title: A renewed vision for higher education in public health.
abstract: We are transforming the educational strategy at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health guided by 5 principles: (1) development of T-shaped competencies (breadth across fields, depth in primary fields), (2) flexible and modular design accommodating different needs through the lifecycle, (3) greater experiential learning, (4) 3 levels of education (informative, formative, and transformative learning), and (5) integrated instructional design (online, in person, and in the field). We aim to create an arc of education resulting in continuous learning. We seek to bridge the research versus education dichotomy and create research-teaching congruence, adapting the values of peer review and quality assessment that we routinely accept for grant and article review to education.
authors.affiliation: Julio Frenk is with the Office of the Dean, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, MA. David J. Hunter is with the Office of the Dean, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Ian Lapp is with the Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frenk
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lapp
mesh_terms: D003162:Competency-Based Education; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040381:Education, Public Health Professional / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008404:Massachusetts; D015279:Organizational Culture; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D012581:Schools, Public Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development