PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION FOR MASTER DEGREE OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH

PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION FOR MASTER DEGREE OF COMMUNITY MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH Sohag University Faculty of Medicine A- Basic Information. Program title: Master Degree in Community Medicine and Public Health.. Program type: single. 3. Department: Community Medicine and Public Health. 4. Coordinator: Dr. Nagah Mohammed Abo-Elfotooh. 5. Assistant coordinator: Dr.Ahmed Fathy Hammed. 6. External evaluator: Prof Dr. Ali Hussein Zarzour. 7. Last date of program specifications approval: Faculty council NO 8, decree No 763 Dated: 4/9/009. B- Professional Information. Program aims The aim of this program is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Skills necessary for preparing for proper diagnosis and management of community problems, skills for conducting and supervising researches on basic scientific methodology. 3. Ethical principles related to the practice in this specialty. 4. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 5. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education. 6. Maintenance of research interest and abilities.. Intended learning outcomes (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding By the end of the study of master program in public health and community medicine the Graduate should be capable of: a.. Mention concepts of health and disease and their spectrum of health. a.. Explain the three interacting ecological factors agent, host, and environment affecting the occurrence of disease. a.3. Describe the determinants of health on the individual, the family, and the community levels. a.4. List essential public health functions. a.5. Identify prevalent Health problems in the community and related risk factors. a.6. Define patterns of care as preventive and curative, and describe the levels of preventive care. a.7. Identify behavioral and social variables impacting health and disease. a.8. Identify methods for monitoring the quality of healthful behavior. a.9. Identify the nature, health effects, and sources of behavioral risks on the individuals. a.0. Identify prevalent behavioral aspects correlated with health problems in a community, using various epidemiological strategies. a.. Define the sources of data and methods of collection for vital statistics and other demographic data. a.. Describe sampling techniques and list at least three advantages of sampling. a.3. Summarize data, construct tables and graphs. a.4. Calculate measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion.

a.5. Interpret selected tests of significance and the inferences obtained from such tests a.6. Describe the normal curves and its uses. a.7. Explain Egypt s population pyramid and define the information obtained from the pyramid. a.8. Understand the different profiles of the population pyramids and their interpretations. a.9. Define the screening tests pertinent to selected diseases and the at-risk approach in the application of screening tests. a.0. Describe the study design, uses of different types. a.. Define basic components of clinical epidemiology and its basic components. a.. Describe the public health surveillance system and its use in the community setting. a.3. Explain different methods for prevention and control and Define methods of prevention and control for each of these diseases. a.4. Identify the nature, health effects, and sources of environmental risks. a.5. Describe principles of waste management in the community and in health care settings. a.6. List environmental risk factors relevant to selected non-communicable diseases. a.7. Explain methods for monitoring the quality of healthful environment. a.8. identify some of the medically important parasitic, bacterial, viral infectious disease diseases that cause public a.9. Describe the infectious cycle and Identify the infectious cycle for each of the infectious diseases. a.30. Describe principles of rodent and insect control in the community and hazards of rodent and insect. a.3. List risk factors relevant to selected non-communicable diseases e.g cancer. a.3. Describe the health needs for vulnerable groups e.g. children and women in child bearing period and health needs for elderly and rural areas residents. a.33. Describe the principle of school health. a.34. Describe the principle of occupational health. a.35. Describe the principle of health administration. a.36. Identify nutritional requirements. a.37. Describe the source of important nutrient. a.38. know different types of health problems resulting from malnutrition and methods of prevention a.39. Know basic methods of nutritional assessment. a.40. Define life expectancy. a.4. Understand scientific developments in the field of Public Health and Community Medicine. a.4. Understand the mutual influence between professional practice and its impacts on the environment. a.43. Mention ethical and legal principles of professional practice in the field of public health and community medicine. a.44. Know the principles and fundamentals of quality in professional practice in the field of public health and community medicine. a.45. Know the basics and ethics of scientific research. b) Intellectual skills By the end of the study of master program in public health and community medicine the Graduate should be able to: b.. Analyze and evaluate information and data in the field of public health and community medicine and interpret data in accordance. b.. Collect and verify data from different sources. b.3. Organize and manage data, including graphic and tabular presentations. b.4. Conduct health behavior theories to different community health problems.

