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Experience applied practice, take the qualifying exam, integrate your learning, and graduate!
EDIT The DrPH program of studies is intended to be an individually designed program that makes it possible for students to develop the course of study that best fulfills their unique needs, with the advice of their Faculty Advisor and doctoral committee. We recognize that the students recruited into the program have experience in the field of public health or similar disciplines and have career directions that may vary tremendously, including policy development and services, senior leadership positions, applied research, and other foci. Students will be expected to graduate with not only excellent methodological skills, but also a wider and deeper understanding of public health and their individual area of focus.
DrPH Applied Practice Experience
EDIT Throughout your DrPH, you will rely on the advice and expertise of your advisors, mentors, and committee members.
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Your Faculty Advisor is your main advisor throughout your DrPH experience. Profiles of each faculty member and their research and practice interests can be found on the COPH website. Look under Faculty and Staff on each department's home page. You can find the areas of specialization, and if you click on individual faculty, you will find more detailed information. To change advisors see the Archivum Change Of Advisor process. |
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Once you are ready to form a dissertation committee (after the second year), you need a Major Professor to lead your committee. This role is typically filled by your Faculty Advisor. Here is USF information about your Major Professor: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#drmajorprof Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm
In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM:
To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc
If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc
Note: Although these forms reference the PhD, they apply to the DrPH as well.
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When the candidate, major professor and committee members agree that it is time to schedule the final defense of the dissertation, the candidate distributes the final dissertation draft at least 4 weeks before the final defense date. This time period allows the committee to thoroughly review the document and the student to make changes before the final defense. The final defense date must be at least one week prior to the final submission deadline to the Office of Graduate Studies.
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We expect you to develop mentoring relationships throughout your DrPH experience. You will need mentors to act as preceptors for your field study, and you will need a mentor to participate on your dissertation committee. Here are some ideas for how you can develop a mentoring relationship with leaders in the field of Public Health. Practice-Based Mentor: The role of the mentor is to assist the DrPH student with developing professional and organizational leadership skills, goal setting, access to resources, and connecting the student with an appropriate local and national network of colleagues and resources. Examples of mentoring activities include the following:
Identifying and Selecting a Mentor Understanding your mentoring needs: Before approaching a potential mentor, you need to identify what you hope to gain from a mentoring relationship and what type of a mentor is best for helping you meet your objectives. The person that best meets your mentoring needs may or may not be in your area of expertise. That said, the best thing to do is to start by identifying your career goals. Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? What knowledge, skills, and abilities do you need to get there? What key experiences could a mentor provide that would benefit you most? Choosing a mentor who is right for you: In addition to being able to meet your developmental needs, the best mentors are people who are excited about learning and who are continuing their own development. You'll want to seek out someone who possesses such traits and who also sets high standards for his or her work and can set an example for you. It may be that you could have different mentors at different stages of your career. Once you identify your mentoring needs, meet with your academic and practice-based advisor to discuss potential mentors that match your mentoring needs. Approaching your potential mentor: Initiation of the mentoring relationship is, and should be, done by the mentee. You need to have the self-confidence to approach a potential mentor and effectively present the merits of a mentoring relationship. Once you have found an appropriate individual, approach your potential mentor and share your long-term goals, your accomplishments, and your major developmental needs and objectives. Your potential mentor needs to know if he or she will be able to help you acquire the skills or competencies you want to develop. Please note that your potential mentor may feel that he or she is not an appropriate choice for you, or the individual may not have the time to commit right now. If the person agrees to begin a mentoring relationship, you'll want to have a focused conversation about what you both want to accomplish. |
Qualifying Examination
EDIT Students must develop a program of study to meet the requirements of the DrPH program in the USF graduate catalog of their choice, beginning with the catalog published in the year of their admission. The plan of study should be prepared with the student’s Faculty Advisor, and completed by the end of the first year of enrollment. A copy of the completed and signed plan of study should be submitted to your advisor and the DrPH program director.
