DrPH Core Competencies

• Analyze a public health problem and determine appropriate sources of data and methods for problem identification, program planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Relevant courses: PubH 249, 260, 403, 415, 417.
• Develop and analyze hypotheses that can be tested by appropriate quantitative or qualitative research designs and methodologies. Relevant courses: PubH 247, 252, 415, 416, 417.
• Synthesize and evaluate research conducted by others. Relevant courses: PubH 401, 415, 416, 417.
• Design strategies to accurately and effectively describe public health, economic, administrative, legal, social, political, and cultural implications of different health policy options. Relevant courses: PubH 247, 401, 403, 415.
• Design grant proposals to address public health problems. Relevant courses: PubH 416, 417.
• Present public health data and research syntheses to scientific and professional audiences and the public. Relevant courses: PubH 410, 417.
• Defend the feasibility and expected outcomes of different policy options and transform them into organizations, plans, processes, and programs. Relevant courses: PubH 247, 401, 415, 417.
• Appraise the dynamic forces that contribute to cultural diversity and develop responsive plans and programs. Relevant courses: PubH 247, 252, 401, 415.
• Assess the determinants of health and illness, factors that contribute to health promotion and disease prevention, and factors that influence the use and cost of public health services in a population. Relevant courses: 249, 252, 260, 403, 417.
• Develop and defend a budget statement that presents programmatic fiscal requirements to achieve stated objectives. Relevant courses: PubH 401.
• Describe the theory of organizational structure and its relation to professional practice. Relevant courses: PubH 247, 201, 416.
• Support a culture of ethical standards of conduct in the research process and within organizations and communities. Relevant courses: PubH 401, 416, 417.
• Lead a team of diverse professionals reflecting shared values and vision to achieve specific objectives. Relevant courses: PubH 401.