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Rural Public Health Workforce Training and Development: The Performance of an Undergraduate Internship Programme in a Rural Hospital and Healthcare Centre.
- Source :
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International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2019 Apr 09; Vol. 16 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Apr 09. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Workforce shortages in the field of public health and healthcare are significant. Due to the limitations of career opportunities and compensation, rural hospitals and healthcare centres usually have on-going career openings for all departments. As a result, university departments of public health and healthcare management, and rural hospitals and health centres may need to establish internship and training programmes for undergraduate senior-year students in order to provide opportunities and human resource opportunities for both students and public health professions. The research examined the performance, feedback, and opinions of a university-based one-year-long on-site internship training programme between a university public health and healthcare undergraduate department and a regional hospital and healthcare centre in a rural region in the United States. Individual interview data were collected from management trainees and focus group activities data were collected from hospital departmental supervisors who have completed this one-year-long on-site internship training programme. The results offered an assessment of performance and evaluation of how a one-year-long internship programme could be beneficial to hospitals and health centres in the areas of human resources, manpower management, and skill training to prospective professionals in rural and regional communities. Also, the study provided a blueprint and alternative for universities and partnered sites to redesign and improve their current internship programmes which may better fit their needs for their actual situations.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Rural Health Services
Rural Population
United States
Education, Medical, Undergraduate organization & administration
Health Personnel education
Hospitals, Rural organization & administration
Internship and Residency organization & administration
Public Health education
Rural Health education
Staff Development organization & administration
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1660-4601
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- International journal of environmental research and public health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 30970548
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16071259