PROGRAM SPECIFICATION Faculty of Medicine- Mansoura University

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1 PROGRAM SPECIFICATION Faculty of Medicine- Mansoura University (A) Administrative information () Program Title & Code Postgraduate degree of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. (2) Final award/degree Master degree (3) Department (s) Public Health & Community Medicine department (4) Coordinators ASS. Prof. Ragaa El Masry Ass. Prof. Randah Helal (5) External evaluator (s) (6) Date of approval by the Department`s council 3//204 (7) Date of last approval of program specification by Faculty council

2 (B) Professional information () Program aims: The broad aims of the Program are as follows: - To enhance the acquisition of basic knowledge of epidemiology & preventive medicine. 2- To provide the students with the basic knowledge related to microbiology & parasitology. 3- To improve the practical skills relevant to further public health practice such as: a- Using epidemiology & biostatistics. b- Applying basics of health economics. c- Detection & investigation of important public health problems (communicable, noncommunicable & nutrition). d- Working effectively within a team. 4- To teach students the principles of Health care management. 5- To identify & review relevant regulations regarding health system in Egypt. 6- To educate students about ethical, cultural, & social issues related to a particular health problem. Within the overall aims, the objectives of the Program are as follows: By the end of this program, the postgraduate student should acquire principles regarding all of the following:. Identification of different microorganisms of public health importance. 2. Planning, implementation, & evaluation of healthcare programs. 3. Assessment of community health needs 4. Prioritization of community health problems 5. Development of interventions & programs that acknowledge & appropriately address different health problems. 6. Identification of organizational decision-making structures, stakeholders, style, & processes 7. Planning for appropriate use of available resources 8. Designation & conduction of epidemiological studies 9. Designation & operation of disease surveillance system 0. Selection & conduction of appropriate statistical analyses. Designation & conduction of an outbreak or cluster investigation 2. Application of the principles of clinical preventive medicine (2) Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs): Intended learning outcomes (ILOs); Are four main categories: knowledge & understanding to be gained, intellectual qualities, professional/practical & transferable skills. On successful completion of the program, the candidate will be able to: A- Knowledge & Understanding A: Define the prevalent health problems in the community. A2: Identify different healthcare programs. A3: Explain principles of prevention and control programs of different health problems A4: Describe various epidemiological studies and appropriate statistical tests. A5: Recognize different morbidity and mortality indices A6: Explain the relationship of nutrition with health and disease. A7: Discuss social and behavioral determinants of health and disease. A8: Explain appropriate communication and health education strategies A9: Explain health behavior theory for different community health problems A0: Recognize the concept of the environment A: Explain environmental variables affecting health and disease. 2

3 A2: Recognize healthcare system management concepts and functions in the context of quality assurance. A3: Define occupational health problems and programs. A4: Describe microbiology and parasitology of public health importance 2- Intellectual activities (I) The Postgraduate Degree provides opportunities for candidates to achieve & demonstrate the following intellectual qualities: B- Intellectual skills B: Adopt principles of public health and preventive medicine to various health problems. B2: Apply the suitable epidemiologic strategy for the research problem B3: Calculate indices of a specific health problem. B4: Test the association between certain outcome and an exposure B5: Interpret epidemiological findings into recommendations for a specific intervention. B6: Detect the requirement for prevention and control program implementation. B7: Appraise interventions and health programs effectively. B8: Differentiate various healthcare levels (primary, secondary, tertiary). B9:Analyze global environmental problems and their impact B0: Select appropriate communication and health education strategies for different health problems. C- Professional/practical skills C: Evaluate individual and population health problems. C2: Design, implement and evaluate health services for both individuals and populations health problems. C3: Utilize the available resources to formulate a prevention and control program C4: Develop skills in management and administration of appropriate health services. C5: Be able to use objective measurable criteria such as epidemiological impact and cost effectiveness. C6: Develop skills in setting standards and designing indicators for quality assurance process C7: Evaluate the performance of healthcare facility in terms of standards and indicators C8: Carry out an epidemiological research. C9: Perform statistical analysis of data. C0 : Perform risk assessment for different environmental health problems C: Assess housing quality standards C2: Apply health behavioral theories for different health problems C3: Apply appropriate communication and health education strategies for different health problems C4: Utilize basic investigations for detecting infectious diseases of public health importance D- Communication & Transferable skills D: Develop communication skills and express themselves freely and adequately. D2: Develop team skills during student s presentations. D3: Use computers to calculate various indices and indicators D4: Search the literature to maximize their educational experiences. D5: Adopt scientific principles of solving public health problems. D6: Present information regarding epidemiology of a specific health problem (communicable/ non-communicable). 3

