Career Trends of University of Minnesota School of Public Health Alumni: Baseline Survey Results for a Longitudinal Study.
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| Titel: | Career Trends of University of Minnesota School of Public Health Alumni: Baseline Survey Results for a Longitudinal Study. |
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| Autoren: | Weiss NM; Author's Affiliation: University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota., Leider JP, Kaltved D, Thao K, Pettigrew M |
| Quelle: | Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP [J Public Health Manag Pract] 2025 Jul-Aug 01; Vol. 31 (4), pp. 646-653. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Feb 24. |
| Publikationsart: | Journal Article |
| Sprache: | English |
| Info zur Zeitschrift: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9505213 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1550-5022 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10784659 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Public Health Manag Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2003- : Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Original Publication: Frederick, MD : Aspen Publishers, c1995- |
| MeSH-Schlagworte: | Public Health*/methods , Public Health*/education , Public Health*/trends , Public Health*/statistics & numerical data , Career Choice*, Humans ; Minnesota ; Longitudinal Studies ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Male ; Female ; Universities/organization & administration ; Universities/statistics & numerical data ; Adult ; Schools, Public Health/statistics & numerical data ; Schools, Public Health/organization & administration ; Middle Aged |
| Abstract: | Objective: This work describes baseline results of the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) Career Trends Survey (CTS), allowing for comparison to future CTS data. Design and Setting: The UMN SPH CTS was fielded using multiple methods, including paper and online, from January to March 2021. Participants: All US-based (at time of survey) UMN SPH alumni for whom the school maintained contact information were eligible to complete the survey. In total, 8817 alumni received the survey and 1966 responded (22% response rate). Main Outcome Measure: We examined the proportion of graduates' first jobs by job sector over time, the proportion of graduates who switched job sectors over time, and how closely graduates' first jobs related to public health over time. Results: Graduates overwhelmingly reported that their first jobs were either "somewhat related" or "strongly related" to public health, but a smaller proportion of graduates in the 2010s reported their first jobs being "strongly related" to public health compared to graduates from the first decades for which we have data. Conclusions: Data suggest a noteworthy trend: proportionally fewer of our recent public health graduates are going into governmental public health. Though a more nationally representative dataset is still needed, our results are a crucial step forward in determining how to mitigate the staffing up difficulties faced by many public health agencies. (Copyright © 2025 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: public health graduate career outcomes; public health graduate demographics; public health workforce |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250225 Date Completed: 20250522 Latest Revision: 20250613 |
| Update Code: | 20250613 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002138 |
| PMID: | 39999004 |
| Datenbank: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstract: | Objective: This work describes baseline results of the University of Minnesota (UMN) School of Public Health (SPH) Career Trends Survey (CTS), allowing for comparison to future CTS data.<br />Design and Setting: The UMN SPH CTS was fielded using multiple methods, including paper and online, from January to March 2021.<br />Participants: All US-based (at time of survey) UMN SPH alumni for whom the school maintained contact information were eligible to complete the survey. In total, 8817 alumni received the survey and 1966 responded (22% response rate).<br />Main Outcome Measure: We examined the proportion of graduates' first jobs by job sector over time, the proportion of graduates who switched job sectors over time, and how closely graduates' first jobs related to public health over time.<br />Results: Graduates overwhelmingly reported that their first jobs were either "somewhat related" or "strongly related" to public health, but a smaller proportion of graduates in the 2010s reported their first jobs being "strongly related" to public health compared to graduates from the first decades for which we have data.<br />Conclusions: Data suggest a noteworthy trend: proportionally fewer of our recent public health graduates are going into governmental public health. Though a more nationally representative dataset is still needed, our results are a crucial step forward in determining how to mitigate the staffing up difficulties faced by many public health agencies.<br /> (Copyright © 2025 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
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| ISSN: | 1550-5022 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002138 |