[Construction of professional competency model of center for disease prevention and control].

ABSTRACT

Objective: Analyze and contruct the post competency model of professionals in centers for disease prevention and control in Beijing, so as to provide information for cultivation and construction of public health personnel, and the human Resource Management in relevant institutions. Methods: Cross-sectional research method was used, and based on literature research, functional analysis and referring to Hay Group Competency Dictionary and McClellan Competency Dictionary, the post competency dictionary was established after the unified discussion of the subject group. Hierarchical cluster sampling method was used to investigate an online survey on competency factors of professionals in centers for Disease prevention and Control in Beijing, and factor analysis was conducted on the survey data. Results: The competency model of professionals in centers for disease prevention and control in Beijing was composed of six factors, which are Public health practical operation skills and norms, public health emergency response thinking and deductive and inductive ability, professional quality and professional ethics, communication, coordination ability and team spirit, medicine humanities knowledge and health management and guidance. Conclusions: This competency model is basically in line with the job responsibilities of professionals in centers for disease prevention and control in Beijing. However, it can only reflect the post competence and ability of the middle and junior technical personnel for practice, so which should belongs to the category of basic competence.