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5 (3) Academic standards: Academic standards for the program are attached in Appendix I. in which NARS issued by the National Authority for Quality Assurance & Accreditation in Education are used. External reference points/benchmarks are attached in Appendix II. a- External reference points/benchmarks are selected to confirm the appropriateness of the objectives, ILOs & structure of assessment of the program: (please list here the references & the website) Harvard School of Public Health b- Comparison of the specification to the selected external reference/ benchmark: All program aims of the Benchmarks are covered by the current program. The program courses are matched by 80%degree to those offered by the international universities except in the context of credit hours. (4) Curriculum structure & contents: a- Duration of the program (in years or months): 36months b- program structure: The program consists of two parts; the first part composed of six courses which are: Principles of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Behavioral & Social Health, Epidemiologic Methods & Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Parasitology related to public Health, Microbiology related to public Health and second part composed of single courses which is Public Health and Preventive Medicine Candidates should fulfill a total of 45credit hours:. Number of credit hours: First part 5 - Second part: 8- Thesis: Teaching hours/week: First part Lectures: 3.5 Clinical/lab:.5- Total: 5. Second part Lectures: 2 Clinical/lab: 6 - Total: 8. Semesters of the second part (master degree) Semester Topics Semester :. Principles of Preventive Medicine. (PHPM 58T a) 2. Local and global comparative Epidemiology of Communicable & Non Communicable diseases.(phpm 58T b) 3. Health Care Management including economics. (PHPM 58T i) 4. Quality Management. (PHPM 58T j) Semester 2:. PHC, Reproductive Health, MCH, National & Global Health Program.(PHPM 58T c) 2. Principles of Family Medicine.(PHPM 58T d) 3. Principles of Mental Health. (PHPM 58T g) 4. Health Care of Vulnerable Groups. (PHPM 58T h) 5. Principles of Occupational &Industrial Medicine. (PHPM 58T f) Semester 3:. Principles of Nutrition & Relation to health and disease. (PHPM 58T e) 2. Elective courses(one of the following): Clinical nutrition and dietetics (PHPM 58 CND) Healthcare management and Administration (PHPM 58 HMA) 5

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7 (5) Program courses: First Part: Course Title (Course Code) A- Compulsory courses: Principles of Public Health & Preventive Medicine (PHPM 58 PPH) Behavioral & Social Health (PHPM 58 BSH) Epidemiologic Methods & Biostatistics (PHPM 58 EpiSt) Environmental Health (PHPM 58 ENV) Parasitology related to public Health (PHPM 508 ) Microbiology related to public Health (PHPM 507 ) Total B- Elective courses: none NO. of hours per week Theoretical Practical Field Total Lectures seminars Credit Total teaching hours lectures lectures 7.5 lectures 5 practical lectures lectures 5 practical 7.5 lectures 5 practical 52.5 lectures 45 practical ILOs covered A,2,7,,2 B,6,7,8 C3,4,5,6,7 D,2,3,5 A,7,8,9 B,6,7,0 C, 3,2,3 D,2,5 A4,5 B2,3,4,5 C8,9 D,2,3,6 A,3, 0, B,6,9 C,2,0, D4,5,6 A3,4 B C4 D4,5 A3,4 B C4 D4,5 Second Part: Course Title (Course Code) NO. of hours per week Theoretical Practical Field Total Lectures seminars Credit A- Compulsory courses: (thesis will be included in this table) Public Health and Preventive Medicine (PHPM 58 T) B- Elective courses: Clinical nutrition & dietetics (PHPM 58 CND) Health care management & administration (PHPM 58 HMA) 4 per semester per semester per semester 6 per semester Total teaching hours Per semester: Lectures:60 Practical:30 Field:60 5 ILOs covered A,2,6,2,3 B,5,6 C,2, 4 D,2,4,6 7

