Quality of education and labour integration of master’s graduates in public health: an insider’s perspective
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BOGOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KYIV, UKRAINE
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STATE INSTITUTION OF SCIENCE «CENTER OF INNOVATIVE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES» STATE ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, KYIV, UKRAINE
Publication date: 2005-05-30
Wiadomości Lekarskie 2025;(5):1078-1083
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Aim: To determine the opinions of master’s graduates in Public Health regarding the quality of the educational process and its impact on employment and
further professional activities.
Materials and Methods: The study utilized bibliosemantic, sociological, medical-statistical methods, and content analysis. The research materials included
scientific publications, national-level regulatory legal acts, WHO programme documents, and sociological research questionnaires. The programme involved
sociological surveys of graduates of the Master’s Programme in Public Health. Statistical processing of sociological survey results was carried out by calculating
the standard error and confidence interval.
Results: Anonymous surveys revealed that 94.1% of the 2024 graduates of the Master’s Programme in Public Health at Bogomolets National Medical University
were employed. Their assessment of the quality of educational services was high (82.4%) and fairly high (17.6%), which was ensured by obtaining in-depth
theoretical knowledge (93.8%), acquiring essential practical skills (93.8%), and developing the necessary competencies (100%). High learning outcomes
were achieved due to the quality of the educational programme content (98.3%), the possibility of forming an individual learning trajectory, modern teaching
methods (88.2%), the high qualification of teaching staff (100%), practical orientation (94.1%), integration of education and research (94.1%), adherence to
academic integrity (94.1%), an adequate educational environment (82.4%), and comprehensive student support (94.1%-100%). The feedback from master’s
graduates serves as an essential foundation for improving the training process for public health professionals.
Conclusions: Master’s graduates in Public Health highly evaluate the quality of the educational programme and the overall educational process, emphasis
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their positive and decisive impact on employment. The obtained data allow for a comprehensive assessment of learning outcomes, the dissemination of
best practices, and the resolution of problematic issues. Additionally, they help determine ways to improve the Master’s Programme in Public Health and the
educational process in general to ensure the competitiveness of graduates.