Arnold School of Public Health

242 Pages·2016·3.13 MB·English

by  Delores Pluto

Arnold School of Public Health

Preliminary Self-Study
Report for Accreditation

Prepared for the Council on Education for Public Health
October 2016

Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations .................................................................................................................................... ii
1.0 The School of Public Health ................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Mission ................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................... 9
1.3 Institutional Environment .................................................................................................................... 25
1.4 Organization and Administration ......................................................................................................... 31
1.5 Governance .......................................................................................................................................... 41
1.6 Fiscal Resources ................................................................................................................................... 51
1.7 Faculty and Other Resources ............................................................................................................... 57
1.8 Diversity ............................................................................................................................................... 71
2.0 Instructional Programs ......................................................................................................................... 79
2.1 Degree Offerings .................................................................................................................................. 79
2.2 Program Length .................................................................................................................................... 83
2.3 Public Health Core Knowledge ............................................................................................................. 85
2.4 Practical Skills ....................................................................................................................................... 87
2.5 Culminating Experience ....................................................................................................................... 93
2.6 Required Competencies ....................................................................................................................... 95
2.7 Assessment Procedures ..................................................................................................................... 119
2.8 Other Graduate Professional Degrees ............................................................................................... 137
2.9 Bachelor’s Degrees in Public Health .................................................................................................. 141
2.10 Other Bachelor’s Degrees ................................................................................................................ 157
2.11 Academic Degrees ............................................................................................................................ 159
2.12 Doctoral Degrees .............................................................................................................................. 161
2.13 Joint Degrees .................................................................................................................................... 167
2.14 Distance Education or Executive Degree Programs ......................................................................... 169
3.0 Creation, Application and Advancement of Knowledge .................................................................... 173
3.1 Research ............................................................................................................................................. 173
3.2 Service ................................................................................................................................................ 185
3.3 Workforce Development .................................................................................................................... 199
4.0 Faculty, Staff and Students ................................................................................................................ 209
4.1 Faculty Qualifications ......................................................................................................................... 209
4.2 Faculty Policies and Procedures ......................................................................................................... 213
4.3 Student Recruitment and Admissions ................................................................................................ 219
4.4 Advising and Career Counseling ......................................................................................................... 229