b.5. Conduct behavioral prevention and control measures to identified priority communicable and non-communicable diseases. b.6. Select and use appropriate health education methods and materials. b.7. Select the appropriate diagnostic and solving methods for the prevalent community problems. b.8. Link between knowledge for professional problems solving. b.9. Conduct a research study and / or write a scientific study on a research problem. b.0. Assess risk in professional practices in the field of public health and community medicine. b.. Plan to improve performance in the field of public health and community medicine. b.. Identify different problems of the community and find solutions. b.3. Analyze researches and issues related to public health. b.4. Gain some skills related to microbiology and Parasitology to help in understanding prevalent community and public health problems. c) professional and practical skills By the end of the study of master program in public health and community medicine the Graduate should be able to: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in the area of public health and community medicine. c.. Write and evaluate medical reports. c.3. Perform community diagnosis for environmental health problems in the locality. c.4. Conduct Environmental, Social & Health Surveys for infectious diseases aspects. c.5. Diagnose the environmental aspects of an epidemic of infectious or non infectious diseases among the community. c.6. Diagnose the behavioral aspects of an epidemic of infectious or non infectious diseases among the community. c.7. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of public health and community medicine. c.8. Acquire some practical skills in the area of microbiology and Parasitology to help in diagnosis and control of prevalent community health problems. d) General and Transferable skills By the end of the study of master program in public health and community medicine the Graduate should be able to: d.. communicate effectively by all types of effective communication. d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice d.3. Assess himself and identify personal learning needs. d.4. Use different sources to obtain information and knowledge. d.5. Develop rules and indicators for assessing the performance of others. d.4. Work in a team in various professional contexts, and lead a team efficiently. d.7. Manage time efficiently. d.8. Learn himself continuously. 3. Academic standards Sohag faculty of medicine adopted the general National Academic Reference Standards (NARS) provided by the national authority for quality assurance and accreditation of education (naqaae) for postgraduate programs. This was approved by the Faculty Council decree N0.6854, in its cession N0.77 Dated: 8/5/009. Based on these NARS; Academic Reference Standards (ARS) were suggested for this program. These ARS were approved by Faculty Council decree N0.758, in its cession N0.9, dated: 5/3/00. 4. Curriculum structure and contents: 4.a- Program duration: 6 semesters (3 years). 3

4.b- Program structure: 4.b.-No. of hours per week Subject ) First Part: Minors : hours /week Lectures Clinial Practical Basics of Medical biostatistics and research methodology 4 ----- Environmental health and its relation to public health 4 ------ Nutrition and nutritional assessment Microbiology and its relation to public health Parasitology and its relation to public health Behavioral science and its relation to public health ------ ------ ----- ------ Second part Methodology and medical statistics ----- Demography ---- Epidemiology ------ Health problem related to nutritional deficiency and method of prevention ------ Health administration ------- Study of Health problems and Special health care services e.g. Maternal and Child Health, school health, rural health ------ 5. Program courses: courses are compulsory 5.-level/year of program st part semester a- compulsory 4

Course title Total No. of hours No. of hours/week Lect. Lab. Exerc. Program ILOS covered Basics of Medical biostatistics and research methodology 6h 4 a,a3,a4,a6,a9,a0,a45,b,b,b3,c,c7 d,d4 Environmental health and its relation to public health 6h 4 a4,a5,a6,a7,a30,a4,b6,b7,b,c3,c4,c5, c7,d,d4 Nutrition and nutritional assessment 3h a36,a37,a38,a39,b6,b7,b,c,c,c3,c4,d,d4 Microbiology and its relation to public health 4h a,a6,a8,b4,c,c8,d,d Parasitology and its relation to public health 4h Behavioral science and its relation to public health 3h Methodology and medical statistics 3h a,a3,a8,b,b,b4,c8,d,d4 a7,a8,a9,a0,b4,b5,c3,c6,d,d3,d6 a3,a5,a9,a0,b3,b8,b9,b3,c,d,d5,d8 Demography 3h a,a7,a8,a40,b,b7,b8,b,b3,c,c3,c7,d,d4 Epidemiology 4h a, a4, a6,a, a, a3,a9, a3,b,b7,b8,b3,c,c,c4,c5,d,d4,d8 Health problem related to nutritional deficiency and method of prevention 3h a36,a38,b8,b3,c3,d,d8 5

