1. Graduate Requirements for PHPM Programs: Advice from the field Fran Scott Julie Emili with Kathryn Koliaska

2. Conflict of Interest  We are program directors, paid by universities to ensure graduate training for our residents.  We are very interested in this topic.  We do not feel this places us in conflict.

3. Overview  Brief summary of  What is required/expected  What is current experience across country/beyond  Why change?  What to change?  How to change?

4. Royal College Specialty Training Requirements  One academic year of course work in Public Health and Preventive Medicine  Other programs: Clinical Investigator Program

6. Environmental Scan  UK Faculty of Public Health  American College of Preventive Medicine  Program Director Survey 2012

7. Questions for the field  Why change?  What to change?  How to change?

8. Why change?  Inadequate preparation for practice  Significant variability across country  Confusion for residents and program directors  Lack of clear “brand” of graduates

9. What to change?  What are the core courses?  Epidemiology and Biostatistics  Research Methods: Quantitative & Qualitative  Public Health System  Program Evaluation  Management/Leadership  Other?

10. What to change?  How can we strengthen and standardize the current requirement?  Require degree completion  Require specific set of courses  Require course/degree be done within program university

11. How to change?  Specialty Committee  PHPM Program Directors collaboration  PHPC

12.  Questions and comments  Contact:  fran.scott@utoronto.ca fran.scott@utoronto.ca  Julie.Emili@hamilton.ca Julie.Emili@hamilton.ca  Kathryn.Koliaska@albertahealthservices.ca Kathryn.Koliaska@albertahealthservices.ca  Your regional specialty committee rep  Your local program director  PHPC