Citation

Baukus AJ. Health Promot. Pract. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Society for Public Health Education, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1524839919872748

PMID

31559887

Abstract

This article is the author's first-person perspective of completing an Applied Practice Experience (APE) at an accredited public health program. Graduate-level public health students in the United States are mandated by the Council on Education for Public Health to complete this supervised field experience to apply knowledge and concepts to real-world public health practice. For his APE, the author worked with a faculty advisor and two community groups to facilitate and submit a community-based participatory research grant proposal. This article discusses the author's experiences before, during, and after the APE. The author outlines challenges and success of working on this applied project. The article concludes with implications for public health education specialists regarding experiential learning and applied practice experiences for graduate students.

Language: en

Keywords

applied learning experience; college/community partnerships; community-based participatory research; learning development; proposal development; student perspective