Health administration h a35,a4,a43,a44,b0,b,b3 c,c7,d5,d6,d7 Study of Health problems and Special health care services e.g. Maternal and Child Health, school health, rural health, 4h a, a3,a5,,a3,a3,a33,a34, b7,b8,b,b3, c,c7 d,d4 6. Program admission requirements I-General requirements: Candidates should have either: A-MBBCh Degree from any Egyptian Faculty of Medicine or B-Equivalent Degree from Medical Schools abroad approved by Ministry of Higher Education. Candidates should complete the house office training year. Follow postgraduate regulatory rules of Sohag Faculty of medicine. I I - Specific Requirements: Candidates graduated from Egyptian Universities should have at least Good Rank in their final year/ cumulative years examination, grade Good Rank in Public Health and Community Medicine course too. Candidates should know how to speak and write English well. Candidates should have computer skills. 7. Regulations for progression and program completion Duration of program is 6 semesters (3 years), starting from registration till the nd part exam; divided to: First Part: ( 6 months= semester): Program-related basic sciences and some public health courses. At least six months after registration should pass before the student can ask for examination in the st part. Two sets of exams: st in April nd in October. For the student to pass the first part exam, a score of at least 60% in each curriculum is needed (with at least 40% of the written exam). Those who fail in one curriculum need to re-exam it only. Thesis/Essay: o Starts after at least 6 ms from registration and should be completed, defended and accepted at least after passing 6 ms from documentation and after passing the st part examination and at least one month before allowing to enter nd part final examination. o Accepting the thesis is enough to pass this part. Second Part: ( 4 months=4 semesters): Program related specialized science of Public Health and community Health Courses. 6

After passing at least actual work for 36 moths as a demonstrator in the demonstrator/trainee in the department of public health and community medicine. The student should pass the st part before asking for examination in the nd part. Fulfillment of the requirements in each course as described in the template and registered in the log book is a prerequisite for candidates to be assessed and undertake part and part examinations; as following: Grand rounds Training courses Conference attendance Thesis discussion Workshops Journal club Case presentation Seminars Morbidity and Mortality conference Self education program اجتماع علمى موسع دورات تدريبية حضور مو تمرات علمية حضور مناقشات رساي ل حضور ورش عمل ندوة الدوريات الحديثة تقييم حالة مرضية لقاء علمى موسع ندوة تحليل المخاطر المرضية أوالوفاة برنامج التعليم الذاتى Two sets of exams: st in April nd in October. For the student to pass the second part exam, a score of at least 60% in each curriculum is needed (with at least 40% of the written exam). 8. methods of student assessments Method of assessment The assessed ILOs -Research assignment -general transferable skills, intellectual skills -Written Exams: -Short essay -knowledge -MCQs -knowledge, intellectual skills -Commentary - intellectual skills -Problem solving -general transferable skills, intellectual skills 3-Practical Exams - Practical skills, intellectual skills 4-OSPE - Practical skills, intellectual skills 5-Clinical Exams. - Practical skills, intellectual skills 6-OSCE - Practical skills, intellectual skills 7-Oral Exams. - knowledge 8-Structured Oral Exams -knowledge 9. Evaluation of program: Evaluator Tool Sample - Senior students Questionnaire - Alumni Questionnaire 7 3- Stakeholders ( Employers) Questionnaire 40 4-External Evaluator(s) (External Report Examiner(s)) 5- Other 7

