Woosong Language Institute, Woosong University, Daejeon 34514, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Apr 9;16(7):1259. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071259.
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.
公共卫生和医疗保健领域的劳动力短缺问题非常严重。由于职业机会和薪酬的限制，农村医院和医疗中心通常各个部门都有持续的职位空缺。因此，公共卫生和医疗保健管理的大学院系以及农村医院和医疗中心可能需要为本科高年级学生建立实习和培训计划，以为学生和公共卫生专业人员提供机会和人力资源。本研究考察了美国农村地区一所大学的公共卫生和医疗保健本科院系与地区医院和医疗中心之间为期一年的现场实习培训计划的绩效、反馈和意见。从管理培训生那里收集了个人访谈数据，并从完成了为期一年的现场实习培训计划的医院部门主管那里收集了焦点小组活动数据。结果提供了对绩效的评估，以及对为期一年的实习计划如何有益于医院和医疗中心在人力资源、人力管理和技能培训方面的评估，以满足农村和地区社区未来专业人员的需求。此外，该研究为大学和合作单位提供了蓝图和替代方案，以重新设计和改进他们当前的实习计划，使其更符合他们的实际需求。
