TRAIN.org
Dr. Lois Banks, TRAIN Director
Ilya Plotkin, Assistant TRAIN Director
What is TRAIN?
“The premier learning management system for professionals and
volunteers who protect the public’s health”
Public Health
Public Safety
Emergency Readiness and Response
…and everything in between, including
Current…and future…health professionals
A single, unified network for sharing learning resources
A Brief History of the TRAIN
Learning Management Network
Developed in 2003 in response to state requests
Involved over 40 states and 400 public health professionals
Continually improved through investment from network
partners and funders
Historical sponsors:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Health Resources and Services Administration
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Public Health Foundation
TRAIN Today
More than a learning management system – a learning
management network
Includes 28 affiliates, including 25 states and:
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Over 700,000 registered public health professionals
Over 29,000 courses across nearly 4,000 providers
What Does All This Mean?
TRAIN is the most comprehensive learning network for public health
professionals
TRAIN integrates web-based, classroom-based, and physical media
learning experiences
Any organization (ex. Chapter or school) can become a provider on
TRAIN and post courses
Current Competencies on TRAIN
Core Competencies for Public Health
Professionals
Public Health Preparedness and Response
Competencies
Medical Reserve Corps Competencies
Public Health Preparedness Capabilities
Why Should I Use TRAIN?
Health discipline exploration
Transcript portability & completeness
Building a holistic transcript & gaining an
advantage
Licensure credits
Why Should I Use TRAIN?
Directed learning experiences (ex. Blended
Learning Series)
Preparing for competitive events
Coordinating opportunities with neighboring
chapters
It’s All Bigger than TRAIN
Public Health Department Accreditation
Public Health Systems and Services Research (PHSSR)
Public Health Preparedness and Response
Student Outreach / Public Health Pipeline
Some Numbers for Thought
As of January 1, 2013:
A public health professional, volunteer, or future professional registers
on TRAIN every 4 minutes
…and registers for a course every minute
…for a total of 2.48 million course registrations
…and completes a course every 2 minutes
78% of the time
…for a total of 1.94 million course completions
Of those 1.94 million, 41% (787,000) include Core Competencies
…a course with Core Competencies is completed every 3 minutes
…representing 32% of all courses initially registered for
All in all, every minute, courses completed on TRAIN teach an average of 2
competencies
Therefore, during this hour…
Boarding TRAIN
Register on TRAIN.org
Demonstration
The homepage
Finding and registering for courses
Becoming a provider (chapters & schools)
Posting a Blended Learning Series
Questions: Ask now…at the end… or via [email protected].