PARAMETER Agreement% Programme aims & ILOs Did the program helped you to acquire skills needed to diagnose and manage community problems 7.9% Does the current program give you the skills needed to reach a provisional diagnoses of community problems 8.5% Are Program alumni motivated to increase their professional knowledge and 7.4% skills Does the teaching program give the acceptable ethical behaviour 83.3% Does the current program motivate the alumni for continuous medical education 85.7% Do program alumni perform good communication with their patients 7.4% Do program alumni have computer skills needed for their work 85.7% Do program alumni perform team work 7.4% Can program alumni react well to emergency 6.5% Can program alumni reach a satisfactory preliminary diagnosis 7.4% Can program alumni choose the proper diagnostic methods 85.7% Can program alumni distinguish complicated cases above his own and establishment abilities 7.4% Do program alumni perform community health education 7.4% Do program alumni show scientific interest to widen their knowledge and study for post graduate degrees 85.7% 8

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine.. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Basics of Medical Biostatistics and research methodology. Lecture Practical total 30 45 75 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Skills necessary for preparing for proper diagnosis and management of community problems, skills for conducting and supervising researches on basic scientific methodology. 3. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 4. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education. 5. Maintenance of research interest and abilities.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Describe sampling techniques and list at least three advantages of sampling. a.. Summarize data, construct tables and graphs. a.3. Calculate measures of central tendency and measures of dispersion. a.4. Describe the normal curves and its uses. a.5. Define the screening tests pertinent to selected diseases and the at-risk approach in the application of screening tests. a.6. Describe the study design, uses of different types. a.7. Know the basics and ethics of scientific research. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Analyze and evaluate information and data in the field of public health and community medicine and interpret data in accordance. b.. Collect and verify data from different sources. c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in Biostatistics. c.. Assess methods and tools used in collection and interpretation of data. 9

d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of Knowledge in the area of biostatistics. d.. Use different sources to obtain Data. 3. Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Pr actical Methodology & statistics Introduction to research basics, terminology 4 4 --- and rationale Data collection methods 4 4 Types of Data -- Tabulation of data 5 -- 5 Graphical presentation of data 5 -- 5 Measures of central tendency 5 -- 5 Measures of dispersion 5 -- 5 Normal distribution curves 7 5 Basics of Screening 8 3 5 Basics of Study design: Cross sectional study and the prevalence rate 9 4 5 Cohort study, incidence rate, relative & 0 4 6 attributable risk Case-control study, Odd s ratio 8 4 4 Sampling 3 3 -- Total 75 30 45 4. Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures. 4.- Practical sessions. 4.3- Computer search assignments 5. Student Assessment Methods 5.-A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Final written exam..week: 4 Assessment..Final oral exam..week: 4 Assessment 3 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 4 Computer search assignment performance throughout the course Weighting of Assessments 0

Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % Any formative only assessments 6. 6- List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the department 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; st part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Environmental health and its relation to public health. Lecture Practical total 30 45 75 B. Professional Information

. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Skills necessary for preparing for proper diagnosis and management of community problems, skills for conducting and supervising researches on basic scientific methodology. 3. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 4. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education. 5. Maintenance of research interest and abilities.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Identify the nature, health effects, and sources of environmental risks. a.. Describe principles of waste management in the community and in health care settings. a.3. List environmental risk factors relevant to selected non-communicable diseases. a.4. Explain methods for monitoring the quality of healthful environment. a.5. Describe principles of rodent and insect control in the community and hazards of rodent and insect on the environment. a.6. Understand the mutual influence between professional practice and its impacts on the environment. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Select and use appropriate health education methods and materials to prevent and control prevalent environmental problems. b.. Select the appropriate diagnostic and solving methods for the prevalent environmental problems. b.3. Identify different environmental problems and find solutions. c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Perform community diagnosis for environmental health problems in the locality. c.. Conduct Environmental, Social & Health Surveys for infectious diseases aspects. c.3. Diagnose the environmental aspects of an epidemic of infectious or non infectious diseases among the community. c.4. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of environmental health. d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice in diagnosis and solving of environmental problems. d.. Use different sources to obtain information and knowledge about environment and prevalent environmental problems. 3. Contents Environment: - Terminology Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical

