UCSF Global Health Sciences, UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA.
UCSF Global Health Sciences, UCSF School of Nursing, San Francisco, CA.
Ann Glob Health. 2015 Sep-Oct;81(5):618-26. doi: 10.1016/j.aogh.2015.10.006.
The University of California-San Francisco's (UCSF) Master of Science (MS) degree in global health sciences, a 1-year degree program started in 2008, is the first accredited master's degree in global health in the country.
The aim of this study was to review the genesis and structure of the MS degree program, and describe its progress over its first 5 years.
We reviewed the program's teaching methods, academic curriculum, course evaluations, and backgrounds and outcomes of the first 127 graduates. Student opinions were gathered from anonymous course evaluations. Student outcome data and graduates' perspectives were gathered through a voluntary, anonymous, online survey. We reflect on student demand, program strengths and weaknesses, and future academic directions.
The program's structure arose from three learning objectives identified by the Curriculum Committee: a multidisciplinary approach to the foundations of global health, an emphasis on research design and methods, and an application of theory to international fieldwork. The resulting broad curriculum has attracted students of diverse backgrounds, which has enriched classroom discussions. Over the first 5 years, the program revised its fieldwork project criteria to allow more flexibility in design, leading to a higher rate of publication and enabling students to graduate with an academic portfolio. Students have reported that the high faculty-to-student ratio has fostered strong mentorship relationships; this is vital as 66% of graduates work in academics. Graduates have reflected that group work in the program appropriately prepared them for their work environment. The program's experience has guided its response to: pressure to focus on medical aspects of global health; students' needs for career skill-building; financial challenges; and trends toward online didactics.
The recent surge in interest in global health careers has created demand for academic programs. UCSF has designed the MS degree program to balance breadth and depth of learning in a multidisciplinary curriculum, and combine career preparation and theoretical learning in a one-year academic degree. The challenges of balancing breadth and depth of learning in a multidisciplinary program, and combining career preparation and theoretical learning in a one-year academic degree, have informed UCSF's MS program design.
加州大学旧金山分校（UCSF）的全球健康科学理学硕士（MS）学位项目于 2008 年启动，是全美首个获得认证的全球健康硕士学位项目。
本研究旨在回顾该 MS 学位项目的起源和结构，并描述其在最初 5 年的发展情况。
我们回顾了该项目的教学方法、学术课程、课程评估，以及前 127 名毕业生的背景和成果。学生意见是通过匿名课程评估收集的。学生成果数据和毕业生的观点是通过自愿、匿名的在线调查收集的。我们反思了学生需求、项目优势和劣势以及未来的学术方向。
该项目的结构源于课程委员会确定的三个学习目标：全球健康基础的多学科方法、强调研究设计和方法，以及将理论应用于国际实地工作。由此产生的广泛课程吸引了来自不同背景的学生，丰富了课堂讨论。在最初的 5 年中，该项目修改了实地工作项目标准，以允许在设计上更加灵活，从而提高了出版率，并使学生能够带着学术作品集毕业。学生们报告说，师生比例高促进了强大的指导关系；这对于 66%的毕业生从事学术工作至关重要。毕业生反映，项目中的小组作业为他们的工作环境做好了适当的准备。该项目的经验指导了其对以下方面的应对：专注于全球健康医学方面的压力；学生对职业技能培养的需求；财务挑战；以及在线教学的趋势。
对全球健康职业的浓厚兴趣最近激增，导致对学术项目的需求增加。UCSF 设计了 MS 学位项目，以在多学科课程中平衡广度和深度的学习，并在一年的学术学位中结合职业准备和理论学习。在多学科项目中平衡广度和深度的学习以及在一年的学术学位中结合职业准备和理论学习的挑战，为 UCSF 的 MS 项目设计提供了信息。
