CPH 509ACPH 509AInternship/Field Internship/Field

ExperienceExperience

Preceptor OrientationPreceptor Orientation

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Answers to Frequently Asked Answers to Frequently Asked QuestionsQuestions

What is the Internship/Field What is the Internship/Field Experience?Experience?

A practicum experience for students in the A practicum experience for students in the OMPH Primary Health Care and Health OMPH Primary Health Care and Health Disparities (PHCHD) TrackDisparities (PHCHD) Track

An opportunity to develop and demonstrate An opportunity to develop and demonstrate mastery of PHCHD Program competenciesmastery of PHCHD Program competencies

3-6 credits total (100-200 hours) 3-6 credits total (100-200 hours)

What is the purpose of the What is the purpose of the Internship/Field Experience?Internship/Field Experience?

To demonstrate and apply knowledge and To demonstrate and apply knowledge and skills gained during the program in a real-skills gained during the program in a real-world setting world setting

To integrate theory and practice in a To integrate theory and practice in a supervised, applied settingsupervised, applied setting

Socialization into the field of public healthSocialization into the field of public health

To demonstrate Public Health To demonstrate Public Health competencies in the context of the field competencies in the context of the field experience experience

Student’s ResponsibilitiesStudent’s Responsibilities Develop Learning contract with internship Develop Learning contract with internship

site site

Develop Develop measurablemeasurable objectives or objectives or outcomes specific to the internship site outcomes specific to the internship site for each required track competencyfor each required track competency

Negotiate a final product with internship Negotiate a final product with internship preceptor that demonstrates preceptor that demonstrates competencies and meets internship site competencies and meets internship site needneed

Related Learning CompetenciesRelated Learning Competencies Assess the health status of vulnerable Assess the health status of vulnerable

populations. populations. Identify, conduct, participate in, and/or apply Identify, conduct, participate in, and/or apply

research with vulnerable populations. research with vulnerable populations. Lead individual actions or collaborate with Lead individual actions or collaborate with

(community) partners to create, maintain, and (community) partners to create, maintain, and modify health promotion and risk reduction modify health promotion and risk reduction programs. programs.

Lead and participate in interdisciplinary efforts to Lead and participate in interdisciplinary efforts to address health disparities.address health disparities.

Learning Competencies Learning Competencies (continued)(continued)

Investigate, develop and communicate Investigate, develop and communicate policy change options.policy change options.

Develop and manage interventions to Develop and manage interventions to promote and protect the health of promote and protect the health of populations at risk. populations at risk.

Learning Competencies Learning Competencies (continued)(continued)

Enact cultural competence as it relates to Enact cultural competence as it relates to the communities you are working with in the communities you are working with in your internship. your internship.

Act ethically and make apparent the effect Act ethically and make apparent the effect of ethical issues on the practice of public of ethical issues on the practice of public health related to the work you are doing in health related to the work you are doing in your internship. your internship.

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What does the Internship/Field What does the Internship/Field Experience Involve?Experience Involve?

Participating in a project addressing a public Participating in a project addressing a public health issue, with guidance of preceptorhealth issue, with guidance of preceptor

Meeting measurable objectives, and track Meeting measurable objectives, and track competenciescompetencies

Preparing a final report or productPreparing a final report or product

What is the role of the Preceptor?What is the role of the Preceptor?

Helps shape, and agrees to facilitate, the Helps shape, and agrees to facilitate, the Internship ProposalInternship Proposal

Supervises and guides the student through Supervises and guides the student through the internship experience; confers with the the internship experience; confers with the Internship Coordinator, as necessary Internship Coordinator, as necessary

Completes the student’s Internship Completes the student’s Internship Evaluation and sends a signed copy to the Evaluation and sends a signed copy to the Internship CoordinatorInternship Coordinator

What are the minimum qualifications for What are the minimum qualifications for Preceptors?Preceptors?

Public health credentials, by virtue of Public health credentials, by virtue of training and/or experience, for purposes of training and/or experience, for purposes of mentoring the student in the application of mentoring the student in the application of the public health skills and knowledge the public health skills and knowledge developed during the MPH degree developed during the MPH degree program.program.

How does the student identify a How does the student identify a relevant project?relevant project?

Public health project of interest to the studentPublic health project of interest to the student

--AND----AND-- Project of interest and relevance to the field Project of interest and relevance to the field

sitesite Work that provides an opportunity to Work that provides an opportunity to

demonstrate learning competenciesdemonstrate learning competencies Can be manageably completed within the Can be manageably completed within the

100-200 hour timeframe100-200 hour timeframe

Can students get paid?Can students get paid?

Payment is not expected, nor requiredPayment is not expected, nor required May be negotiated between student May be negotiated between student

and preceptorand preceptor Not a condition of establishing the Not a condition of establishing the

CPH 509A Internship/Field ExperienceCPH 509A Internship/Field Experience OHSU is not involved in these OHSU is not involved in these

arrangementsarrangements

Why is the Learning Contract Why is the Learning Contract important?important?

Specifies student’s measurable internship Specifies student’s measurable internship objectives/outcomes, and relates these to the objectives/outcomes, and relates these to the Primary Care & Health Disparities Track Primary Care & Health Disparities Track CompetenciesCompetencies

Identifies activities and roles student will fulfillIdentifies activities and roles student will fulfill Lists the products student will develop during Lists the products student will develop during

placementplacement Provides information about the siteProvides information about the site Projects date of completionProjects date of completion

What is the Internship proposal?What is the Internship proposal?

