Table 2 The percentage of frequency of competencies performed by the MPH alumni
From: Alumni survey of Masters of Public Health (MPH) training at the Hanoi School of Public Health
| Â | 3 most frequently performed | 3 least frequently performed | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Public health management | Plan and manage health programs (47.9%) | Monitor health problems and epidemics in the community (37%) | Develop indicators and instruments to monitor community health (35.2%) | Evaluate and develop public health regulations (17.9%) | Describe the health system structure and the drivers of health system change (25.3%) | Consult in making public health policies and plans (25.3%) |
Training | Provide training in public health (37.7%) | Develop health-related capacity building plans and strategies (37.6%) | Monitor and evaluate a training program (33.8%) | Evaluate the health human resource in terms of quality, quantity and need (29%) | Â | Â |
Research/evaluation | Apply computer skills successfully in your work (66.4%) | Collect health information in a community (41.1%) | Assess and analyze the health situation of a community (35.6%) | Apply the procedures of the Ethics committee in biomedical studies (15.3%) | Apply qualitative methods in public health practice (20.5%) | Use English effectively in your work (22.1%) |
Leadership | Communicate with the community, mobilizing the community to participate in health care activities (43.2%) | Facilitate group work effective (39.5%) | Use analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to make decisions effectively (39.55%) | Work effectively within culturally diverse groups and settings (26.7%) | Lobby leaders for solving community health problems (28.8%) | Create multi sectoral cooperation to solve community health problems effectively (29.3%) |