Creighton University Master of Public Health Program December 1, 2020 Dear Creighton MPH Program Stakeholders, We appreciate your interest in reviewing and commenting on our self-study for initial accreditation by the Council of Education for Public Health (CEPH). Your comments may take the form of e-mail, printed mail or any other written form and sent directly to the CEPH Accreditation Coordinator listed below: Zeinab Bazzi, MPH Accreditation Coordinator Council on Education for Public Health 1010 Wayne Ave Suite 220 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Email: [email protected] Comments must be in writing and must be specific. Comments received by phone or in person will not be accepted or considered. CEPH will accept stakeholder comments about the program’s practices and procedures until February 8th, 2021. 0 Creighton University Master of Public Health Program Master of Public Health Program Preliminary Self-Study Report Submitted to the Council on Education for Public Health October 1, 2020 Contact Person: Dhitinut (DT) Ratnapradipa, PhD Director, Master of Public Health Program Creighton University Graduate School 2500 California Plaza Omaha, NE 68178-0690 Preliminary Self-Study Report Page 1 [email protected] 402-280-4778 Creighton University Master of Public Health Program Preliminary Self-Study Report Page 2 Creighton University Master of Public Health Program Table of Contents List of Commonly Used Acronyms ......................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 9 Table Intro-1b. Creighton University Degree Offerings ........................................................ 9 Figure Intro-2a. Internal Organization of MPH Program ....................................................13 Figure Intro-2b. Organization of Academic Unit ..................................................................14 Figure Intro-2c. Creighton University Organizational Chart ...............................................15 Table Intro-4.1. Enrollment by Degree and Concentration ..................................................16 A1. Organization and Administrative Processes ........................................................................17 Table A1.1. MPH Program Standing and Ad Hoc Committees ..........................................17 Table A1.2b. Curriculum Approval Processes ....................................................................19 Table A1.4. MPH Primary Instructional Faculty Involvement on Committees ....................22 A2. Multi-Partner Schools and Programs ..................................................................................25 A3. Student Engagement ..........................................................................................................26 A4. Multi-Partner Schools and Programs .................................................................................28 A5. Degree Offerings in Schools of Public Health ....................................................................28 B1. Guiding Statements ............................................................................................................29 Vision: ...................................................................................................................................29 Mission: .................................................................................................................................29 Program Core Values: ...........................................................................................................29 Program Goal Statements: ....................................................................................................30 Goal Statement 1: Teaching ..................................................................................................30 Goal Statement 2: Scholarship ..............................................................................................30 Goal Statement 3: Service .....................................................................................................30 B2. Graduation Rates................................................................................................................32 Table B2.1 MPH Student Persistence and Graduation Rates.............................................32 B3. Post-Graduation Outcomes ................................................................................................35 Table B3-1. Post-Graduate Outcomes ...............................................................................35 B4. Alumni Perceptions of Curricular Effectiveness ...................................................................37 Table B4.1. Alumni Perceptions of Curricular Effectiveness ...............................................37 B5. Defining Evaluation Practices .............................................................................................40 Table B5-1. Evaluation of Goal Statements ........................................................................40 B6. Use of Evaluation Data .......................................................................................................46 Preliminary Self-Study Report Page 3 Creighton University Master of Public Health Program C1. Fiscal Resources ................................................................................................................48 Table C1-1. Sources of Funds and Expenditures by Major Category, 2016 to 2020 ..........50 C2. Faculty Resources .............................................................................................................53 Table C2-1. Faculty Resources by Concentration ..............................................................53 Table C2.2. Faculty/Advisee Ratios in Advising, Mentoring, and the Integrative Experience ..........................................................................................................................................55 Table C2.5a. Course Evaluation Data on Student Perception of Class Size ......................55 C3. Staff and Other Personnel Resources ................................................................................58 Table C3-1. Staff Support ..................................................................................................58 C4. Physical Resources ...........................................................................................................61 C5. Information and Technology Resources ............................................................................63 D1. Foundational Public Health Knowledge ..............................................................................66 Table D1.1 - Foundational Public Health Knowledge for the MPH ......................................66 D2. MPH Foundational Competencies ......................................................................................68 Table D2.1 MPH Degree Requirements .............................................................................68 Table D2.2 Mapping of MPH Foundational Competencies .................................................70 D3. DrPH Foundational Competencies .....................................................................................75 D4. MPH Concentration Competencies .....................................................................................76 Table D4.1a. Assessment of Competencies for MPH in Health Care Ethics Concentration ..........................................................................................................................................77 Table D4.1b. Assessment of Competencies for MPH in Healthcare Management Concentration ....................................................................................................................78 D5. MPH Applied Practice Experiences ....................................................................................80 Table D5-1. Practice-based products that demonstrate MPH competency achievement ....82 D6. DrPH Applied Practice Experience .....................................................................................87 D7. MPH Integrative Learning Experience ................................................................................88 Table D7-1. MPH Integrative Learning Experience (MPH 612 Capstone) ..........................88 D8. DrPH Integrative Learning Experience ...............................................................................91 D9. Public Health Bachelor’s Degree General Curriculum .........................................................91 D10. Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Foundational Domains .................................................91 D11. Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Foundational Competencies ........................................91 D12. Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Cumulative and Experiential Activities ..........................91 D13. Public Health Bachelor’s Degree Cross-Cutting Concepts and Experiences .....................91 D14. MPH Program Length .......................................................................................................92 D15. DrPH Program Length ......................................................................................................93 Preliminary Self-Study Report Page 4 Creighton University Master of Public Health Program D16. Bachelor’s Degree Program Length ..................................................................................93