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List of Abbreviations
Acronym Definition
AAR Admissions Action Recommendation
AD Associate Dean
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
ADRD Alzheimer's Disease or Related Disorders
ALDP Academic Leadership Development Program
APL Academic Program Liaison
ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (accrediting body for the MCD and MSP
programs)
ASPIRE Advanced Support for Innovative Research Excellence
ASPPH Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health
ATEP Athletic training (course acronym; in the department of exercise science)
AY Academic Year
BA Bachelor of Arts
BBIP Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Program
BCRC Biostatistics Collaborative Research Core
BDMS Banner Document Management System
BIOS Biostatistics (course acronym and division of the department of epidemiology &
biostatistics)
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
BS Bachelor of Science
C&GA Office of Contract and Grant Accounting
CAATE Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (accrediting body for the
bachelor of science in athletic training)
CAD Council of Academic Deans
CAHME Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (accrediting body for
the MHA program)
CAPTE Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (accrediting body for the DPT
program)
CARE Core for Applied Research and Evaluation
CCCR Center for Colon Cancer Research
CDC Center for Disease Control
CEC Continuing Education and Conferences
CENR Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk
CEPH Council on Education for Public Health
CEU Continuing Education Unit
CGSPH Certificate of Graduate Study in Public Health
CHE SC Commission on Higher Education
CHSPR Center for Health Services and Policy Research
COBRE Center of Biomedical Research Excellence
COL Council on Linkages
COMD Communication sciences and disorders (course acronym and academic department)
CPCP Cancer Prevention and Control Program
CRIMS Committee Review System
CRN Course Registration Number
CSDCAS Communication Sciences and Disorders Centralized Application Service
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CSLM Confocal Scanning Laser Microscope
CTE Center for Teaching Excellence
DFPM Department of Family and Preventative Medicine
DLQR Distributed Learning Quality Review
DPT Doctor of Physical Therapy
DRDC Disability Research and Dissemination Center
DSAC Dean’s Student Advisory Committee
E&G Education and General
e-IRB Electronic Institutional Review Board
ENHS Environmental health sciences (course acronym and academic department)
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPI English Program for Internationals
EPID Epidemiology (course acronym and division of the department of epidemiology &
biostatistics)
ERF Electronic Resource File
EXSC Exercise science (course acronym and academic department)
FacEd Faculty Expert Database
FLIM Fluorescence-Lifetime Imaging Microscopy
FTE Full time equivalent
FY Fiscal Year
GA Graduate Assistant
GHS Greenville Health System
GLD Graduation with Leadership Distinction
GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
GMS Graduate Management System
GPA Grade point average
GRANT Gamecock Research Administrators Network Training
GRE Graduate Record Exam
GSS Graduate Student Services
HBCU Historically Black College/University
HEOA Higher Education Opportunity Act
HEPA High-efficiency Particulate Arrestance
HPEB Health promotion, education, and behavior (course acronym and academic department)
HRSA US Health Resources and Services Administration
HSPM Health services policy and management (course acronym and academic department)
HSSC Health Sciences South Carolina
IDC Indirect cost recovery
IELTS International English Language Testing System
IHI Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IMPH SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health
IT Information Technology
IYS International Year of Soils
JOUR School of Journalism and Mass Communications
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LGBTQ Lesbian/Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer
MCAT Medical College Admission Test
MCD Master of Communication Disorders in Speech-Language Pathology
MHA Master of Health Administration
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MPH Master of Public Health
MSP Master of Speech Pathology
MSW Master of Social Work
MTTG Maximum Time to Graduation
MUSC Medical University of South Carolina
MySPH My Source for Public Health webiste (https://mysph.sc.edu/)
NAS Network Attached Storage
NCCDPHP National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
NCFDD National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
NCRR National Center for Research Resources
OAA Office of Academic Affairs
OGSS Office of Graduate Student Services
OIRA Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
OIT Office of Information Technology and Data Management
OPHE Office of Public Health Education
ORC Office of Research Compliance
OSA Office for the Study of Aging
PA Physical Activity
PAL Pipeline for Academy Leaders
PAPH Physical Activity and Public Health
PD Professional Development
PE Physical Education
PharmD Doctor of Pharmacy
PHGrad Public Health Graduate Application
PHRC Public Health Resource Center
PHYT Physical therapy (course acronym; in the department of exercise science)
Provost Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
PTCAS Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service
PUBH Public health (course acronym for general public health courses)
RAC Research Advisory Council
RCCF Research Consortium on Children and Families
RCI Research Cyberinfrastructure
RGP Research Grant Position
SACS Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (accrediting body for the University of South
Carolina)
SACSCOC Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
SAM Sponsored Awards Management
SAN Storage Area Network
SARS Student Appointment Scheduling System
SAS Statistical Analysis Software
SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test
SBP Standalone Baccalaureate Program
SC South Carolina
SC DE South Carolina Department of Education
SC DHEC SC Department of Health and Environmental Control
SC DHHS SC Department of Health and Human Services
SC PHC South Carolina Public Health Consortium
SC RHRC South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
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SCCP South Carolina College of Pharmacy
SCHA SC Hospital Association
SFR Student Faculty Ratio
SLIS School of Library and Information Science
SOM School of Medicine
SOPHAS Schools of Public Health Application Service
SOWK Social Work
SPARC Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity
SREB Southern Regional Education Board
SSC Self-Service Carolina
SSSC Self-Study Steering Committee
STEM Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
SURF Science Undergraduate Research Fellowships
SWOT Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language
USC University of South Carolina
USC PRC USC Prevention Research Center
USCeRA USC Electronic Research Administration System
USDA US Department of Agriculture
USDE US Department of Education
WES World Education Services - International Academic Credential Evaluation

