1. Removing silos:
Integrating research training, practicum placements & coursework to support population health learning
Dr Karen Martin Research Assistant Professor
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the country on which we work and live and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. I pay my respect to them and their cultures, and to Elders both past and present.
School of Population and Global Health
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2. School of Population and Global Health, UWA
Perth
Research intensive university
Population Health major in the undergraduate BSc (BHSc).
MPH (coursework)
Provide research training (honours, MPH project or dissertation, MPhil, PhD)
Acknowledgements
Support from SPGH to attend this Forum
Predecessors who developed the units and assessments underpinning this talk
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3. Units/courses with industry* involvement
Unit name
Industry involvement
Undergraduate coursework
Communication & Project Planning
Profile of PH grad/expert & Project proposal preparation
Population health practicum
Work integrated learning
Field work (Nepal and India)
Project work with local communities and NFPs
*Industry referring to companies/government etc that provides a service to the community
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4. Units/courses with industry* involvement
Unit name
Industry involvement
Undergraduate coursework
Communication & Project Planning
Profile of PH grad/expert & Project proposal preparation
Population health practicum
Work integrated learning
Field work (Nepal and India)
Project work with local communities and NFPs
Postgraduate coursework
Public health practicum
*Industry referring to companies/government etc that provides a service to the community
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5. Units/courses with industry* involvement
Unit name
Industry involvement
Undergraduate coursework
Communication & Project Planning
Profile of PH grad/expert & Project proposal preparation
Population health practicum
Work integrated learning
Field work (Nepal and India)
Project work with local communities and NFPs
Postgraduate coursework
Public health practicum
Research training
Honours
Data provided (e.g. DoH), Program evaluation (e.g. Not for Profit), participant recruitment (e.g. mental health services)
PhD
Data provided (e.g. DoH), Program evaluation (e.g. NFPs), participant recruitment (e.g. mental health services)
*Industry referring to companies/government etc that provides a service to the community
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6. Undergraduate; Communication and Project Planning
Case Study/Graduate Profile
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7. Undergraduate; Communication and Project Planning
Project proposal
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8. Undergraduate; Health Research Design and Methods
Research proposal
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9. Graduate/expert panel
Undergraduate; Communication and Project Planning
Graduate/expert panel
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10. Undergraduate; Practicum
170 hours in agency
Worth 12 points
(2 standard units)
Completed with pre placement 30 hours, then a further 140 during mid year break
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11. Postgraduate; Practicum
450 hours, worth 24 points
1 week intensive orientation
1 semester full time at Agency working on a project incl 2 hr tutorial most Fridays
51 project EOIs submitted this year by agencies as for 17 students
Practicum
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12. Postgraduate; Practicum
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13. Honours, MPH Dissertation, PhD
Postgraduate; Practicum
Honours, MPH Dissertation, PhD
Research training
Involves engagement with industry as consultants, data providers, supervisors, expert input
Industry partners may be included in journal articles if appropriate
Industry will often assist in many research phases such as planning, dissemination, translation
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14. University/industry interactions
Visit university for guest lectures 
Industry
Meetings
2216 Student assessment expert/grad profile
Students visit agencies to gather information for coursework assessment re expert/Grad Profile
Students visit agencies to gather project information
Meetings
2216 Agency group project
Visit university for student presentations 
Visit university for prac information session
Practicum
5758 coordinate practicum
Coordinator visits agency for mid-prac appraisal discussion
Work experience
Coordinator offer students unassigned prac projects
Research training (Hons, MPH dissertation,
PhD)
Students attend agencies for meetings
Visit university for student proposal and thesis presentations
Meetings
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15. Identifying learning opportunities
UG Comm & Project Planning Group Project
UG Comm & Project Planning Group Project
UG Comm & Project Planning Group Project
Honours/MPH dissertation
UG Research Design & Methods Individual Research Proposal
PG Practicum
Project start
Honours/MPH dissertation
PG Practicum
PG Practicum
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16. Important foundations
School/faculty/university support
University/Course reputation
Mobility
Clear guidelines
Early intervention with problems
Commitment and passion of coordinators
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17. Barriers
Difficulties in working with agencies (have many pressing priorities, teaching students and research not usually one of them!)
Project may not be well defined
[Ongoing] Restructuring (think Dep of Education!)
Industry ethics/policy approvals
Competition culture in NFPs
The only challenge I've seen is in streamlining the ethics approval processes in research. 
Dep of Education Practitioner
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18. Student impact Start building a professional networks
Academic knowledge attainment
Real world training
Sense of achievement
Increase professional communication skills
Increase opportunities
Increased Interaction with peers
Assisted with knowledge gaps
Prepares students for post university life
Develops a sense of pride/achievement
Workplace skills training
Start building a professional networks
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19. Research impact/benefits
Identify industry priorities
Identify evidence gaps
Industry learns importance of evidence and [some basic] research skills
Creates networks
Opportunities for research partnerships and recruiting
Funding opportunities
Increase capacity to complete research
Increase research training opportunities
Promote and support applied research
Generate enthusiasm for, and support of research in practice and policy- making
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20. Teaching impact/benefits
Common student strengths
Student weaknesses (possible improvements for our coursework)
Skill requirements
University hears first hand from agencies
Technologies
Software
Practices
Policies
New knowledge
Enable expert guest speakers
Use real world examples in teaching
Provide contacts for students
Increase networks/relationships
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21. Practice impact/benefits
Increased evidence-based practice
Undertake work that otherwise might not be undertaken.
Increased capacity
More recent evidence
Identify future recruits
Increased networks
Increased evidence-informed policy making
Staff gain valuable management experience of students
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22. Advice and Tips
Be on the lookout for contacts/networks, wherever you are!
Mindset- concept bringing together of ideas/people/concepts/ disciplines/agencies etc etc
Be prepared to troubleshoot
Be flexible
Get feedback
Have a strategy to remember names!
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23. Ideas/challenges for future
Increase student and academic visits to industry
Incorporate industry engagement into (further into) other units if suitable and appropriate (e.g. Health Research Design and Methods – Proposal)
Enable undergraduate students to ‘fit’ practicum into their course
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