[Learning outcomes in public health education in Poland according to international settlements].
The essential functions of the Polish public health system have never been officially defined and some approaches are visible. In the article existing foreign catalogues of essential public health functions (services) and core competences for public health professionals and students are presented. They were confronted with students' final skills in public health field of study, described in formal Polish educational standards. It was claimed that graduates' competencies in Poland do not cover the full range of public health functions and skills defined in different countries. In the 2nd cycle of study an emphasis is put down on education for the managers of health care. An urgent need of change of educational standards for public health field of study was underlined. This is closely related to the need of national debate on public health functions.
Zakład Promocji Zdrowia i Szkolenia Podyplomowego Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego-Państwowy Zakład Higieny w Warszawie. dcianciara@pzh.gov.pl
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Cianciara
D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D011044:Poland; D011634:Public Health / Q000193:education*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data