Evaluating Maternal and Child Health and Leadership Competencies of Emerging MCH Leaders: The MCHC/RISE-UP Experience
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Evaluating Maternal and Child Health and Leadership Competencies of Emerging MCH Leaders: The MCHC/RISE-UP Experience Harolyn M. E. Belcher1,8 • Jacqueline D. Stone1 • Jenese A. McFadden1 • Tyler A. Hemmingson2 • Cary Kreutzer3 • Lisa G. Harris1 • Barbara Y. Wheeler3 Joanne Van Osdel2,6 • Margaret Avila4,7 • Beatrice Yorker4 • Beth R. Hoffman4 • Jocelyn O. Turner-Musa5
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Ó Springer Science+Business Media New York 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
& Harolyn M. E. Belcher [email protected]
Jocelyn O. Turner-Musa [email protected]
Jacqueline D. Stone [email protected]
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Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205-1832, USA
Jenese A. McFadden [email protected]
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Tyler A. Hemmingson [email protected]
Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, 1400 West 22nd Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57105-1570, USA
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Cary Kreutzer [email protected]
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1975 Zonal Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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Lisa G. Harris [email protected]
California State University-Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8160, USA
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Barbara Y. Wheeler [email protected]
Morgan State University, 1700 E. Coldspring Lane, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA
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Present Address: Fredrikson School of Education, University of Sioux Falls, 1101 W. 22nd St., Sioux Falls, SD 57105, USA
Margaret Avila [email protected]
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Present Address: Mt. St. Mary’s University, Los Angeles, USA
Beatrice Yorker [email protected]
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Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, 733 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205-1832, USA
Joanne Van Osdel [email protected]
Beth R. Hoffman [email protected]
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in the MCHC/RISE-UP worked on 48 maternal and child health projects. Following the MCHC/RISE-UP, student
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