Curriculum & Requirements
Curriculum Topics
The UW PPC Curriculum Competencies are addressed through an individualized learning plan developed jointly between the trainee and supervisor. Below are a list of the topics that UW PPC trainees learn about during their traineeships.
- Leadership
- Public Health
- Family Centered Care
- Cultural/Linguistic Competence
- Distance Learning Methodologies/Technology
- CYSHCNs (Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs)
- MCH/Title V and Related Legislation
- Healthy People 2020
Requirements
The requirements to successfully complete the UW PPC traineeship are incorporated in each trainee's individualized learning plan.
- Completion of the online, three-credit graduate course, "Interdisciplinary Care of Children with Special Health Care Needs" (can be taken as a special student if not enrolled at UW-Madison)
- Participation in clinical activities at the American Family Children's Hospital
- Experiences at community-based clinical sites
- Participation in trainee tutorials and online learning modules
- Completion of an advocacy project and presentation
- Completion of a capstone project and presentation
- Completion of a family mentoring experience
- Participation in on-going supervision & mentoring with UW PPC faculty
Trainees are also required to complete a final leadership project (capstone). Opportunities for trainee projects are varied and can be tailored to the interests of the individual. Past trainee projects have included the following:
- Creation of an online, interactive continuing education program.
- Development and marketing of a program aimed at providing a coordinated transition from pediatric to adult care.
- Development and coordination of a needs assessment for family centered/focused care for parents of children with Cystic Fibrosis.
- Enhancing collaborative relationships with other MCHB programs in Region V including UW LEND, University of Minnesota, and the University of Illinois-Chicago School of Public Health.
- Development of education materials and participation in research projects.