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The requirements for your degree program are contained in the USF catalog for the year you start your degree. When a new catalog is released subsequently, you have the choice of following the new catalog or the one you started with. The USF Graduate School has current and archived catalogs for all USF degrees and programs, available at this link: http://www.grad.usf.edu/catalog.php. There is also a College catalog, although the USF Catalog has precedence. Current and archived College catalogs are available here: College of Public Health Catalog |
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You can find your DrPH program of study form on this page: Program of Study Index. Select your admission year (or a later year) and use that form. You will document which courses you are taking or substituting while admitted to the DrPH program, which courses you are transferring from another degree program, and which courses you can waive because of prior learning or experience. For the processes to document these different categories, please see the section on Prior Learning below. |
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The USF College of Public Health DrPH degree is completed through distance‐learning (fall, spring, and summer semesters) in addition to on‐campus learning via the 1‐week DrPH Institute. The combination of program delivery formats allows working professionals to broaden their grasp of public health management, practice, and research without interrupting their careers. We have been offering the DrPH Institute in the Summer semester, but we are going to move it to the Fall semesters. For current students, there will be a transition period from Summer to Fall. Please look for our communications on this subject. Information on the upcoming Institutes will be provided here as we obtain it. |
Admission to Candidacy
Use of "c" in Degree Acronyms
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Your Faculty Advisor is your main advisor throughout your DrPH experience. Profiles of each faculty member and their research and practice interests can be found on the COPH website. Look under Faculty and Staff on each department's home page. You can find the areas of specialization, and if you click on individual faculty, you will find more detailed information. To change advisors see the Archivum Change Of Advisor process. |
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Once you are ready to form a dissertation committee (after the second year), you need a Major Professor to lead your committee. This role is typically filled by your Faculty Advisor. Here is USF information about your Major Professor: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#drmajorprof Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm
In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM:
To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc
If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc
Note: Although these forms reference the PhD, they apply to the DrPH as well.
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When the candidate, major professor and committee members agree that it is time to schedule the final defense of the dissertation, the candidate distributes the final dissertation draft at least 4 weeks before the final defense date. This time period allows the committee to thoroughly review the document and the student to make changes before the final defense. The final defense date must be at least one week prior to the final submission deadline to the Office of Graduate Studies.
Practice-Based Dissertation
Each student must present a portfolio of documentation and evidence for any course substitutions, transfers, or waivers requested. This is the supporting evidence to the Program of Study form that the student must complete by the end of the first year. The documentation needs to make the case for achievement of DrPH competencies and course learning objectives, as appropriate to the request.
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Marcia Conner: "In what is known as the 70/20/10 learning concept, 70% of learning and development takes place from real-life and on-the-job experiences, tasks, and problem solving, 20% of the time development comes from other people through informal or formal feedback, mentoring, or coaching, and10% of learning and development comes from formal training.” Our philosophy in the DrPH program is consistent with this quote. We know that you bring a myriad of knowledge, skills, and experience with you to our program. If you are fully prepared in an area, there is no need for you to take a course covering what you already know and do. However, you must establish this by providing convincing documentation substantiating your knowledge, skills, and experience. Any transfers, substitutions, or waivers must be approved by your Faculty Advisor.
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Dissertation Format Options
Dissertation Components
Dissertation Proposal & Defense
Dissertation Defense
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Your Faculty Advisor is your main advisor throughout your DrPH experience. Profiles of each faculty member and their research and practice interests can be found on the COPH website. Look under Faculty and Staff on each department's home page. You can find the areas of specialization, and if you click on individual faculty, you will find more detailed information. To change advisors see the Archivum Change Of Advisor process. |
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Once you are ready to form a dissertation committee (after the second year), you need a Major Professor to lead your committee. This role is typically filled by your Faculty Advisor. Here is USF information about your Major Professor: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#drmajorprof Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm
In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM:
To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc
If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc
Note: Although these forms reference the PhD, they apply to the DrPH as well.
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When the candidate, major professor and committee members agree that it is time to schedule the final defense of the dissertation, the candidate distributes the final dissertation draft at least 4 weeks before the final defense date. This time period allows the committee to thoroughly review the document and the student to make changes before the final defense. The final defense date must be at least one week prior to the final submission deadline to the Office of Graduate Studies.
