174582 Study of public health competencies in MBBS program in KUSMS, Nepal

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Naimeswar Sinha, 1 author , Programme Director, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal
PUBLIC HEALTH COMPETENCIES IN MBBS PROGRAM

KU SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

Author: Prof. Naimeswar Sinha, APHA, TAG No.24958, (Green).

Background

Significant efforts have been made in the past to meet the basic health needs of the Nepalese but the present status remains below desirable.

There is clear evidence that the medical education is not focused to the need of this country .So Kathmandu University has started its MBBS program with aim to overcome this dilemma by incorporating more public health issues.

Objectives

To design a curriculum so as the basic medical doctor must possess the core knowledge & clinical skills to diagnose and resolve the health problems of the community.

To achieve desirable personality, attitudes and competency ingrained in the profession.

Methods of Learning and Strategy: - Community-Based Learning and Problem Based Learning

Features of Curriculum: - SPICES Model

Public Health Competency Inputs

During First year & Second year: - Students learn the social phenomena of health, disease and care through community diagnosis program, observational study and interventional activities.

During Third & fourth year: - Working on projects on school health, family health, occupational health and district health management system.

During internship: - They will conduct comprehensive health care activities independently.

Learning Objectives:
Learning objective Medical graduate after going through curriculum will be capable to; Monitor, identify, and diagnose community health problems Inform, educate, and empower people about health issues Develop policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts Enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety Assure a competent public health workforce Conduct research for new insights and innovative solutions to health problems.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: N/A

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am programme director and professor in Department of Community Medicine, KUSMS, Nepal. It is my origional research in Medical education.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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