Grant: Dr. James Rossiter MPH Practicum Awards Program

The MPH degree from the School of Population and Public Health (SPPH) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) meets all criteria of the 2011 MPH Program and Practicum Guidelines developed by the Public Health Human Resources Task Group. Our 2-year degree program prepares students to carry out core public health services, undertake research and evaluation, develop skills and capacity to undertake policy development and program planning, and to provide leadership in public health, locally and globally. Our faculty and students are scholars and practitioners from dozens of disciplines and backgrounds: clinical and non-clinical, social and natural sciences, private and public systems, and domestic and international fields. The program is facilitated by 66 full, assistant and associate professors, as well as many clinical, adjunct, emeritus and affiliated faculty, and the program currently serves 70 MPH students across our two-year cohort. All MPH students complete the required 12-week practicum. This application seeks to provide UBC SPPH MPH students resources to complete their practicum experience and avail themselves of practicum opportunities nationally and internationally.