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2.3 Results of Curriculum Mapping and Possible Actions to Improve the

Program

The One Health curriculum map or One Health curriculum matrix is able to reflect the

strengths and gaps within the program as well as appraise how well their current courses are
aligned with the Thailand OHCC domains. From the example above, domains of Culture and

Ethics, Communications and Informatics, and Collaboration and Partnership are mostly

present in three courses, while the domains of Systems Thinking and Leadership are rarely
detected. If we regard these three courses as representatives of the program, we might have to

integrate System Thinking and Leadership competencies more frequently into the existing
program, as they are crucial for public health students However, it is important to note that

this mapping method has some limitations. The process is quite a rough assessment, as well

as possibly might be based on subjective judgments.

3. An Example of Integration of One Health Competencies into an Existing Course

After identifying strengths and gaps of the program from curriculum mapping, a
curriculum developer might fill the gaps by integrating some of One Health competencies

into the program. An example of One Health integration is the case of the Medical School

course at Tufts University School of Medicine, which was initiated by Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Raymond R. Hyatt. Students of the course were students from Doctor of Medicine (MD) and

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) programs, who were also pursuing a Master of Public
Health (MPH) degree. In the one semester course, students were required to attend a class

session per week. The class consisted of 20 students: 16 third year MD and 4 second year
DVM students. The technical competencies of the course that students were to achieve were

derived from those of the American Schools of Public Health, including:

1) Apply descriptive and inferential methodologies according to the type of study

design for answering a particular research question

2) Identify basic theories, concepts and models from a range of social and
behavioral disciplines that are used in public health research and practice

3) Apply evidence-based principles and the scientific knowledge base to critical

evaluation and decision-making in public health
4) Explain how the findings of a program evaluation can be used

5) Explain the contribution of logic models in program development,
implementation, and evaluation

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