Description
Vision:
Excellence in medical education and scientific research to achieve the highest level of health and well-being for all members of the community.
Mission:
An equitable health promotion of the community by graduating a new generation of community medicine scholars and professionals through excellence in education, research, community engagement, and evidence-based practice.
Values:
1. High Ethical Values
2. Professionalism and excellence in teaching, research and services
3. Leadership and Teamwork
4. High Quality and Scientific Creativeness
5. Community Engagement
6. Social Justice
Objectives
At the end of the program, the candidate able to:
1. Apply concepts of community medicine in identification of health determinants, disease causation, prevention and control.
2. Conduct epidemiological studies and appropriate statistical analysis to identify causes and risk factors of common health problems in the community; evaluating the interventions and predicting future health needs.
3. Provide health care services that include health promotion, disease prevention, early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation
4. Apply health management functions and skills in planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating health care programs while working as a health team and by enhancing community participation.
5. Implement scientific research efficiently to solve community problems related to health.
6. Apply appropriate communication and learning skills necessary for lifelong professional development.
Study Plan
The Master in Community Medicine prepares students to qualify for Master in Community Medicine. The student studies several subjects which have been carefully chosen in this major to cover its different aspects.
It comprises 4 Semesters of study, in which the student will study a total of 31 units, which include 7 units of general subjects, and 18 major units
Study plan for this program is shown below:
1st Semester
Code | Title | Credits | Course Type | Prerequisite |
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BS602 | Biostatistics & health information | 02 | General | + |
RM601 | Research Methodology | 02 | General | + |
MD603 | Teaching and Learning | 01 | General | + |
BH604 | Behavioral & social Sciences | 02 | General | + |
2nd Semester
Code | Title | Credits | Course Type | Prerequisite |
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CM693 | Occupational Health | 02 | Compulsory | BH604 BS602 | + |
CM694 | Environmental health | 02 | Compulsory | BH604 BS602 | + |
CM692 | Epidemiology of communicable disease | 02 | Compulsory | BH604 BS602 | + |
CM691 | Introduction to community medicine, General Epidemiology | 03 | Compulsory | BH604 BS602 | + |
3rd Semester
Code | Title | Credits | Course Type | Prerequisite |
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CM695 | Epidemiology of non-communicable disease | 02 | Compulsory | CM691 | + |
CM696 | Health management and health system | 02 | Compulsory | CM691 | + |
CM697 | Primary health care and global health | 03 | Compulsory | BH604 CM691 CM692 | + |
ELECTIVE | Elective course | 02 | Elective | BS602 CM691 | + |
4th Semester
Code | Title | Credits | Course Type | Prerequisite |
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CM6912 | Dissertation | 06 | Compulsory | BS602 CM691 RM601 | + |
Elective Subjects
Code | Title | Credits | Course Type | Prerequisite |
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CM6910 | Nutrition health | 02 | Elective | BH604 CM691 | + |
CM6911 | Infection control | 02 | Elective | CM691 CM694 | + |
CM699 | Advanced epidemiology | 02 | Elective | BS602 CM691 | + |
CM698 | Advanced statistics | 02 | Elective | BS602 CM691 | + |