gals are established at the March budget negtiatin sessins each year. Pst Matriculatin Metrics and Assessment Tls Student Perfrmance: Fllwing matriculatin, student perfrmance is evaluated by nging assessment f their prgress in individual cre and elective curses, clerkship activities (including cmpletin f required number f hurs), capstne prjects, participatin in student leadership and service activities, verall maintenance f a minimum GPA f 3.0, and graduatin rates. Student Learning: A variety f direct assessment tls are used t assess student learning thrughut their prgressin thrugh the MPH prgram including: essays, written papers, reflectin papers (required fr Clerkship experience), written and public defense f the Capstne prject (including rubric-based evaluatin requiring minimum f 2 n 3-pint scale). eprtflis: In the MPH prgram intrduced student e-prtflis as an additinal way t mnitr student prgress and accmplishments. A template was develped fr student use and initial instructin was prvided in PBH 501 Intrductin t Public Health and reinfrced by MPH faculty and the Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs. The e-prtflis are hused in Blackbard Learn, the University s Learning Management System. Exit Interviews: Between 2012 and 2014, the frmer Capstne and Clerkship Crdinatr (Nancy Chernett) cnducted exit interviews with graduating students. These frmal interviews engaged students t express their satisfactin with the prgram and any recmmendatins they had fr prgram imprvement. Mentring and Advising: Faculty prvide nging mentring, but, ftentimes, student mentring is directly tied t faculty seeking wrk-study funding fr students r t the need f students t develp relatinships with specific faculty members based n curses taken r future s ptential Capstne Cmmittee Chairs. The Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs prvides academic and nn-academic advising. Academic advising ccurs prir t each new term. Nnacademic advising is nging and includes public health career develpment, including cntacts, resurces and ther pst-mph advice, e.g., public health credentials and certificatin; membership in varius cmmunity health rganizatins; and service prjects utside f the MPH prgram. Lngitudinal Surveys Thmas Jeffersn University is unique in that it was ne f the nly academic health centers natinally that has been surveying faculty and students ver a lng cntinuus span f time. The surveys began in the 1940s with medical cllege faculty and students and were extended in the early 1980s t students and faculty f ther clleges in the University. JCPH was added t the prcess in , the first year it enrlled students fr its prgrams. The surveys are administered and initially analyzed by the Office f Institutinal Research (OIR) (see ERF 1.2 Lngitudinal Surveys). 23

24 Annual Student Surveys: OIR cnducts annual surveys f MPH students. Tw f the surveys in the lngitudinal study have questins related t student satisfactin with their Jeffersn experience. These surveys are given t students after ne year/term in the prgram (OIR Matriculant Survey) and again upn graduatin (OIR Student Exit Survey). On the latter survey, there are three majr sectins cntaining questins related t (1) students academic accmplishments, (2) the learning envirnment, and (3) Jeffersn resurces. Alumni Surveys: OIR tracks graduate/alumni satisfactin fr JCPH. Graduates are surveyed abut emplyment (satisfactin with hw Jeffersn has prepared them fr their career, salary infrmatin, public health practice skills and cmpetencies learned frm the MPH prgram, and ther items specific t the MPH prgram). Alumni satisfactin surveys are cnducted at 1 year pst-graduatin. Emplyment and Emplyer Surveys: In additin t rating satisfactin with aspects f their emplyment and Jeffersn s preparatin fr their career, students are asked t prvide emplyment infrmatin and emplyer cntact. OIR then surveys emplyers t gauge their satisfactin with Jeffersn graduates. Faculty Survey: OIR cnducts an annual survey f faculty satisfactin that includes multiple areas salary, research supprt, gvernance, wrk-life balance, wrk satisfactin, etc. Starting in 2015, the Office f Faculty Affairs will cnduct these annual surveys. Instructinal Assessment Curse evaluatins: Students d detailed curse evaluatins upn cmpletin f each curse (see ERF 1.2 Curse Evaluatins and Table 1.2.1). Curse Syllabi: All syllabi are reviewed prir t each curse presentatin t assure that they cntain clear learning gals, bjectives and measurement tls. MPH curse syllabi were reviewed and revised if required in the academic year t achieve gals established by MPH faculty (see Criterin 2.6.a fr mre details). MPH syllabi are prvided in ERF 2.3 MPH Curse Syllabi. Curse Cmpetencies: Using a master MPH curse crsswalk, all syllabi are peridically reviewed t assure inclusin f apprpriate cmpetencies based n the Cuncil f Linkages (see Table and ERF 2.6 Cmplete Cmpetency Crsswalk). Curse Design: Curse design, including syllabi, are peridically reviewed using the Quality Matters curse design rubric as adapted fr face-t-face learning; the rubric prduces a numerical metric as t quality f the curse design. See ERF 1.2 Quality Matters Curse Design Rubric fr mre infrmatin. Experiential and Service Learning: Experiential and service learning bjectives have been added t MPH instructin, and experiential and service learning experiences have been embedded within MPH curses. A questin n experiential learning and service learning has been added t student curse evaluatins beginning in Spring During MPH faculty and the MPH Accreditatin Cmmittee priritized experiential and service learning as imprtant 24