An agreement between the OHSU internship An agreement between the OHSU internship coordinator, the student and the preceptor on coordinator, the student and the preceptor on how the student will serve both the internship how the student will serve both the internship site and demonstrate the program site and demonstrate the program competenciescompetencies

Must be complete and on file prior to start date. Must be complete and on file prior to start date. If IRB (student working with patient identifiable If IRB (student working with patient identifiable data)or off-campus approvals (working directly data)or off-campus approvals (working directly with patients/clients) are needed, they must with patients/clients) are needed, they must also be completed prior to start date. This is not also be completed prior to start date. This is not the responsibility of the preceptorthe responsibility of the preceptor

Other processes?Other processes? OHSU Human Subjects approval if OHSU Human Subjects approval if

placement has research component, even if placement has research component, even if project has completed IRB process at non-project has completed IRB process at non-OHSU site or data are de-identified OHSU site or data are de-identified

Risk Management approval, if the Risk Management approval, if the Internship will be conducted outside OHSU Internship will be conducted outside OHSU and there is interaction with clients or their and there is interaction with clients or their data that can be identified. An interagency data that can be identified. An interagency contract may be required between OHSU contract may be required between OHSU and the precepting organization and the precepting organization

What final products does the What final products does the student submit?student submit?

1: Evidence/Examples of work completed1: Evidence/Examples of work completed – Product developed for organization Product developed for organization

– Description of what was done and how (weekly journal)Description of what was done and how (weekly journal)

– Submitted to the agency and a copy submitted with the Submitted to the agency and a copy submitted with the Internship report to the Internship Coordinator in a version Internship report to the Internship Coordinator in a version cleaned of any private or sensitive informationcleaned of any private or sensitive information

2: Internship report with responses to report questions2: Internship report with responses to report questions– Insights into experiencesInsights into experiences

– Observations on outcomes, accomplishments, processes, Observations on outcomes, accomplishments, processes, challengeschallenges

– Specific reflections on demonstration of learning competenciesSpecific reflections on demonstration of learning competencies

3: Evaluation of student by preceptor (mailed directly to 3: Evaluation of student by preceptor (mailed directly to Internship Coordinator by preceptor on form provided Internship Coordinator by preceptor on form provided by student)by student)

GradingGrading Preceptor provides feedback to Internship Preceptor provides feedback to Internship

Coordinator through communication during Coordinator through communication during and after placement, and recommends a final and after placement, and recommends a final grade via the Student Evaluation Form.grade via the Student Evaluation Form.

The Internship Coordinator reviews all The Internship Coordinator reviews all submitted materials and provides final course submitted materials and provides final course gradegrade

How is the CPH 509A grade How is the CPH 509A grade determined?determined?

Pass:Pass:– Accomplishment of learning Accomplishment of learning

competenciescompetencies– Preceptor’s assessment on the final Preceptor’s assessment on the final

Internship reportInternship report

No Pass:No Pass:– Learning competencies not metLearning competencies not met– Poor evaluation of student’s work by Poor evaluation of student’s work by

preceptor preceptor

What is the purpose of the What is the purpose of the Student Evaluation Form? Student Evaluation Form?

To reflect on the overall To reflect on the overall Internship/field experienceInternship/field experience

To identify the challenges and To identify the challenges and successes of the studentsuccesses of the student

Allows the preceptor to document Allows the preceptor to document the student’s performancethe student’s performance

What are the deadlines for What are the deadlines for students?students?

Students must register before the term prior to the Students must register before the term prior to the planned Internship term in order to allow for all planned Internship term in order to allow for all approval processes to be completedapproval processes to be completed

Students are to have the learning contract developed Students are to have the learning contract developed and signed by the preceptor prior to the beginning of and signed by the preceptor prior to the beginning of the Internshipthe Internship

Students are to provide their preceptors with the Students are to provide their preceptors with the Internship final report with due date, ideally to be Internship final report with due date, ideally to be returned by the end of finals week of the termreturned by the end of finals week of the term

How do we resolve problems during How do we resolve problems during CPH 509A?CPH 509A?

PreceptorsPreceptors:: Work with the student to address any issuesWork with the student to address any issues Contact the Internship Coordinator to discuss the Contact the Internship Coordinator to discuss the

situationsituation Rely upon the Student’s Internship Proposal to Rely upon the Student’s Internship Proposal to

frame the workframe the workStudentsStudents::

Are encouraged to resolve problems initially with Are encouraged to resolve problems initially with the preceptorthe preceptor

If no resolution, students are to contact the If no resolution, students are to contact the Internship CoordinatorInternship Coordinator

Rely upon the Internship Contract to ensure Rely upon the Internship Contract to ensure learning objectives are being pursuedlearning objectives are being pursued

Who is the CPH 509A MPH Who is the CPH 509A MPH Internship Coordinator?Internship Coordinator?

John M Jessup RN, MPH 541 490 John M Jessup RN, MPH 541 490 0697 0697

509 493 0248 509 493 0248 jessupj@ohsu.edu Mail Correspondence to Mail Correspondence to 140 Buck Creek Road140 Buck Creek Road White Salmon, WA 98675White Salmon, WA 98675 Please call if you have any questionsPlease call if you have any questions

Thank you for being an OMPH Thank you for being an OMPH Program Program

Internship Preceptor!Internship Preceptor!

We value your time and We value your time and expertise.expertise.