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Goals
Our goals guide us in our efforts to accomplish our stated mission. We
have developed goals for the Program and for each of its major
functions: instruction, research, and service. The agreed-upon goals
represent both ongoing Program goals common to any quality MPH Program
and goals that are specific to the short- and long-term development of
the UTMB MPH Program.
Instructional
Goals and Objectives
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Provide a rigorous, comprehensive,
integrated public health curricular plan with high quality
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Prepare students to perform the three
core functions of public health—assessment, policy development, and
assurance—in their chosen career settings.
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Provide students with practical
experience in applied public health settings.
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Train students who will engage in
lifelong learning in their chosen career settings.
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Research Goals
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Conduct research with applied
implications for public health practice and policy making.
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Conduct community-based participatory
research (CBPR). |
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Provide students with opportunities to
be involved in faculty research projects.
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Service Goals
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Provide students with
multiple and varied opportunities to perform community service with
public health relevance.
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Encourage faculty members
to employ their expertise in the service of public health
professional and community organizations.
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Workforce
Development Goals
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Identify the public
health related workforce development needs of area health care and
public health workers.
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Participate in planning
and delivering continuing education programs on public health
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Program Goals
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Expand the student base
for the Program. |
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Increase funding for MPH
program activities. |
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Expand the faculty base
for the Program. |
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Enhance demographic
diversity of the Program.
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VALUES STATEMENT
the
core values of the UTMB inform the Program
values. These are:
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Education. We are committed to
life-long learning for our students, staff, faculty, and community. |
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Service. We have an
enduring commitment to serve the health needs of all Texans. |
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Diversity. We are
dedicated to educating a workforce of health professionals whose
cultural competency and diversity mirrors the populations to be
served. |
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Innovation. We are
committed to finding new ways to do things better. |
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Community. We are
devoted to making the communities we serve better places to live and
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The institution’s core values were reaffirmed
and expanded upon by PMCH faculty members during a recent strategic
planning process. The consensus value statement included:
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Integrity. We fulfill
our duties and responsibilities in an open, honest, and ethical
manner. |
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Collegiality. We value
cooperation and collaboration. We are respectful of our colleagues,
co-workers, and community members. |
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Effectiveness. We are
committed to being effective, efficient and productive in our
teaching, research, and service activities. |
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Responsiveness. We are
flexible and adaptable. Within our areas of expertise, we are
prepared to respond to institutional and community needs as they
arise. |
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