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Master of Public Health

E172 General Hospital
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 384-5991

 

 

 

Practicum Experience

As a capstone experience for the Master of Public Health degree, students complete a 200-contact-hour Practicum project in a public health setting. This project, including a final written report and a professional presentation, constitutes the final examination of the MPH degree. A site for each Practicum project will be selected by the student with guidance from the course faculty, which has developed working relationships with a variety of organizations that address public health issues.

The Practicum Syllabus

The Practicum Course Syllabus has been revised to help students successfully complete the Practicum. The sylllabus contains requirements, guidelines, deadlines and additional information about the Practicum Experience. Students are encouraged to read it carefully.

Other Requirements and Guidelines

Required webcasts

Students are required to attend the MPH Seminar, "Preparing for the Practicum," or to view the following web cast before beginning their Practicum project:

Forms

Instructions and Guidelines

Please review each of these sections carefully for specifics instructions on the process of the Practicum Experience.

Additional Information

Practice Sites and Preceptors

The following list includes a sampling of former and potential practice sites and preceptors:

Practice Opportunites

The following sites provide additional information about internships and other practice opportunities:

Important Dates

Important dates for Fall Semester 2009

  • Monday, August 24 - Opening of Classes
  • Tuesday, November 3 - MPH Seminar "Preparing for the Practicum"
  • Wednesday, December 9 - Poster Session, EMRB 1st Floor Atrium
  • Friday, December 18 - Last day for Oral Presentations

Important dates for Spring Semester 2010

  • Tuesday, January 19 - Opening of Classes
  • TBD - MPH Seminar "Preparing for the Practicum"
  • Thursday, May 6 - Poster Session, EMRB 1st Floor Atrium
  • Friday, May 14 - Last day for Oral Presentations

Contact Information

Course Faculty

Contact information for practicum course faculty can be found in the Course Syllabus

Course Email

For the fastest response, please direct email correspondence to mph-practicum@uiowa.edu, which is monitored Monday through Friday. Course faculty may also be contacted individually.

 

site updated September 2009

 
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