title: [What are the competencies that public health physician should have today? A proposal for a shared training program at three Hygiene and Preventive Medicine residency training schools in Rome (Italy)].
abstract: To acquire essential knowledge and skills for Public Health practice, residents in Hygiene and Preventive Medicine programs should be provided with excellent training. On behalf of the Roman Public Health Academy (ARSP), the authors, representing the three Hygiene and Preventive Medicine residency training programs in Rome (Italy) aimed to propose a training program to be shared by the above three schools. Firstly, they performed a scientific literature review to identify the core competencies that a public health specialist should have acquired at the end of training. Ten areas (macro-areas or domains) relevant to Public Health practice were defined. The authors then identified the main characteristics that the proposed training program should have, which include: enhancement of community healthcare services and optimization of local resources to create/strengthen exchange and cooperation networks; possibility to adapt the training proposal to an international setting; adoption of a training approach that can respond effectively to a changing health system; customization of training on the basis of residents' individual abilities and motivations, so that their individual strengths can be enhanced; achievement of educational excellence, in compliance with ethical requirements.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Elvira
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: D'Andrea
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italia.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucaroni
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Parente
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Gianfranco
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Damiani
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Torre
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italia.
authors.forename: Sandro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mancinelli
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italia.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bucci
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Vito
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italia.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurici
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, Sociali e della Salute Università degli Studi di Cassino e del Lazio Meridionale, Italia.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: De Vito
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biomedicina e Prevenzione, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Italia.
authors.forename: Elisabetta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica e Malattie Infettive, Sapienza Università di Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Villari
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000193:education*; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000193:education*; D012384:Rome