UNC School of Public Health

Department of Health Policy and Management

Student Name: Carol Jisset Zarate Ardila Faculty Advisor: Christopher M. Shea. Course # HPM 793
US Citizen Yes No X

Practicum Preceptor: Augusto Galán Sarmiento Email: augusto.galan@asivamosensalud.org

Phone # +571 2119518

Organization Name: Así Vamos en Salud City: Bogotá, D.C. State/County: Bogotá, D.C.
Country: Colombia

Beginning Date of Activity May 15th Ending Date of Activity August 4th
Stipend Amount $ Without payment

Degree Type of Placement (please check one) Academic Scheduling (please check one)
Sought
MSPH Government (state, local, federal) X Block
MHA X Nonprofit organization Concurrent
X MPH Hospital or health care delivery facility Continuing (> 2 semesters)
Private practice
University or research institute
Proprietary organization (industry, pharmaceutical
company, consulting)

Title of Project:

Brief Description of Project (200 words):

Así Vamos en Salud is a public health observatory that analyzes and disseminates specialized information to produce health knowledge
from a collective effort of organizations interested in the superior goal of better health for all Colombians. The observatory is independent
of the particular interests of the sectoral stakeholders, defends its own position on relevant issues and maintains a permanent commitment
to the effective and responsible exercise of the right to health of Colombians.

Its fundamental purpose is to contribute to the improvement of the health, as well as, to promote in the citizens the effective exercise of
their rights and duties in health through the improvement of the information available from monitoring, objective evaluation and
dissemination of this results; and on the other hand, promote the monitoring and analysis of health policies in Colombia.

HPM Core Competencies

Listed below are 25 core competencies that the HPM department has identified as important to the overall educational process.
Please read through the list and select no more than four competencies that you feel you would like develop or hone throughout
your internship. Preceptors and advisors should be consulted during the selection process to ensure that the most appropriate
competencies are selected. For more information on these competencies please see the Competencies Description booklet.
___ Human Resources Management
___ Accountability _ X_ Information Seeking
___ Achievement Orientation __X_ Initiative
__X_ Analytical Thinking
___ Change Management ___ Innovative Thinking
__X_ Team Dynamics ___ Interpersonal Awareness and Emotional Intelligence
___ Communication Skills ___ Organizational Awareness
___ Community and Public Health Orientation ___ Performance Measurement
___ Financial Skills ___ Process Management and Organizational Design
___ Political Savvy ___ Professionalism
___ Project Management ___ Strategic Orientation
___ Reputation Management ___ Talent Development
___ Self-Confidence ___ System Thinking
___ Information Technology

STATEMENT OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Job Competencies and Skills Development:

Through this rotation, the student will develop competencies such as search and analysis of health information from relevant
information sources, and will be able to make analysis of public policies. It is also expected to develop competencies such as
team work, intersectoral work and interaction with stakeholders from health sector.

Career Exploration:

Así Vamos en Salud is a favorable scenario for health professionals in training acquire technical public health tools by working
in the three strategic components of the program such as monitoring and evaluation from health indicators, monitoring and
evaluation of public policies and the third one, communications component.

Environmental Exploration (Is this the type of organization/environment you want to be in long-term?):

Yes.

Professional and Personal Development:

It is expected that, at the end of the rotation, the student has developed technical skills such as search and analysis of
information and writing of technical public policy documents, in addition to develop skills such as teamwork and
communication.

Other: (Anything not covered above.)

None.

DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED FIELD ACTIVITIES and PRODUCTS

PROPOSED FIELD ACTIVITIES:

1. Identify and analyze the main health problems of the Colombian population from the construction of the Así Vamos en Salud
Index, identifying information sources and consolidating information and data to this purpose, disaggregated by regions.
2. Identify and analyze the social response in health by monitoring of public policies within the context of the Colombian health
system.
3. Interact with different actors and stakeholders from the health system within a context of advocacy and intersectoral work.

PRODUCTS:

1. Document with the analysis of Así Vamos en Salud index, disaggregated by regions.
2. Document with the consolidation and analysis of public health policies in accordance with the guidelines established by Así
Vamos en Salud.
3. Participate in events, work meetings and forums organized by Así Vamos en Salud.

PROPOSED PATTERNS OF INTERACTION and CONTACT

 Student and field preceptor - Daily contact between student and field preceptor will be maintained throughout
the internship. If the need arises, weekly meetings can also be scheduled.

 Student and faculty advisor - Student will initiate contact with advisor. Student will arrange contact between
advisor and field preceptor between 2nd and 3rd weeks of internship. Student will also maintain email contact (and
phone contact if necessary) with advisor for monitoring purposes.
  Student and career services coordinator - Student will update career services coordinator of internship status.
Career services coordinator will keep track of the quality of the internship experience and should be contact if issues
arise.

 Faculty advisor and field preceptor - Student will initiate contact between faculty advisor and preceptor between
2nd and 3rd weeks of internship. Contact between faculty advisor and preceptor will be maintained as needed throughout
the internship.

EXPECTED OUTCOMES/PRODUCTS OF FIELD ACTIVITIES

1. Student evaluation of internship

2. Preceptor evaluation of student and internship experience
3. Participation in Internship Workshop as well as presentation slides that outline summer experience

PLAN APPROVED, in the following order, BY:

1. Faculty Advisor /Date (Signed)

2. Field Preceptor/Date (“Signed” via E-mail to CSO*)

3. Academic Program Director/Date (Signed)

*Preceptors can choose to email the student and Cathy Padgett their approval of the finalized Internship Plan OR they can sign the
original document.