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Your Faculty Advisor is your main advisor throughout your DrPH experience. Profiles of each faculty member and their research and practice interests can be found on the COPH website. Look under Faculty and Staff on each department's home page. You can find the areas of specialization, and if you click on individual faculty, you will find more detailed information. To change advisors see the Archivum Change Of Advisor process. |
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Once you are ready to form a dissertation committee (after the second year), you need a Major Professor to lead your committee. This role is typically filled by your Faculty Advisor. Here is USF information about your Major Professor: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#drmajorprof Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm
In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM:
To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc
If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc
Note: Although these forms reference the PhD, they apply to the DrPH as well.
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When the candidate, major professor and committee members agree that it is time to schedule the final defense of the dissertation, the candidate distributes the final dissertation draft at least 4 weeks before the final defense date. This time period allows the committee to thoroughly review the document and the student to make changes before the final defense. The final defense date must be at least one week prior to the final submission deadline to the Office of Graduate Studies.
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We expect you to develop mentoring relationships throughout your DrPH experience. You will need mentors to act as preceptors for your field study, and you will need a mentor to participate on your dissertation committee. Here are some ideas for how you can develop a mentoring relationship with leaders in the field of Public Health. Practice-Based Mentor: The role of the mentor is to assist the DrPH student with developing professional and organizational leadership skills, goal setting, access to resources, and connecting the student with an appropriate local and national network of colleagues and resources. Examples of mentoring activities include the following:
Identifying and Selecting a Mentor Understanding your mentoring needs: Before approaching a potential mentor, you need to identify what you hope to gain from a mentoring relationship and what type of a mentor is best for helping you meet your objectives. The person that best meets your mentoring needs may or may not be in your area of expertise. That said, the best thing to do is to start by identifying your career goals. Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? What knowledge, skills, and abilities do you need to get there? What key experiences could a mentor provide that would benefit you most? Choosing a mentor who is right for you: In addition to being able to meet your developmental needs, the best mentors are people who are excited about learning and who are continuing their own development. You'll want to seek out someone who possesses such traits and who also sets high standards for his or her work and can set an example for you. It may be that you could have different mentors at different stages of your career. Once you identify your mentoring needs, meet with your academic and practice-based advisor to discuss potential mentors that match your mentoring needs. Approaching your potential mentor: Initiation of the mentoring relationship is, and should be, done by the mentee. You need to have the self-confidence to approach a potential mentor and effectively present the merits of a mentoring relationship. Once you have found an appropriate individual, approach your potential mentor and share your long-term goals, your accomplishments, and your major developmental needs and objectives. Your potential mentor needs to know if he or she will be able to help you acquire the skills or competencies you want to develop. Please note that your potential mentor may feel that he or she is not an appropriate choice for you, or the individual may not have the time to commit right now. If the person agrees to begin a mentoring relationship, you'll want to have a focused conversation about what you both want to accomplish. |
Graduation
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Your Faculty Advisor is your main advisor throughout your DrPH experience. Profiles of each faculty member and their research and practice interests can be found on the COPH website. Look under Faculty and Staff on each department's home page. You can find the areas of specialization, and if you click on individual faculty, you will find more detailed information. To change advisors see the Archivum Change Of Advisor process. |
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Once you are ready to form a dissertation committee (after the second year), you need a Major Professor to lead your committee. This role is typically filled by your Faculty Advisor. Here is USF information about your Major Professor: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#drmajorprof Major Professors must meet the following requirements:
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You should form a dissertation committee after your second year, as you approach finishing your coursework. Your dissertation committee must have four members. Three of them must come from the College of Public Health faculty (full-time or joint appointments), and one must be an external member. Here is more information about the dissertation committee: http://www.grad.usf.edu/policies_Sect8_full.php#disscomm
In the DrPH program, we require you to select someone in the field who is a mentor to you to be your external member. That person will have to go through a credentialing process by submitting their CV to the college and graduate school. That person does not have to have a doctoral degree, but must be active in the profession.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE FORM:
To get your committee approved, you must submit the form located here: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Committee_Form_2006.doc
If you change your committee after this form is submitted, you need to do that on this form: http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/pdf/PhD_Change_of_Committee_Form_2006.doc
Note: Although these forms reference the PhD, they apply to the DrPH as well.
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When the candidate, major professor and committee members agree that it is time to schedule the final defense of the dissertation, the candidate distributes the final dissertation draft at least 4 weeks before the final defense date. This time period allows the committee to thoroughly review the document and the student to make changes before the final defense. The final defense date must be at least one week prior to the final submission deadline to the Office of Graduate Studies.
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DrPH Applied Practice Experiences (APE)
All DrPH students will engage in one or more practice-based experiences. The applied practice experiences (APE) should develop the student’s advanced practice and leadership skills and knowledge through completion of meaningful projects for public health organizations, including government, non-government, non-profit, industrial, and for-profit settings. These can include the student’s own work setting, or another setting that the student selects, and the student must identify a mentor in the organization who will guide the student during these experiences.
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COPH FORM: DrPH Applied Practice Experience Form Purpose & Setting: All DrPH students will engage in one or more practice-based experiences. The applied practice experiences should develop the student’s advanced practice and leadership skills and knowledge through completion of meaningful projects for public health organizations, including government, non-government, non-profit, industrial, and for-profit settings. These can include the student’s own work setting, or another setting that the student selects, and the student must identify a mentor in the organization who will guide the student during these experiences. Please see the section on Practice-Based Mentors. Process: While attending each DrPH Institute, the student will start a proposal for an applied practice experience. The student will then work with their faculty advisor and an identified mentor to develop a complete proposal for the competencies, learning objectives, activities, and deliverables required for each applied practice experience. The final proposal must be approved by the student, the faculty advisor, the mentor, and the DrPH Director. Competencies: The student is expected to achieve demonstrated growth in at least five of the DrPH competencies throughout the series of practice experiences, and at least one competency must relate to leadership or management. The student will identify the targeted competencies for each applied practice experience in their proposal, drawn from the competencies specified in the list of DrPH Courses and Competencies for their concentration. The experiences proposed to meet these competencies can be done in a single large project, or several smaller projects, and can be spread across multiple semesters; this depends on the objectives, activities, and deliverables of each practice experience. Learning Objectives: In consultation with the faculty advisor and mentor, the student will identify the learning goals for the applied practice experiences based on the competencies targeted. The student will honestly assess their experience and build upon any limitations to enhance the skills and knowledge needed as an advanced professional, or to inform the doctoral project the student would like to pursue. Carefully considering the additional experiences needed to round out the student’s skills and practical knowledge is primary, along with ensuring that opportunities are included to enhance leadership skills. Activities: Details of the practice activities are developed and agreed to jointly by the student, mentor, and faculty advisor. This represents the heart of the three-way agreement that is integral to developing practice experience. It is necessary to describe the specific actions, projects, processes, and tasks that will allow the student to meet the chosen competencies and objectives. Activities should take the form of statements that begin with action verbs, that are specific, measurable, and time-limited. The student should also state the expected dates for involvement in and completion of the activities, including a temporal view of the entire lifetime of each proposed activity. Deliverables: The proposal must include deliverables that both meet the needs of the organization, and demonstrate reflection on development of the stated competencies and fulfillment of the learning objectives. This may require more than one deliverable (e.g., the completed project for the organization plus a reflection on competencies and learning objectives achieved). The student should consider what type of deliverables are appropriate for the organization, whether a report on activities performed, a summary of data collected and analyzed, tests from training sessions, etc. Evaluation: The practice site mentor provides guidance on an ongoing basis, and assists the student with the project deliverables as needed. The student will submit the final deliverables to the faculty advisor, who will provide a final evaluation of the quality and achievement of the deliverables, and whether the student met the stated learning objectives. The deliverables, reflection paper, and signed evaluation must also be submitted to the DrPH Director for final review and approval. |
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Here is the table of courses and competencies for each concentration in the DrPH. You must use the competency list that applies to your concentration for your APE requirement. At present there is only one concentration: Advanced Practice Leadership in Public Health, that is effective in Fall 2017. We are also developing a second concentration: Public Health Laboratory Science and Practice, which will be submitted for Fall 2018 approval. We will post those documents as they become available. Students who are admitted to a particular catalog year can select a different catalog year later on, and may request to change their concentration as concentrations become available. To change their concentration, students must complete and submit the USF Change of Graduate Concentration form to cophdoctoral@usf.edu.
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