The SPHTM has developed a handbook which introduces the students to the practicum requirement and provides guidance as they create and fulfill this graduation requirement.  It is the students' responsibility to know the options in advance and to discuss their plans thoroughly with their advisors.  The practicum must be approved by the advisor before it begins.  The advisor and preceptor must sign off on all required paperwork when the practicum is completed.  We urge our students to be creative. This is an opportunity for them to use their education creatively in a practical setting. Every practicum has the potential to result in an innovative contribution, a new health promotion idea, an American Public Health Association meeting presentation, a publishable paper. It’s up to each of them! 

The Department of International Health and Development has some addendums to the Practium Handbook.  It is important for all students to reveiw and comply with those addendums.