Background & Objectives: Training skilled and proficient human resources is one of the most important targets of an educational system. The aim of this study was designing a curriculum for apprenticeship of public health student in bachelor level based on their future career requirements. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using Delphi method with collaboration of fourteen related experts. Initial framework of curriculum was prepared in concordance with adopted contents in three stages with consensus of between 90 to 100 percent of experts. Priority of titles was determined using weighting coefficient technique. Results: The curriculum was designed for seven units of health center including family health developing health network, diseases control, environmental health, health education, school health, and biostatistics. The basis of the work relied on educational materials, teaching methods, educational setting, educational period, and evaluation technique using consensus method. Out of above mentioned units the first 5 units attained priority. Conclusion: The curriculum was designed in such way that students to promote their knowledge on health system and to attain required skills for their future needs.
Khayyat I F, Jahanlou A, Lotfi zadeh M. Developing and Introducing a New Curriculum for Apprenticeship of Public Health Students in Bachelor Level in 2009. j.health 2013; 3 (4) :81-93 URL: http://healthjournal.arums.ac.ir/article-1-60-en.html