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The aim of this study is to enrich public health emergency management (PHEM) curricula and increase the workforce readiness of graduates through the implementation of an innovative curriculum structure centered around simulation and the creation of authentic learning experiences into a mastery-based Disaster Preparedness graduate certificate program launched in 2016 at the Colorado School of Public Health. Learners progress through a sequence of increasingly complex discussion and operations-based exercises designed to align with training methodologies used by future employers in the disaster response field, covering PHEM fundamentals and domestic and international disaster preparedness and response. Preliminary feedback is overwhelmingly positive, equating the experience to securing an internship. Embedding simulation-based exercises and authentic learning environments into graduate curricula exposes learners to diverse disaster scenarios, provides occasion for practicing critical thinking and dynamic problem solving, increases familiarity with anticipated emergency situations, and builds the confidence necessary for exercising judgment in a real-world situation. This novel curriculum should serve as a model for graduate programs wishing to enrich traditional training tactics using a typical school of public health support and alignment with community resources. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:777-781).
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Defesa Civil/educação , Prática de Saúde Pública , Treinamento por Simulação/métodos , Defesa Civil/métodos , Colorado , Educação Profissional em Saúde Pública/métodos , Educação Profissional em Saúde Pública/tendências , Humanos , Administração em Saúde Pública/educação , Administração em Saúde Pública/métodos , Treinamento por Simulação/tendências , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
Fundamento: las instituciones médicas tienen definido su encargo social, para ello conciben la formación de estudiantes de Medicina con un sólido sistema de conocimientos. Objetivo: caracterizar la disciplina Preparación para la Defensa en la formación de estudiantes de Medicina por la significación especial de esta en su formación integral. Métodos: se desarrolló una investigación descriptiva con predominio de métodos cualitativos en la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río, de enero a febrero 2015. Se utilizaron métodos de los niveles teórico, entre ellos: el analítico-sintético, inductivo-deductivo, histórico-lógico y el abstracto a lo concreto; y empíricos: el análisis documental del plan de estudio de la disciplina Preparación para la Defensa, y la encuesta a los estudiantes para indagar sobre el tema. Resultados: la disciplina Preparación para la Defensa declara un sistema de conocimientos, habilidades y valores que garantizan el desempeño de los estudiantes de la carrera de Medicina. La mayoría de los alumnos la consideraron pertinente, y todos reconocieron su valor para la formación integral del profesional ante situaciones de contingencia. Se constató la necesidad de establecer nexos de continuidad con materias de la disciplina Medicina General Integral. Conclusiones: se identificaron las fotalezas de la disciplina para formar modos de actuación positivos en los futuros médicos ante situaciones de contingencias, y se aprecia que sus contenidos pueden enriquecerse con otras materias del currículo a partir de la identificación de los núcleos de contenidos que tienen potencialidades para la integración disciplinar.
Background: the medical institutions have a well defined social commitment, for this, the training of Medicine students is conceived with a solid knowledge system. Objective: to characterize the discipline Preparation for Defense in the training of medical students because of the special significance of this in their comprehensive formation. Methods: a descriptive research was developed with predominance of the qualitative methods in Pinar del Río University of Medical Sciences, from January to February of 2015. Methods of the theoretical level were used, among them, The analytic-synthetic, inductive-deductive, historical-logical and the abstract-concrete; And empirical ones: documentary analysis of the curriculum of the discipline Preparation for Defense and the survey to students to inquire about the subject. Results: the discipline Preparation for Defense declares a system of knowledge, skills and values ??that guarantee the performance of medical students. Most of the students considered it interesting, and all recognized its value for the comprehensive formation of the professional in situations of contingency. It was verified the need to establish continuity links with subjects of the Comprehensive General Medicine discipline. Conclusions: the potentialities of the discipline were identified to form positive ways of performance in future doctors in situations of contingencies, and it is appreciated that their contents can be enriched with other subjects of the curriculum through the identification of the core contents that have potentialities for disciplinary integration.
