CGH 306: Supervised Field Training in Public Health. What is a field training experience? What is the purpose of field training requirement?

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1 CGH 306: Supervised Field Traiig i Public Health Orietatio ad Aswers to Frequetly Asked Questios What is a field traiig experiece? A itegrative, practical experiece i the CGU MPH program Worth 4 uits of coursework Timeframe of placemet is 1 semester to as much as a 1 year term Take after completio of all MPH core ad cocetratio courses What is the purpose of field traiig requiremet? Provides a professioal experiece where kowledge from coursework is applied i a real-world settig Applies existig skills ad the opportuity to ew oes Studets gai experiece withi the field of public health ad specializatio Fosters professioal etworkig Addresses ad reflects o MPH studet competecies Provides a guided, supportive trasitio from studet to professioal life. 1

2 What is a preceptor? Aother ame for your site supervisor Appropriate metorship preceptors must have public health credetials or appropriate health related ad experiece Preceptor caot be your faculty advisor/metor What kids of agecies have studets foud field experieces? Health departmets Healthcare orgaizatios No-profit orgaizatios Worksite programs Iteratioal cotacts Govermet agecies Schools/Colleges/Uiversities What specific sites have studets foud field experieces i the past? Azusa Neighborhood Welless Ceter City of Hope Cities of Chio, Claremot, Racho Cucamoga Childre s Hospital Los Ageles Foothill AIDS Project Plaed Parethood Orage Couty & Sa Berardio Veteras Beefits Admiistratio-Hoolulu Regioal Office Riverside, Sa Berardio Couty Idia Health Ic. School of Public Health, Uiversity of the Wester Cape UCLA Divisio of Cacer Prevetio ad Cotrol Research Olive View-UCLA Medical Ceter 2

3 Are field experieces paid? Not expected/required May be egotiated betwee studet ad preceptor Uiversity usually is ot ivolved i egotiatig salary/wage arragemets What is a waiver ad who is eligible to apply? Certai studets may be eligible for a partial waiver of the hour requiremet. Requests for a waiver of 200 of the 400 hour requiremet are cosidered ad approved o a idividual basis. Studets with previous public health employmet may be eligible for a partial waiver of hours. Applicatios will oly be cosidered if a studet ca verify three years of cotiuous, paid, public health employmet prior to erollmet i the MPH program How do I apply for a waiver? Recommeded time frame is o later tha semester prior to start of itership Studets shall submit a siged waiver form alog with a 2-3 page (sigle-spaced) arrative describig relevat public health work experiece. A review committee assesses the relevace of the previous work experiece. Studets will be cotacted by the MPH Program Maager withi 2-3 weeks with a decisio. Decisios of the pael are fial. A letter cofirmig a waiver of hours will be set to the studet. 3

4 What are the prerequisites for coductig field traiig? 1. Complete MPH core ad cocetratio coursework (or be i the fial semester of coursework) 2. Complete the Studet Iterview Form ad schedule a meetig with the Field Traiig Coordiator to discuss: Iterests ad possible sites for field traiig experiece Agecy Affiliatio paperwork Placemet search strategy Whe should I cotact the Field Traiig Coordiator to discuss opportuities? Make a appoitmet with the field traiig coordiator oe semester prior to the start of your field traiig experiece. The site must be approved ad the affiliatio paperwork should be completed prior to startig your hours. What factors should I cosider whe selectig a field traiig experiece? What do I wat to lear durig this experiece? What skills do I have ad how ca I cotribute to the agecy? Is the agecy located i a commuity with which I am already somewhat familiar? Is the agecy located where I might be able to stay with frieds or family to reduce costs? Is the eviromet of the site ad travel to ad from the site safe? Does the experiece represet the type of settig i which I would evetually like to be employed? Is the agecy located i a commuity large eough to likely cotai sigificat employmet optios ito which I might etwork? Is the agecy located i a area of the coutry where I would like to live? 4

5 What are some strategies & resources to idetify field experieces? Check aoucemets regardig itership opportuities circulated through SCGH admiistratio Check the list of CGU-MPH affiliated sites Cosult the Field Traiig Coordiator or Faculty Supervisor Cotact agecies directly regardig opeigs Go o iformatioal iterviews Speak to studets ad alumi about their experieces Coect with guest speakers i your classes, paelists from symposiums Explore olie resources (APHA, ASPPH) Do I pay tuitio for field traiig uits? Yes, field traiig uits cout as part of the credit hours ecessary for graduatio. Studets must be erolled ad pay all tuitio fees (i.e. cost of trasportatio to the field traiig site, materials) required for these uits Studets eroll i 4 uits of CGH 306 durig oe of their last semesters at CGU. What are the steps ivolved i completig the field traiig requiremet? 1. Complete the studet iterest form i preparatio for a meetig with the Field Traiig Coordiator to discuss possible sites ad strategies 2. Cotact ad iterview with potetial sites 3. Acquire approval of the placemet from the Field Traiig Coordiator 4. Meet with the Field Traiig Faculty Supervisor to go over the requiremets for CGH 306 ad determie the semester of registratio 5. Begi field traiig hours 6. Register for CGH 306 ad begi completig course requiremets 5

6 What are the requiremets for the supervised field traiig course: CGH 306? 1. Complete a learig cotract 2. Keep track of your hours with a timecard 3. Submit reflective jourals 4. Submit mid-poit resposes ad schedule a optioal meetig with Field Traiig Faculty Supervisor to discuss 5. Develop ad preset a poster summarizig your experiece 6. Complete a studet evaluatio What are the deadlies? Must submit the Learig Cotract before attaimet of 100 or 50 hours of work depedig upo your particular requiremet Register for CGH 306 i the semester you aticipate completig the requiremet Submit Applicatio for Poster Presetatio Form to the Field Traiig Coordiator at least 1 week prior to the evet To receive a fial grade, you must submit all deliverables before the ed of the term, as outlied i the CGH 306 course syllabus How is the grade for CGH 306 determied? Graded Satisfactory/Usatisfactory Satisfactory performace: Completio of hour requiremet (400 or 200) Accomplishmet of project objectives & studet competecies Isights about experiece & relevace of previous coursework reflected i jourals, mid-poit review resposes ad studet evaluatio Preceptor s recommeded evaluatio of studet s progress Deliver a acceptable poster presetatio Usatisfactory performace Isufficiet documetatio of items above Field Traiig Faculty Supervisor will provide further guidace if performace is usatisfactory Deliver a uacceptable poster presetatio 6

7 What do I do if I am ivolved with data that might be used for my field traiig experiece? Develop proposal uder supervisio of faculty advisor ad preceptors Gai approval of proposal Submit to IRB for approval, as ecessary Additioal Iformatio For more iformatio, please refer to the MPH Supervised Field Traiig Maual ad forms available at: Cotact MPH Program Admiistratio Field Traiig Coordiator: Bree Hemigway Field Traiig Faculty Supervisor: Dr. Darlee Peterso 7

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