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Résumé :
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"In response to the ever-changing and complex nature of public health, education and training for public health professionals needs to focus on competencies and transferable skills. To do this effectively, pedagogy must be more sophisticated and shift away from didactic and traditional lecturing techniques. Many health professional education pedagogies encourage a more competency-focused approach. A common technique adopted by many business schools is case-based learning (CBL). CBL is an active learning approach that enables students to apply their knowledge to simulated real-life scenarios (cases), working toward developing an action plan to solve problems based on provided data. CBL incorporates an interactive, learner-driven environment within the classroom. The Master of Public Health (MPH) program at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University uses CBL in their 12-month compressed MPH degree. In addition, the program aims to achieve the protégé effect in the third term by having students develop their own case meant for use in the MPH classroom. Drawing on the literature on pedagogical best practices, we believe this case-writing experience elevates learning by offering opportunities to cultivate the critical and creative thinking skills essential for public health professionals. Students develop, synthesize, integrate, and refine a case study to demonstrate their learning across the program’s core competencies. This work contributes to the growing body of literature on experiential and integrative learning by showcasing how case-based approaches can effectively foster competency development in public health education."
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