Master of public health community-based practicum: students' and preceptors' experiences.
CONTEXT: : We studied students' perceptions regarding a required 120-hour practicum within a program including service learning and Problem-based Learning. Responses to pre- and postpracticum surveys and a second-year survey were analyzed for 2008 to 2010 graduates. Preceptors' responses regarding s...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Public Health Management & Practice Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 337 - 344 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
2011 Jul-Aug
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