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1.0 The Arnold School of Public Health
1.1 Mission. The school shall have a clearly formulated and publicly stated mission with
supporting goals, objectives and values.
1.1.a A clear and concise mission statement for the school as a whole.
The mission of the Arnold School of Public Health is to improve population health and well-being by
fostering innovative education and research that promotes health and healthy environments and to use
that knowledge to prevent and effectively respond to disease, disability, and environmental degradation
in diverse communities.
The vision is to advance discovery and innovation, develop outstanding graduates, and promote health
through collaboration, dissemination, and outreach in our local and global communities.
1.1.b A statement of values that guides the school.
The Arnold Schools values:
• Community — The Arnold School actively engages and collaborates with community partners in
its education, research, and public service.
• Diversity and Inclusion — The vibrant intellectual environment of the Arnold School embraces
respect for diversity and inclusion of all persons.
• Impact — Through discovery and dissemination, the Arnold School improves community health,
health systems, and the environment for populations and individuals worldwide.
• Integrity — The Arnold School adheres to the highest standards of honesty, fairness,
stewardship, professional responsibility, and scholarly ethics.
• Learning — Students are the foundation of the school. With its outstanding faculty and staff, the
Arnold School provides dynamic educational and experiential opportunities for learners at all
levels.
• Social Justice — In pursuit of health equity for all populations, the Arnold School seeks to bridge
the deep divisions that prevent individuals from attaining complete environmental, physical,
mental, and social well-being.
• Translation — Through scholarship and outreach, the Arnold School supports evidence-based
practices and policies and the application of scientific knowledge to improve individual,
community, and societal health.
1.1.c One or more goal statements for each major function through which the school
intends to attain its mission, including at a minimum, instruction, research and
service.
The school has four goals:
1. To provide educational programs of excellence for public health professionals and scholars to
gain recognition as one of the top ten schools of public health in public institutions of higher
education.
2. To achieve and maintain research excellence as demonstrated by the creation of knowledge of
high impact and importance to public health.
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3. To utilize available knowledge to address health and environmental issues that face South
Carolina, the nation, and the world community.
4. To provide the infrastructure and resources to meet the goals of education, research, and
professional service.
1.1.d A set of measurable objectives with quantifiable indicators related to each goal
statement as provided in Criterion 1.1.c. In some cases, qualitative indicators may be
used as appropriate.
Table 1.1.d lists the objectives and indicators related to each of the school’s goals. Progress toward the
indicators is measured annually. Specific targets and relevant due dates appear in table 1.2.c. Strategic
plans and action plans are included in the Electronic Resource File (ERF).
Table 1.1.d Objectives and indicators related to Arnold School goals
Goal 1: To provide educational programs of excellence for public health professionals and scholars to gain
recognition as one of the top ten schools of public health in public institutions of higher education.
1.1 Promote and enhance doctoral education in the Arnold School by increasing the quality and number of
doctoral students and the educational opportunities available to them.
• Number of students participating in university events (e.g., GRAD 701 for teaching assistants, events
sponsored by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) open to graduate students)
• Dollar amount and number of student travel awarded to doctoral students
• Proportion of doctoral students offered financial support (any combination of graduate assistantship,
scholarship/fellowship or tuition supplement) at time of admission
• Number of doctoral students supported by Arnold Fellowships
• Number of doctoral students receiving graduate school or university funding (e.g., Presidential
Fellowships, Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Program (BBIP) funding)
1.2 Incorporate public health curriculum into all academic and non-MPH/DrPH professional program curricula.
• PUBH 700 added to all academic and non-MPH/DrPH professional program curricula by fall 2015
• Epidemiology added to all academic and non-MPH/DrPH professional program curricula by fall 2015
1.3 Continue to enhance academic program assessment, including linkage of learning outcomes and curriculum.
• Partnership developed with university’s institutional assessment staff to facilitate review process and to
minimize duplication or conflict with school/program assessment requirements by May 2015
• Number of technical assistance sessions provided by director of evaluation and academic assessment to
program directors working with academic program assessments
• Learning outcomes and curriculum maps revised by May 2016
• Improved assessment plans, as demonstrated by ratings on assessment plan rubric
1.4 Actively engage in collaborative instructional initiatives, both within academic curricula and through extra-
curricular activities.
• Number of Arnold School students in PUBH 678: Transforming Health Care for the Future
• Number of Arnold School students who are members of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
Open School
• Number of course sessions taught for interdisciplinary programs (or cross-listed courses)
• Number of sections of honors classes taught by Arnold School faculty
• Number of sections of UNIV 101 taught by Arnold School faculty/staff
1.5 Enhance distributed education in the Arnold School by creating new courses and revising existing courses to
meet campus distributed learning quality review (DLQR) standards.
• Total number of students enrolled in online MPH in HPEB (AP) program
• Total number of students enrolled in online MPH in HSPM program
• Percentage of courses for the COMD MCD program that have been developed/revised through DLQR
• Percentage of courses for the HPEB online program that have been developed/revised through DLQR
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