Elements of environmental sanitation Town planning Housing; urban and rural Water sanitation Sewage disposal Refuse disposal (including dangerous ones) Air pollution Earth pollutants Climatic changes Community convoys with the department & Computer search assignments Pollution caused by Radiation Food sanitation Rodent and insect control Sterilization and disinfection 4 4 Environmental risk factors of noncommunicable diseases 3 3 Total 75 30 45 4. Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 4.3- Field training (Community convoys) 5. 5- Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Final written exam..week: 4 3

Assessment..Final oral exam..week: 4 Assessment 3 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course, Field convoy s participation Assessment 4 Computer search assignment performance Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % Any formative only assessments: 6. List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the department 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition, Churchill Livingstone, New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, color and laser printers. 3- Transport and full board facilities for students during the community campaigns Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 4

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine.. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor. 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine. 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine. 5. Academic year / Level; st part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Basics of nutrition and nutritional assessment. Lecture practical total 5.5 37.5 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Identify nutritional requirements. a.. Describe the sources of important nutrients. a.3. know different types of health problems resulting from malnutrition. a.4. Know basic methods of nutritional assessment. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Select and use appropriate health education methods and materials for improving nutritional status and preventing malnutrition. b.. Select the appropriate diagnostic and solving methods for the prevalent nutritional problems. b.3. Identify different nutritional problems of the community and find solutions. c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in prevention and control of nutritional problems in the community. c.. Write and evaluate medical reports of nutritional status. 5

c.3. Perform community diagnosis for nutritional health problems in the locality. c.4. Conduct methods of nutritional assessment as nutritional surveys d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of Knowledge and practice in the area of nutrition and nutritional assessment d.. Use different sources to obtain information and knowledge about nutrition and nutritional assessment. 3. Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical Nutrition - nutritional requirements - important nutrients - source of important nutrients - basics of malnutrition and diseases of nutrients deficiency 4 - basics of methods of nutritional assessment 3 4 - basics of food preservation 3 4 - food poisoning 3.5 - basics of food handling 4 Total 37.5 5.5 4. Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 5. Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Final written exam..week: 4 Assessment..Final oral exam..week: 4 Assessment 3 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 4 Computer search assignment performance throughout the course 6

Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total Any formative only assessments: 6. List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 7

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine.. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor. 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: Microbiology and Immunology. 5. Academic year / Level; st part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Microbiology and its relation to public health. Lecture Practical total 5.5 37.5 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a..describe the metabolism and genetics of organisms. a.. Define patterns of care as preventive and describe some infection control methods. a.3. identify some of the medically important bacterial, viral infectious disease diseases that cause public health problem. a.4. List the microorganisms affecting human beings all over the world and particularly in Egypt. a.5. Describe the pathology, clinical symptoms and complications of each disease. a.6. Summarize the laboratory tests needed for diagnosis of each case. a.7. Name the drugs and instructions used for treatment of each case. a.8. Describe the structure and function of immune system. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Differentiate between the different microorganisms (Bacteria, viruses and fungi). b.. Differentiate between the different types of disease causing microbes. b.3. Perform basic and advanced microbiology tests in the lab and Interpret the results of tests to aid clinicians in diagnosis. b.4. Determine the antibiotic regimen based on previous microbiological experience and laboratory tests. 8

b.5. Determine the antibiotic regimen based on previous microbiological experience and laboratory tests. c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Interpret a report containing microbiological or immunological data. c.. Recognize micro-organisms on morphological bases. c.3. - Identify the methods of staining, culturing and biochemical reactions. c.4. Recognize some serological tests used in diagnosis. c.5. Initiate or implement laboratory tests. c.6. Recognize methods of handling and processing of samples. c.7. Interpret a report containing microbiological or immunological data. d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Acquire communication skills. d.. Use the computer and internet to gather scientific information. 3. Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical Lectures General Bacteriology Bacterial anatomy, Genetics & Physiology Recombinant DNA technology Antibiotics Sterilization & Disinfection Systematic Bacteriology Gram +ve cocci, Gram ve cocci Gram +ve bacilli, Gram ve bacilli General virology Systematic Virology RNA viruses, DNA viruses Mycology Fungal classifications, Opportunistic mycosis& Antifungal drugs Immunology Congenital & Acquired Immunity Immunological Cells, Hypersensitivity.5 Transplantation, Tumor Immunology 9

