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Provide more details optional :. On Dec. Villemure — who was a business ethics consultant before he entered politics and is now vice-chair of the information, privacy and ethics committee — said he has questions about the way the data was used, and concerns about the way PHAC went about using it. One key concern, Mr. Nor, he added, did the agency explain how it was using the data, or why. Another concern, he said, is that the agency issued a call for tender for more mobile phone location data without revealing explicit details on how the information will be obtained, or whether its use of the information would adhere to privacy laws.
The agency has issued a call for tenders asking for anonymized data, which suggests the raw data obtained by the supplier will include identifying information, Mr. Villemure noted. But the method they used is questionable. With reports from Campbell Clark and the Canadian Press. Where do community specialists work? The Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist careers include: the practice of public health at a local, regional, provincial, national or international level; the planning and administration of health services in institutions or government; community-oriented clinical practice with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention; the assessment and control of occupational and environmental health problems; teaching; and research.
Our Program The University of Alberta Residency Program aims to focus on giving residents the practical experience they need to develop skills to work in all areas of public health and preventive medicine. Residency at a Glance Learn about each year of the program with an overview of each year. Core Public Health rotations. Complete academic courses per above. Teaching hospitals The Public Health and Preventive Medicine program at the University of Alberta offers a broad range of clinical, academic, and field experiences and placement sites, including:.
Academic Half Days. Our Academic Half Days include: Guest speaker presentations Resident presentations Basic epidemiology and infectious diseases Journal Club Mock Exams, practice questions and reviews Interested in attending?
Frequently Asked Questions. What are some strengths about your specialty? What draws and keeps people in your specialty? What are some common complaints about your specialty? Why did you choose your specialty? Opportunity for large-scale health impacts across the population. What types of clinical cases do you commonly see? Briefly describe a typical day.
What are the varieties of lifestyles within your field? Very flexible and accommodates varying needs. Primarily office hours in addition to on call taken from home. Specifically, how able is your specialty to accommodate family life? Most of the work is done during office hours on weekdays. After hours call is taken from home, and most emergency issues can be dealt with from home by phone.
Opportunities for part-time work, including patient-care duties. Range of incomes? Most positions are salaried and include health benefit plans, vacation, pensions, etc. How do you see your discipline changing over the next decade? Residency Program Questions. What are you looking for specifically in an impressive candidate? What can a potential candidate do now in order to be an appealing applicant to your program?
Do one or more electives in public health and preventive medicine Do an elective in related disciplines, e. The focus of the rotations will be to give the residents as much "hands on" experience as possible while still maintaining an academic focus. For most rotations. What is the availability of experiences in subspecialty areas during training? Are there sufficient elective opportunities during training to explore your special interests?
For residents with interest in additional electives the MPH Practicum Project can be streamlined to meet some rotation requirements to allow some additional elective time. What is the on-call schedule during each year of residency? During family medicine and clinical rotations, call will be in-house, following the practices of the specific rotation.
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