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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Sherril Gelmon, DrPH, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751-PA, Portland, OR 97207-0751, 503-725-3044, gelmons@pdx.edu and Yvonne Michael, ScD, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, PO Bo 751, Portland, OR 97207.
As public health faculty increasingly seek to build partnerships with community organizations for teaching and scholarly work, it is becoming evident that there are skills and competencies necessary for faculty to be effective in these roles. Building upon the Dreyfus model of knowledge and skill acquisition, and extrapolating from a newly developed model for faculty development for community engagement, we have developed a framework for assisting public health faculty to gain the skills and competencies to create and participate in effective community-campus partnerships. This framework integrates four levels of skill development with eight components of faculty roles with respect to community engagement. We will illustrate the aspects of this model specifically addressing partnerships through two case studies of faculty at different stages of their learning and career development. Finally we will offer recommendations for programs of faculty development and other mechanisms of institutional support to assist public health faculty in developing the competencies in working with community-campus partnerships.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, Teaching
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.