Immunodeficiency Applied Microbiology and Laboratory tests Nosocomiology Bacterial Cultures Bacterial Isolation & Identification Diagnostic Molecular Biology Methods Antibiotic Sensitivity Tests Immunology( Antigen Antibody Reactions) Immunology( Antigen Antibody Reactions) Staphylococci Streptococci & Pneumococci Neisseria Corynebacterium Mycobacterium Enterobacteria Pseudomonas & Yersinia Bacillus Clostridium Vibrios & Brucella Spirochaetes & Mycology total 37.5 5.5 4. Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Practical sessions 4.- Computer search assignments 5. Student Assessment Methods 5.-A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C-OSPE to assess Practical skills, intellectual skills 0

Assessment Schedule Assessment..Final written exam..week: 4 Assessment..Final oral exam..week: 4 Assessment 3.. OSPE..week: 4 Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Final Oral Examination OsPE Total 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % Formative only assessments: simple research assignment, attendance and absenteeism. 6. List of References 6.- Course Notes Notes of the department and practical notebook Prof. Abla Elmeshad 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) Jawetz Medical Microbiology. Roitt Essential Immunology. Abbas Clinical Immunology Alberts Molecular Biology 6.3- Recommended Books A coloured Atlas of Microbiology. Topley and Wilson, Microbiology 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc Microbiology Immunology http://mic.sgmjournals.org/ 7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. 3- COMPUTER PROGRAM: for designing and evaluating MCQs Course Coordinator: Dr/Ahmmed Hassan Abdel-azzez Head of Department: Dr/Ahmmed Hassan Abdel-azzez Date: / 9 / 009

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: Medical Parasitology. 5. Academic year / Level; st part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Medical Parasitology and its relation to public health. Lecture Practical total 5.5 37.5 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. have the basic knowledge of the parasites affecting human beings all over the world (with its geographical distribution) and particularly in Sohag and Egypt. a- have the understanding the life cycle of each, inside and outside the body. a.3. have the ability to differentiate between parasites on morphological bases. a.4. have the knowledge to recognize the clinical symptoms and complications of each parasite. a.5. have the knowledge of the recommended laboratory tests needed for diagnosis of each case. a.6. have the knowledge about control methods used against parasites. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b- collect information about parasites causing epidemics and modes of infection specialty parasites endemic in Egypt and Arab countries. b.. Identify and differentiate between parasites sharing common symptoms and causing health problems in the community. b.4. Differentiate between parasites inhabiting the same geographical location.b3- Differentiate between parasites sharing common symptoms. c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. identify the infective and the diagnostic stages of the parasites. c.. identify some of the medically important intermediate host especially those present in Egypt.

d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use the computer to enter parasitological web sites. d.. Can collect scientific data from the computer as reviews, photos, and videos. d.3. Collect data from medical canters in the locality to recognize the local parasitic dangers. 3. Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical Fasciola+ H. heterophyes + Schistosoma + Snails Cestoda+ D. latum+ Taenia Echinococcus+ Hymenolepis+ Dipylidium Nematoda+ Eterobius+ T. trichura+ Capillaria+ T. spiralis+ Ascaris Hook worms+ S.stercoralis+ Larva migrans+d. medenensis+ Filarial; worms Dieptera+ Mosquitoes +Phlebotomas+ Myiasis & M. producing flies Siphonaptera+ Hemiptera+ Anoplura ticks+mites+ Pentastomida+.5 Cyclops Introduction+ Amoebidae Luminal flagellates + Haemoflagellates Apicomplexa (Malaria + Babesia) Apicomplexa (Toxoplasma+ others)+ Ciliata+Microsporidia Laboratory tests+ Immunology Total 37.5 5.5 4. 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Practical sessions 4.- Computer search assignments 5. Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B-Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge and understanding, attitude, communication skills and problem solving capabilities. C-OSPE to assess Practical skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Final written exam..week: 4 3

