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Evaluating Maternal and Child Health and Leadership Competencies of Emerging MCH Leaders: The MCHC/RISE-UP Experience

Authors: Harolyn M. E. Belcher, Jacqueline D. Stone, Jenese A. McFadden, Tyler A. Hemmingson, Cary Kreutzer, Lisa G. Harris, Barbara Y. Wheeler, Joanne Van Osdel, Margaret Avila, Beatrice Yorker, Beth R. Hoffman, Jocelyn O. Turner-Musa

Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Issue 12/2015

Abstract

Purpose

This study examines maternal and child health core competencies and leadership characteristics of undergraduate students following participation in the Maternal and Child Health Careers/Research Initiatives for Student Enhancement-Undergraduate Program (MCHC/RISE-UP). MCHC/RISE-UP is a 10-week public health leadership program designed to promote diversity in public health workforce through mentored research, community engagement and advocacy, and clinical experiences for undergraduate students.

Description

The MCHC/RISE-UP is a national consortium of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities including, (1) Kennedy Krieger Institute (Kennedy Krieger, lead institution) partnering with Morgan State University, a Historically Black University, (2) the University of South Dakota partnering with Tribal Serving Institutions; and (3) the University of Southern California Children’s Hospital-Los Angeles and their partner institution, California State University Los Angeles, a Hispanic Serving Institution.

Assessment

Eighty-four junior and senior undergraduates and recent baccalaureate degree students who participated in the MCHC/RISE-UP worked on 48 maternal and child health projects. Following the MCHC/RISE-UP, students demonstrated statistically significant improvements in all maternal and child health core competencies. Transformational leadership characteristics also increased (mean increase 9.4, 95 % CI 7.2–11.8; p < 0.001). At closing interview, over twice as many students endorsed a public health career goal compared to program admission (17.9 vs 57.7 %; p = 0.022).

Conclusion

Multi-institutional collaborative public health leadership programs may extend the reach and recruitment of diverse students into the maternal and child health field. Experiential, didactic, and mentored learning opportunities may enhance student integration of maternal and child health competencies and transformational leadership characteristics.

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Title: Evaluating Maternal and Child Health and Leadership Competencies of Emerging MCH Leaders: The MCHC/RISE-UP Experience
Authors: Harolyn M. E. Belcher
Jacqueline D. Stone
Jenese A. McFadden
Tyler A. Hemmingson
Cary Kreutzer
Lisa G. Harris
Barbara Y. Wheeler
Joanne Van Osdel
Margaret Avila
Beatrice Yorker
Beth R. Hoffman
Jocelyn O. Turner-Musa
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Issue 12/2015
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-015-1796-9

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