At the end of a master course, you are happy that, finally, you've got the degree.
How do you know how much have you learnt?
Some friends told me they forgot almost everything. It's funny, but true.
It is sensible to think right the way of a reviewing plan. The plan should base on knowledge and skills that a graduate in public health should have acquired. As you have spent many months to study public health, it should be fairly easy to review all the stuffs. Think about spending the summer right after the course for reviewing purpose. Don't relax too soon, and you will be well paid off.
Each program has their own 'point of view' to judge a public health graduate. Look at your own program to build your review criteria.
Here is the view from the Masters of Public Health at University of Essex:
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A1 : Advanced understanding of key concepts related to public health protection and promotion
A2 : Knowledge of how to monitor and control the populations' health
A3 : Knowledge of the relationships between relevant academic theories and practice of public health
A4 : Knowledge of how to critically appraise the public health evidence base and practice
A5 : Advanced understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods
A6 : Understanding of how to conduct original research including relevant ethical and legal issues
A7 : How to reflect upon ones own professional practice
B. Intellectual / cognitive skills
B1 : Systematically gather and critically review evidence
B2 : Translate research evidence into practical activities in treatment and service management (evidence-based practice)
B3 : Interpret and implement relevant policy statements
B4 : Plan, undertake and report an independent research project to a high professional and ethical standard
B5 : Write well-structured and well-argued essays
C. Practical skills
C1 : Perform advanced and systematic search for information relevant to specific topics
C2 : Produce a research proposal to a professional standard and submit an application to an ethics committee
C3 : Carry out, with supervision, health research to a high professional standard
C4 : Process and analyse data using a software package (e.g. SPSS or WinMAX)
C5 : Plan and present their work in an appropriate manner
D. Key skills
D1 : Able to write clearly and effectively; able to communicate effectively verbally in a group; able to summarise and communicate complex findings to others; able to communicate with professional and lay audiences appropriately
D2 : Use of Internet; use of word processing packages; use of spreadsheets and statistics packages; use of presentation packages; use of data analysis software
D3 : Ability to read and interpret tables of data and statistics; ability to use statistics to analyse data; familiarity with packages for handling and analysing data
D4 : Able to choose the appropriate method of enquiry in order to address a range of practical and theoretical problems. This includes review and use of appropriate past literature, consulting appropriate experts, or designing an appropriate piece of research work.
D5 : Able to work in a team with others to agree and work towards goals; able to work successfully with other disciplines; able to practice reflectively and facilitate this in others
D6 : Able to learn from feedback and respond appropriately and effectively to supervision and guidance; able to work pragmatically to meet deadlines; able to critically evaluate own performance and to practice reflectively
If you answers are 'yes' to all of the above issues, you are really really ready to take a well-paid position. Many employers would like to 'buy' you with a good price.
Well, you don't need to be 'yes' to all the issues, but consider either review or practice the perceived 'weak' knowledge/skills in order to get better job.
