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Examples of How to Link a Practicum and Capstone Project
Topic
1
Assessment of Sexual Healthcare in Safety Net
Providers Sites
Cancer Screening Compliance Among Clients with
Program Discharge History
Practicum
The student worked with a state department of health
population health improvement office to assist in the
development of a more holistic approach to HIV and STIs
treatment. The student conducted background research on
sexual health standard protocols and best practices from
other states, as well as identified stakeholders from around
the state. Additionally, the student created an assetmapping tool for providers to identify the current screening
and treatment procedures for STIs and HIV, including social
services offered.
The student worked with a state health department to
evaluate cancer screening compliance among clients who
have left a breast and cervical cancer screening assistance
program. The program provides cancer screenings, case
management, and patient navigation services for the
uninsured or under insured. The project looked specifically
at clients who gained insurance coverage and were no longer
eligible for the program, and whether or not the clients
continued cancer screenings after gaining insurance
coverage. The student organized client data collected from a
database as well as program charts. In addition, the student
conducted interviews with local program staff and clients.
Capstone
The student expanded on their practicum work to
document the development and evaluation of the assetmapping tool. The capstone report included a summary of
how the assessment tool was developed as well as
preliminary results that will inform the development of
standard protocols for HIV and STIs treatment.
The student expanded on the practicum work for the
Capstone by organizing the information reviewed and
collected into a final report that synthesized findings from
the cancer screening analysis and offered insight into the
importance and effectiveness of the program as well as
strengths and weaknesses of the program. The report
provided recommendations for future programming.
Examples of How to Link a Practicum and Capstone Project
Topic
2
Home Health Agency and Nursing
Home Utilization and Trends
Knowledge Management in the
Non-profit Sector: Development of
an Operations Manual for One Brick
Development and Evaluation of
Education Materials for Refugees in
Baltimore City
Practicum
The student worked with the
Maryland Health Care Commission
(MHCC) to understand the importance
of different types of health care
organizations in serving post-acute
and long-term care through data
analysis on Maryland home health
agency utilization trends.
The student assisted a non-profit
organization to write an Operations
Manual. To develop the manual, the
student collected information through
phone and in-person interviews with
key leadership.
The student first completed a
practicum experience through the
course Health Literacy: Challenges and
Strategies for Effective
Communication. In the course, the
student worked as part of a team to
develop educational materials to
improve health literacy among
refugees in Baltimore City.
Capstone
The student then expanded the
practicum work for the Capstone
paper by analyzing nursing home
utilization trends and outcomes in
Maryland using Center of Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) data.
The student then built on the
practicum experience for her Capstone
paper. The Capstone paper included a
literature review about the
importance of knowledge
management in the non-profit sector,
a description of a theoretical
framework to implement a knowledge
management system, and an
explanation of the real-world
application of the theoretical
framework, including lessons learned
and suggestions for the future
implementation.
The student then built on the
practicum course work by developing
an implementation and evaluation
plan for the educational materials.