Practice Experience and Capstone

Practice Placement Experience

The MPH Practice Experience is a project or activity that immerses the student in one of more aspects of public health operations under the guidance of a preceptor. This fieldwork may include, but is not limited to: community education, health promotion, program planning, program organization or management and/or grant writing. It does not include the performance of a purely clinical or clerical activity.

The practice site criteria include organizations, centers or programs (governmental and non-governmental organizations) devoted to the health of populations through: delivery of health services, prevention of disease, promotion of health education, and/or advocacy for health care programs and service delivery.

Practice Experience Placements
List of available sites

Memorandum of Understanding
Note: This form requires three signatures. It must be completed and turned into the Office of Student Affairs prior to beginning your practice experience.

Practice Experience Information
Note: this report must completed and signed by all three parties and returned to your Practice Placement Coordinator prior to beginning your practice experience.

Practice Experience Preceptor Report
Note: this report is to be completed and signed by the preceptor at the completion of the practice experience. It is to be sent directly from the preceptor to the Practice Placement Coordinator.

Practice Experience Student Report
Note: This report is to be completed at the completion of the practice experience by the student. It must signed and turned in to your Practice Placement Coordinator.

New Practice Site Form

Preceptor Approval Form

Capstone Course

The capstone experience provides an opportunity for students to synthesize the core principles of public health and demonstrate the ability to apply these principles in the public health arena. Capstone requirements are unique to each academic program and are reviewed within the program descriptions via the links on the left column of this page.

Prior to commencement in the spring semester, the LSUHSC chapter of Delta Omega, the public health honorary society, sponsors “Capstone Presentation Day”, a school wide event. All students completing capstone projects during the spring semester are expected to participate.