Postgraduate Employment Outcomes of Undergraduate and Graduate Public Health Students : A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A key goal of schools and programs of public health is to prepare graduates for careers in the public health workforce after graduation, but are they achieving this goal? We assessed how the employment outcomes of students earning public health degrees are collected and described in the literature.

Methods

Using the Kirkpatrick model of training evaluation as a framework, we conducted a 6-step scoping review: (1) formulating the research question, (2) identifying relevant studies, (3) selecting studies, (4) charting the data, (5) collating and summarizing the results, and (6) consulting stakeholders. We included articles published from January 1, 1993, through July 4, 2020, that provided data on employment status, employment sector/industry, job function, or salar

SUBMITTER: Krasna H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579388 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature