Evidence-based Public Health BA curriculum revision: an example of good practice.
Evidence-based Public Health BA curriculum revision: an example of good practice.

Summary/Abstract: Background: The Medical University of Warsaw began teaching at the faculty of Public Health at the Divisionof Health Science in the academic year 2000/2001. Initially, it only offered M.A. studies; however B.A.degrees were introduced in 2003. Student self-assessment of their level of preparedness to embark on a careerpath upon completion of their studies, as well as their opinion on the degree to which specific education outcomeswere achieved in their course of studies can be of high practical significance and can become a launchpadfor the improvement and excellence of the quality of education at the faculty of Public Health.Aim of the study: The purpose of the study was to compare opinions on achieving education outcomes andself-assessments of the perceived level of readiness to start a job of B.A. graduates at the Faculty of PublicHealth, Division of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw.Material and methods: The anonymous questionnaire consisted of two parts: 1. Students’ self-assessmentof reaching the assumed education outcomes; 2. Students’ assessment of reaching the assumed educationoutcomes in the course of their studies. Each statement was assessed in a 5-point Likert scale. The studiedpopulation included 85 B.A. graduates (2015/16) (82 female, 3 males – 96% female). The mean age of studentsin the studied group was 23±7.2 years.Results: The most important result was the high degree of compliance identified between the students’ selfassessmentsand the assessment of the level of education outcomes achieved in the course of their studies.Conclusions: Graduate self-assessments and opinions on the level of achieving education outcomes duringB.A. studies can help to modify the curriculum in question following the principles of evidence-based education.Such studies should be carried out regularly to adapt to current graduate needs and labour marketrequirements.

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