title: The incorporation of practice into graduate education for public health.
abstract: From their inception, the schools of public health placed a high priority on the education of practitioners. This article briefly explores the reasons for the growing perceptions that there is a gulf between education and practice, cites the practical barriers to reducing the gulf, and suggests methods that must be used by practitioners and educators to better integrate practice into graduate education for public health.
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Stauffer
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D012581:Schools, Public Health; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States