25 cmpnents f instructin and established initial bjectives and measures fr these bjectives (Table 1.2.1). Faculty Assessment Faculty are evaluated in the fllwing ways: Curse Evaluatins (see abve) Curse Design (see abve) Annual Perfrmance Review: The Dean/Assciate Dean fr Academic and Student Affairs cnducts an annual Perfrmance Review each June with each full-time MPH and JCPH faculty member. In additin t reviewing teaching prtflis, the meeting als reviews written prfessinal gals and faculty achievement frm the previus year and the establishment f gals fr the cming year. An updated CV is presented and kept n file. Depending n the results f the meeting, specific actin r imprvement items are delineated, timelines are established and a fllw up meeting is scheduled fr the fllwing December. See ERF 4.2 Faculty Handbk and Tables and fr mre infrmatin. Teaching Prtflis: The Perfrmance Review examines an extensive mandatry Teaching Prtfli which is updated annually, including curse evaluatins, and requires a written summary f research, schlarship and service perfrmed during the previus year, including participatin n Jeffersn, lcal, state and natinal bards and cmmittees. Other Student Meetings: Quarterly infrmal student meetings with the MPH Prgram Directr and the Assistant Dean began in the at the request f students. Discussin tpics are slicited via MPH Student Cmmunity (MPH prgram s nline prtal fr cmmunicating with students) n Blackbard and thrugh SAPHE, the MPH public health student rganizatin. Results frm thse discussins are shared directly with students and faculty via Blackbard and at frmal and infrmal meetings. 1.2.b Descriptin f hw the results f the evaluatin prcesses described in Criterin 1.2.a are mnitred, analyzed, cmmunicated and regularly used by managers respnsible fr enhancing the quality f prgrams and activities. Incming Student Metrics and Infrmatin Applicant Data: The Academic Leadership Grup (whse members verlap with the Admissins Cmmittee) review newly admitted student data fllwing fall and spring admissins t determine trends r patterns and t make necessary recmmendatins depending n the results f these findings. Financial Aid: During the admissins review prcess, students are autmatically reviewed fr merit schlarship eligibility. 25

26 Pst Matriculatin Metrics and Assessment Tls Student Perfrmance: Student achievement data is mnitred and addressed during regular mnthly meetings and shared with the MPH Faculty Cmmittee, MPH Curriculum Subcmmittee and MPH CAB as apprpriate. Student Learning: Faculty mnitr and assess curse assignments. Mnitring and management f capstne research prjects is the primary respnsibility f a full-time MPH staff/faculty member; capstne prjects are discussed with the MPH Faculty Cmmittee and Assciate Dean n a regular basis. eprtflis (see abve) Exit Interviews: The frmer CC was respnsible fr infrmally analyzing the interviews and cmmunicating with MPH Prgram Directr. Mentring and Advising: Faculty are respnsible fr cmmunicating with the Assistant Dean fr Student Affairs cncerning any issues that may arise with students. The Assistant Dean mnitrs all students and regularly apprises the MPH Prgram Directr and Assciate Dean if necessary. Lngitudinal Surveys Annual Student Surveys (see abve) Alumni Surveys (see abve) Emplyment and Emplyer Surveys (see abve) Faculty Survey (see abve) Instructinal Assessment Curse evaluatins: The Assciate Dean and Prgram Directr review the results f student curse evaluatins fllwing the cmpletin f each trimester and share the results with the apprpriate faculty member. Each curse evaluatin is added t the faculty member s frmal Teaching Prtfli. Shuld the curse evaluatin indicate areas f cncern, the MPH Prgram Directr and/r Assciate Dean discuss the evaluatin results with the instructr and develp imprvement strategies. Issues raised in multiple curses may be addressed in a MPH Curriculum Subcmmittee meeting. Curse Syllabi: The MPH Prgram Directr and Academic Prjects Crdinatr reviews curse syllabi annually and assist faculty with any necessary changes. Curse Cmpetencies: A crsswalk linking each MPH curse with specific public health cmpetencies was cmpleted in and shared with faculty and the MPH Accreditatin Cmmittee fr use in determining MPH Prgram cmpetencies (see ERF 2.6 Cmplete Cmpetency Crsswalk and Table 2.6.1). Curse Design: Curses are evaluated using the adapted Quality Matters rubric (see ERF 1.2 Quality Matters Curse Design Rubric). 26