Competencies / Objectives / Strategies for: Yunjie Chai On this page, you need to identify and enter the competencies that your APE will address as well as the objectives (and strategies to meet the objectives) of your APE. APE Competencies All APE should address at least three (3) Foundational Competencies (see Foundational Competencies listed below) and at least two (2) Concentration Competencies (see concentration (degree-specific) competencies below). Please limit the total number of selected competencies to five (5) based on the criteria presented in previous sentences. Your APE should provide you the opportunity to attain the self-selected competencies. Your Field Supervisor and APE Advisor will assess your achievement of the self-selected competencies at the end of the APE. Core Epidemiology competencies Competencies APE Objectives To enter APE objectives, click on “ Add New Objective” on the right side of the table below. You must enter at least 3, but no more than 5, objectives for each APE. Each APE objective must have at least 1, but no more than 3, strategies to achieve the objective. After entering an objective, click on the icon to the left of the objective details to pull down the strategies associated with the objective. If there are no strategies associated with the objective, click on “ Add New Strategy” to add the strategy. It is important to remember that objectives (and their associated strategies, which are the plan of action by which to achieve stated objectives) should link back to the Core and Degree Competencies you entered above. For example, if one of the competencies you intend to achieve at the end of your APE is to “Explain major policy issues…”, then at least one of your APE’s objectives (and associated strategies) should help you achieve that competency. Realistic and achievable APE objectives can be planned with the aid of your ADAP, Field Supervisor, APE Advisor and/or Career Development. For more information on writing objectives and strategies, refer to the APE Handbook. Objective List