Faculty members and researchers from the School of Public Health have been invited to present their paper about the school’s DrPH Program in Community Health and Prevention at the 12th World Congress on Public Health, which will be held in Istanbul, Turkey from April 27 – May 1, 2009.
Officials from the World Congress recently notified Dr. Lisa Ulmer, the chair of the School of Public Health's Department of Community Health and Prevention, that the paper "Using Social Constructivist Theory and Principles of Service Learning to Transform Public Health Doctoral Education" [Abstract] was selected for presentation at the conference. The paper was authored by Dr. Ulmer, as well as Eunice Omange, MS, Alia Turganbaeva, MD, MPH, and Yeetey Enuameh, MD, MPH, who are all doctoral students at the School of Public Health.
The Congress is organized by the World Federation of Public Health Associations (WFPHA), in collaboration with the Turkish Public Health Association. The President of Turkey, Abdullah GUL, will participate in the Opening Ceremony of the Congress, along with Dr. Margaret Chan, Director General of the World Health Organization, and other key public health leaders and scientists from all over the world. As presenters, representatives from the school will have the opportunity to enjoy and contribute to the Congress’ program, as well as meet with these leaders and other colleagues.
The DrPH program in Community Health and Prevention prepares candidates for leadership roles in education, research, and practice through theoretical and content study as well as practical experience. Upon graduation DrPH students in Community Health and Prevention are expected to attain five core competencies for understanding and solving public health problems. The core competencies for the DrPH program, shown below, integrate public health competencies developed by the Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice with the unique characteristics of the Department faculty and the practice community.