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Dec 01, 2024
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2021-2022 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Public Health, Community and Public Health Practice Concentration, MPH/Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP
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Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the MPH program, the graduate will be able to:
- Assess, monitor, and review the health status of populations and their related determinants of health and illness
- Demonstrate the ability to utilize the proper statistical and epidemiologic tools to assess community needs and program outcomes
- Identify and prioritize the key dimensions of a public health problem by critically assessing public health literature utilizing both quantitative and qualitative sources
- Specify approaches for assessing, preventing, and controlling environmental hazards that pose risks to human health and safety
- Apply theoretical constructs of social change, health behavior and social justice in planning community interventions
- Articulate the relationship between health care delivery and financing, public health systems, and public policy
- Apply evidence-based principles to the process of program planning, development, budgeting, management, and evaluation in public health organizations and initiatives
- Demonstrate leadership abilities as collaborators and coordinators of evidence based public health projects
- Identify and apply ethical, moral, and legal principles in all aspects of public health practice
- Develop public health programs and strategies responsive to the diverse cultural values and traditions of the communities being served
- Effectively communicate public health messages to a variety of audiences from professionals to the general public
- Advance the mission and core values of the University of San Francisco
Upon completion of the DNP program the graduate will be able to:
- Combine knowledge in nursing, ethics, and the medical sciences to develop and evaluate practices and models of patient care delivery
- Develop and evaluate effective strategies for managing ethical dilemmas present across the health care, technology, and research fields
- Use analytic methods to design, implement, and evaluate best-practice models for patient care and care delivery
- Effectively develop, implement, and evaluate evidence-based approaches to advance the field and systems of health care delivery
- Demonstrate leadership in the development and implementation of institutional, local, state, federal, and international health policy
- Advocate for social justice, equity, and ethical policies in health care
- Advance the effective use of health care information systems to ensure high-quality outcomes
- Effectively lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
- Effectively communicate and collaborate with health care teams in developing and implementing organizational and practice models, health policy, and standards of care
- Analyze and synthesize various data related to patient health information
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of health in complex situations, incorporating diverse approaches to design, implement, and evaluate interventions
- Analyze the relationship among practical, organizational, population, fiscal, and policy issues to educate individuals and colleagues effectively
- Develop relationships and partnerships with patients and other professionals to facilitate optimal patient care outcomes
- Advance the mission and core values of the University of San Francisco
Required Credits (97 units)
Semester 1: Fall (8 units)
Semester 2: Spring (10 units)
Semester 3: Summer (8 units)
Semester 4: Fall (11 units)
Semester 5: Spring (9 units)
Semester 6: Summer (7 units)
Semester 7: Fall (11 units)
Semester 8: Spring (8 units)
Semester 9: Summer (9 units)
Semester 10: Fall (9 units)
Semester 11: Spring (6 units)
Semester 12: Summer (1 unit)
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