Hobbs Suzanne Havala, Brooks Edward F, Wang Virginia, Skinner Asheley Cockrell
1103D McGavran-Greenberg Hall, CB #7411, Department of Health Policy and Administration, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7411, USA.
J Health Adm Educ. 2007 Summer;24(3):283-300.
The nation's first executive doctoral program in health leadership was launched at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health in August 2005. The program confers a DrPH in health administration. This paper describes the program goals, admissions criteria, program structure and content, use of technology and results of initial program evaluations. Lessons learned during the planning and first three years of operation may assist others as they evaluate the feasibility and desirability of creating similar doctoral-level distance education programs. A critical need exists for additional programs able to attract and prepare top health leaders. This distance DrPH leadership program is one model for what may be the beginning of a promising new era in health leadership education.
2005年8月，美国首个卫生领导力行政博士项目在北卡罗来纳大学公共卫生学院启动。该项目授予卫生管理领域的公共卫生博士学位。本文介绍了该项目的目标、招生标准、项目结构与内容、技术应用以及项目初期评估结果。在规划和运营的头三年中吸取的经验教训，或许能帮助其他机构评估创建类似博士层次远程教育项目的可行性与可取性。当下迫切需要更多项目来吸引和培养顶尖卫生领导者。这个远程公共卫生博士领导力项目，或许是开启卫生领导力教育美好新时代的一种模式。
