Planning Field Experience in Public Health Gerontology

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Pre -requisites: All MPH Courses, GERO 6501, GERO 6507. This course aims to initiate the conceptualization and planning of the applied field experience for the completion of the degree final requirements. Students, in interdisciplinary groups, will integrate, apply and synthesize knowledge, skills and learning experiences to the analysis of a relevant public health issue related to the older population in Puerto Rico and propose a plan to address it. Students will identify their topic of interest in coordination with the interests of an agency/organization/community in a real-world setting and develop a proposal under the direction and approval of their preceptor. The goal of the course is to demonstrate the skills and proficiency to address a public health problem or issue of interest and social relevance related to the older population in Puerto Rico.