8 Program -Courses ILOs Matrix Program ILOs are enlisted in the first row of the table (by their code number: a, a2 etc), then the course titles or codes are enlisted in first column, & an "x" mark is inserted where the respective course contributes to the achievement of the program ILOs in question. P.S. All courses` specifications are attached in Appendix III. Course Title/Code A B C D Principles of Public Health & Preventive Medicine PHPM 58 PP Behavioral & Social Health PHPM 58 BSH Epidemiologic Methods & Biostatistics PHPM 58 EpiSt Environmental Health PHPM 58 ENV Parasitology related to public Health PHPM 508 Microbiology related to public Health PHPM 507 Public Health and Preventive Medicine PHPM 58 T 8

9 (6) Program admission requirements: General requirements: According to the faculty postgraduate bylaws Appendix IV. Specific requirements (if applicable): No specific requirements (7) Regulations for progression & program completion: Student must complete minimum of 45 credit hours in order to obtain the master degree, which include the courses of first & second parts, assay & activities of the log book. Courses description are included in Appendix III. Registration for the master assay is allowed 6 months from the day of registration to the program & must fulfill a total of 8 credit hours including material collection, laboratory work, patients followup, & meetings with supervisors. Log book fulfillment: Student must fulfill a minimum of 2 credit of log book activities. Lectures & seminars of the previously described courses (page &2) must be documented in the log book & signed by the lecturer. Works related to thesis must be documented in the log book & signed by the supervisors. Any workshops, conferences & scientific meetings should be included in the log book Final exam: First part المقرر مبادئ الصحة العامة والطب الوقائي العلوم السلوكية واالجتماعية وعالقتها بالصحة العامة االختبار إختبار حتريري مدته ثالث ساعات + اختبار شفهي إختبار حتريري مدته ثالث ساعات الدرجة عملي شفهي تحريري إجمالي اختبار شفهي اإلحصاء الطيب وعلم طرق دراسة الوبائيات إختبار حتريري مدته ثالث ساعات + اختبار شفهي + اختبار عملي دراسة البيئة وعالقتها بالصحة العامة إختبار حتريري مدته ثالث ساعات + اختبار شفهي إختبار حتريري )ورقتاى( مدته ثالث ساعات امليلروبيولوجيا والطفيليات وعالقتها بالصحة العامة + اختبار شفهي + اختبار عملي إمجالي الدرجة Second part: المقرر الصحة العامة والطب الوقائي واالجتماعي املقرر االختياري االختبار الدرجة تحريري شفهي إجمالي عملي إختباراى حتريرياى مدة كل مههما ثالث ساعات + اختبار شفهي + حبث ميداني حقلي عو احدى اخلدمات الصحية ذات العالقة اختبار حتريري مدته ساعة +اختبار شفهي 9

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11 (8) Evaluation of Program's intended learning outcomes (ILOs): Evaluator Tools* Sample size Internal evaluator (s) Prof. Dr. Nadia montaser Prof. Dr. Abdel Hady Al Gilany Focus group discussion External Evaluator (s) Evaluation checklist Senior student (s) None Alumni None Stakeholder (s) None others None * Tools= questionnaire, interview, workshop, communication, We certify that all information required to deliver this program is contained in the above specification & will be implemented. All course specification for this program are in place. Program coordinator: Signature & date: ASS. Prof. Ragaa El Masry Ass. Prof. Randah Helal Head of the department Signature & date: Prof. Dr. Mohamed Azmy Khafagy Dean: Prof. Dr. Ehab Saad Executive director of the quality assurance unit: Prof. Dr. Seham Aly Gad El Hak Signature & date: Signature & date: