A call for developing China's practice-based doctor of public health (DrPH) degree program
Hong Yan, Guihua Zhuang, Tao Ren, Le Ma, Qingwu Jiang, Yonghua Hu, Qingyue Meng, Shaonong Dang, Jianqun Yan, Xueliang Wang, Yi Lyu, Zhijie Zheng, Shankuan Zhu, Yuhong Jiang, Dong Xu, Liming Li
Published 2020-04-01
Cite as Chin J Med Edu, 2020, 40(4): 248-251. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20200302-00235
Abstract
Facing the epidemic of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it is necessary to find the solution to improve and strengthen the prevention and control system of the outbreak. As educators, we should also think about talents cultivation, especially the training of high-level applied talents as man of action in the field of public health, who possesses solid theoretical knowledge of preventive medicine, capacity of solving practical public health problems and emergency response, strong organizational leadership and broad international perspectives. Therefore, it is imperative to accelerate the establishment of the degree of the doctor of public health (DrPH) and merge the program into higher education curriculum of public health. This article mainly discusses the necessity and feasibility of establishing the degree of DrPH, and puts forward suggestions on its training objective and training program, so as to promote the cultivation of high-level applied public health talents in China.
Key words:
Postgraduate education; Doctor of public health; High-level applied talents of public health
Contributor Information
Hong Yan
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Guihua Zhuang
School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
Tao Ren
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Le Ma
School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
Qingwu Jiang
School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
Yonghua Hu
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Qingyue Meng
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Shaonong Dang
School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
Jianqun Yan
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Xueliang Wang
School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
Yi Lyu
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China
Zhijie Zheng
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
Shankuan Zhu
School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Yuhong Jiang
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China
Dong Xu
Global Health Institute, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510080, China
Liming Li
School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
