Population health intervention research training: the value of public health internships and mentorship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Better alignment between academia and public health practice and policies are critical to improve public health actions. Training of future researchers to address complex issues and to conduct transdisciplinary and collaborative research will help improve this alignment. In this paper, we describe the role of internship placements and mentorship for trainees' skills development in population health intervention research and the benefits of embedding research trainees within public health organizations.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive study assessed the perceptions of the role and benefits of internships and mentorship for population health intervention research training among former doctoral and postdoctoral students, public health mentors, and senior public

SUBMITTER: Hamelin AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5879914 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature