Responsive public health doctoral education
Experiences and reflections from a School of Public Health in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21881227 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hp Schneider (0000-0002-0418-1828, South African Medical Research Council, corresponding author), Woldekidan Amde (0000-0002-0511-4096, University of the Western Cape), Corinne Carolissen (University of the Western Cape), Brian Van Wyk (0000-0003-1032-1847, University of the Western Cape), Uta Lehmann (0000-0002-2627-8954, University of the Western Cape) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | e015095 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMJ Global Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908 |
| Publisher | BMJ (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjgh-2024-015095 |
| PMID | 38964880 |
| OpenAlex | W4400313579 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 27 |
Institutional capacity for doctoral training is key to addressing the complex challenges facing the global south. In the context of the need for skilled knowledge workers in health systems and growing demand for doctoral places, we reflect on the evolution of a public health doctoral programme in a South African School of Public Health. Through this case, we aim to contribute to wider debates on the form and content of emerging public health doctoral programmes in South Africa and the African continent. Drawing on a multi-level framework of ‘curriculum responsiveness’ we consider responsive public health doctoral education as simultaneously engaging macro-social, institutional/cultural, disciplinary and individual learning imperatives. We assess the responsiveness of the doctoral programme against these elements, describing the growth, institutional context and systems and pedagogical strategies introduced over the last decade, and areas for further development. We conclude by proposing the multi-level capacities required for responsive public health doctoral education. We highlight the need for diversified curricula (including professional doctorates) that support a wider set of graduate attributes and career trajectories beyond academia, greater investment in doctoral infrastructures within higher education institutions, and disciplinary practices and pedagogies that centre epistemic access and justice
Health education · Medical education · Political science · Public health · Child and Adolescent Health · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Public Health Policies and Education
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |