TABLE 1.
Stakeholders' Involvement in the Master of Public Health (MPH) Program Assessment Process: University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, 2006–2007
| Stakeholders (Timing of Review) | Group Composition (No. of Respondents) | Primary Focus of Survey |
| Peer institutions (Sept–Nov 2006) | Accredited schools of public health with departments similar to HBHE, offering MPH degrees (n = 11) | Benchmark information about behavioral science–based MPH program requirements |
| HBHE faculty (Dec 2006–Jan 2007) | Full-time faculty members (n = 21) | All major components of the MPH program requirements |
| HBHE MPH students (Jan–Feb 2007) | Full-time MPH candidates (n = 86) | All major components of the MPH program requirements |
| HBHE MPH alumni (Feb–Mar 2007) | All MPH graduates from the past 10 yearsa (n = 363) | All major program components, plus experience and opinion of the MPH program |
| Field preceptors (Mar–Apr 2007) | All persons who served as preceptors for student field assignmentsb (n = 83) | Student field work in required course |
| Practicum mentors (Mar–Apr 2007) | All persons who served as mentors for student practicum experiences (n = 195) | Student practicum experiences |
| Employers of HBHE graduates (Mar–Apr 2007) | All persons who employed HBHE graduates, as identified by alumni (n = 108) | Student preparedness for employment |
Note. HBHE = Department of Health Behavior and Health Education.
a
1997–2006.
b
2000–2007.