Demonstrating Excellence in Practice-based Teaching for Public Health

Abstract

In Brief Demonstrating Excellence in Practice-based Teaching for Public Health is a report intended to provide a resource for practice-based teaching of public health and includes a brief explanation of terms and practices, as well as suggestions on methodologies for implementation. No comparable resource currently exists that assists faculty and practice partners to recognize, implement, and promote practice-based teaching. This article summarizes findings from the report, including an explanation of practice-based teaching, its guiding principles, practical approaches, and recommendations on sustaining and advancing partnerships for professional public health education and training. On the basis of the findings of the monograph Demonstrating Excellence in Practice-based Teaching for Public Health, this article explains the guiding principles, and practical approaches, of practice-based teaching, concluding that it is a transdisciplinary, collaborative process that engages the student in experiential learning.