Population & Family Health

The Capstone Paper requires students to demonstrate their abilities to think and communicate clearly, reflect on their new knowledge and training, and make professional contributions to their main fields of interest, with guidance from faculty sponsors. Successful completion of the paper serves as the final piece of evidence that the student is prepared to practice as a public health professional.

In the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, students can choose from one of three writing options to meet the Capstone Paper requirement; these options include:

• A manuscript of publishable quality;
• A proposal narrative, including an executive summary, for a major service-based research or evaluation project aimed at a specific funding agency or foundation; or
• A rigorous reflective paper about the practice of public health service delivery (based upon one’s practicum).