First Semester
Epidemiology (60 hours)
- Evolution of epidemiology
- International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and ICD10
- Epidemiology is a population science
- Syndromic versus co-occurrence
- Communicable disease epidemiology
- Host-agent-environment model
- Surveillance of disease
- Investigation of an epidemic
- Tools of the trade
- Measures of disease frequency
- Screening test
- Epidemiological studies designs
Biostatistics (30 hours theory + 30 hours practical SPSS)
- Introduction to biostatistics
- Sampling, randomization
- Presentation of data, tables, graphs
- Measures of central tendency
- Measures of dispersion
- Probability
- Statistical Inference
- Hypothesis Testing Steps
- Non-parametric Tests
- Chi square test
- Linear regression and correlation coefficient estimation
- ANOVA
- SPSS Computer Package: Introduction for the program and its applications
- Preparing data for entry, import data from different other programs, and types of files in SPSS
- Using the spread sheet for data entry according to the type of variable
- Correct errors of data entry and prepare data for analysis and using sorting, merging, inserting variables or cases, and selecting specific cases
- Ways of transforming data by computing, counting, categorizing, recoding, and replacing missing values of the data
- Performing data analysis including: Describing the data using frequencies, exploring, describing numeric variables, and cross tabulation
- Performing Chi Square test for string variables
- Comparing means using Student’s t-test in all its applications, and ANOVA test
- Computation of correlation and regression
Health Administration (15 hours)
- Multidimensional Aspects of Health Care Management
- Systems Organization
- Decision Making
- Planning
- Forecasting
- Marketing
- Management Information System
- Human Resources Management
- Evaluation and Control
- Emerging Trends in Health Care
Nutrition (15 hours)
- Nutrition status assessment
- Community nutrition, and how to plan a healthy diet RDA
- Dietary guidelines
- Food guide pyramid
- Nutritional public health problems: Protein energy malnutrition, Nutritional anaemia, Vitamin A deficiency, Iodine deficiency
Training & Education (15 hours)
- Introduction
- Independent learning
- How to help student learn better
- Evidence Based Medicine
- Learning climate
- Teaching methods
- How to teach knowledge, skills, and attitudes