Training of health management students in Workplace health promotion
 
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Medical University, Pleven, Bulgaria
 
 
Publication date: 2023-04-27
 
 
Popul. Med. 2023;5(Supplement):A719
 
ABSTRACT
Background: Training in health management requires analytical thinking of students, proactivity and practical skills. Health managers are responsible for strict organization and best Results of the health institutions’ work. Creating safe and healthy working environment for the staff is also their priority task. Concept of Workplace Health Promotion (WHP has been discussed as an innovative and effective approach in caring for health of working population. These facts justify the inclusion of an optional discipline “WHP” in the curriculum of the masters degree "Public Health and Health Management", in Medical University – Pleven, Bulgaria. The objectives of this paper is to analyse the exam success rate, students’ interest to the subject and their opinion to the usefulness of the acquired knowledge and skills. Materials and Methods: Data were collected by document review of the educational documentation and interviewing students about their motivation to study this subject. Results: Although in the curriculum the subject is optional but not obligatory, students appreciate its importance and show a great interest in it. They want to extend specific knowledge on Holistic workability model and to develop competencies of health promotion practitioners. The relative share of students who choose to study this subject increases each academic year form 30% in 2017 to 72% in 2021. Training outcomes are also improving from very good (4.62) to excellent (5.50) for both theoretical and practical part of the exam. More than 90% of students assess the acquired knowledge as very useful and applicable in their future professional work, and appreciate that the accent is on practice rather than theory. Conclusions: Education and training in WHP helps students to acquire competencies for their future professional performance. The wide applicability of health promotion concept and positive experience of the training make the subject relevant to the curriculum of other specialties too.
ISSN:2654-1459
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