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Estudantes de Medicina , Defesa Civil/educação , Educação MédicaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Since the tragic events experienced on September 11, 2001, and other recent events such as the hurricane devastation in the southeastern parts of the country and the emergent H1N1 season, the need for a competent public health workforce has become vitally important for securing and protecting the greater population. OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of the study was to assess the training needs of the U.S. Mexico border states public health workforce. METHODS: The Arizona Center for Public Health Preparedness of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at The University of Arizona implemented a border-wide needs assessment. The online survey was designed to assess and prioritize core public health competencies as well as bioterrorism, infectious disease, and border/binational training needs. RESULTS: Approximately 80% of the respondents were employed by agencies that serve both rural and urban communities. Respondents listed 23 different functional roles that best describe their positions. Approximately 35% of the respondents were primarily employed by state health departments, twenty-seven percent (30%) of the survey participants reported working at the local level, and 19% indicated they worked in other government settings (e.g. community health centers and other non-governmental organizations). Of the 163 survey participants, a minority reported that they felt they were well prepared in the Core Bioterrorism competencies. The sections on Border Competency, Surveillance/Epidemiology, Communications/Media Relations and Cultural Responsiveness, did not generate a rating of 70% or greater on the importance level of survey participants. CONCLUSIONS: The study provided the opportunity to examine the issues of public health emergency preparedness within the framework of the border as a region addressing both unique needs and context. The most salient findings highlight the need to enhance the border competency skills of individuals whose roles include a special focus on emergency preparedness and response along the US-Mexico border.
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Saúde Pública/educação , Adulto , Idoso , Bioterrorismo , Defesa Civil/educação , Competência Cultural , Coleta de Dados , Escolaridade , Humanos , Meios de Comunicação de Massa , México , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Competência Profissional , População Rural , Sudoeste dos Estados Unidos , População Urbana , Recursos HumanosAssuntos
Emigração e Imigração , Emprego , Higiene Militar , Militares , Pobreza , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Defesa Civil/economia , Defesa Civil/educação , Defesa Civil/história , Defesa Civil/legislação & jurisprudência , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/educação , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/história , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/legislação & jurisprudência , Emigrantes e Imigrantes/psicologia , Emigração e Imigração/história , Emigração e Imigração/legislação & jurisprudência , Emprego/economia , Emprego/história , Emprego/legislação & jurisprudência , Emprego/psicologia , História do Século XVIII , Higiene Militar/economia , Higiene Militar/educação , Higiene Militar/história , Higiene Militar/legislação & jurisprudência , Medicina Militar/economia , Medicina Militar/educação , Medicina Militar/história , Medicina Militar/legislação & jurisprudência , Militares/educação , Militares/história , Militares/legislação & jurisprudência , Militares/psicologia , Pobreza/economia , Pobreza/etnologia , Pobreza/história , Pobreza/legislação & jurisprudência , Pobreza/psicologia , Áreas de Pobreza , Classe Social , Seguridade Social/economia , Seguridade Social/etnologia , Seguridade Social/história , Seguridade Social/legislação & jurisprudência , Seguridade Social/psicologia , Espanha/etnologiaAssuntos
População Negra , Colonialismo , Comércio , Política , Saccharum , Trabalho , População Negra/educação , População Negra/etnologia , População Negra/história , População Negra/legislação & jurisprudência , População Negra/psicologia , Defesa Civil/economia , Defesa Civil/educação , Defesa Civil/história , Defesa Civil/legislação & jurisprudência , Colonialismo/história , Comércio/economia , Comércio/educação , Comércio/história , Cuba/etnologia , História do Século XIX , Humanos , Trabalho/economia , Trabalho/história , Trabalho/fisiologia , Trabalho/psicologiaRESUMO
Reúne el siguiente material informativo: Cuidate pintando, dirigido a niños; Servicio telefónico 103 emergencias, donde se informa sobre atención de llamadas de urgencia; y Notas de autoprotección para evitar accidentes
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Assistência Ambulatorial , Desastres , Defesa Civil/educação , Defesa Civil/métodos , Defesa Civil/organização & administração , Defesa Civil/normasRESUMO
Reúne el siguiente material informativo: Cuidate pintando, dirigido a niños; Servicio telefónico 103 emergencias, donde se informa sobre atención de llamadas de urgencia; y Notas de autoprotección para evitar accidentes