Assessment..Final oral exam..week: 4 Assessment 3.. OSPE..Week: 4 Weighting of Assessments Final written examination 50 % Final Oral Examination 30 % OsPE 0 % Total 00 % Formative only assessments: simple research assignment, attendance and absenteeism. 6. List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) Medical Parasitology. Essential Parasitology. Worms and human diseases. Clinical Parasitology. Foundations of Parasitology. 6.3- Recommended Books A coloured Atlas of tropical Medicine and Parasitology. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites: Parasitology Research Division of Biology, Kansas State University mri.sari.ac.uk/parasitology.asp British Society of Parasitology Parasitic Diseases: http://www.mic.ki.se/diseases/c3.html Parasite Images: http://www.med.cmu.ac.th/dept/parasite/image.htm Atlas of Medical Parasitology: http://www.cdfound.to.it/html/atlas.htm And others 7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Magdaa M.A. Elnazer Head of Department: Dr/Nada Abel-Elfatah Elnadi Date: / 9 / 009 4

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; st part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Behavioral science and its relation to public health. Lecture Practical Total 5,5 37,5 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Recent scientific knowledge essential for the mastery of practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems identification. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Identify behavioral and social variables impacting health and disease. a.. Identify methods for monitoring the quality of healthful behavior. a.3. Identify the nature, health effects, and sources of behavioral risks on the individuals. a.4. Identify prevalent behavioral aspects correlated with health problems in a community, using various epidemiological strategies. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Conduct health behavior theories to different community health problems. b.. Conduct behavioral prevention and control measures to identified priority communicable and non-communicable diseases. c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Perform community diagnosis for health problems and behavioral aspects related to these problems in the locality. c.. Diagnose the behavioral aspects of an epidemic of infectious or non infectious diseases among the community. d) General and Transferable Skills: 5

d.. communicate effectively by all types of effective communication. d.. Assess himself and identify personal learning needs. d.3. Work in a team, and learn How to communicate with others in the team. 3. Contents behavior: - Terminology and interpretations Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical - - Impact of tradition, believes, values, taboos and behaviors on disease occurrence - Islam pillars effect on behavior - Examples of behavioral diseases and its prevention - Case studies 4 - Risky behaviors; smoking and drug abuse - Communication skills 4 - Health education 4 -Behavioral risk factors of non- communicable.5 diseases Total 37,5 5,5 4. Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 4.3- Roll plays 5. Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Final written exam..week: 4 Assessment..Final oral exam..week: 4 Assessment 3 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 4 Computer search assignment performance Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Final Oral Examination Other assessments Total 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % 6

Any formative only assessments: 6. List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7. Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. 3- COMPUTER PROGRAM: for designing and evaluating MCQs Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 7

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine.. Major or Minor element of programs: Major 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Medical Biostatistics and methodology. Lecture Practical total 30 45 75 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Skills necessary for preparing for proper diagnosis and management of community problems, skills for conducting and supervising researches on basic scientific methodology. 3. Ethical principles related to the practice in this specialty. 4. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 5. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education. 6. Maintenance of research interest and abilities.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Identify how to comment on tables and graphs. a.. Interpret selected tests of significance and the inferences obtained from such tests a.3. Define the screening tests pertinent to selected diseases and the at-risk approach in the application of screening tests and methods of evaluation of screening test. a.4. Describe advantages and disadvantages of each type of study design, and requirements of each type. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Organize and manage data, including graphic and tabular presentations. b.. Link between knowledge for professional problems solving. b.3. Conduct a research study and / or write a scientific study on a research problem. b.4. Analyze researches and issues related to public health. 8

c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in the area of research methodology. d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice in the field of research Methodology and biostatistics d.. Develop rules and indicators for assessing the performance of others. d.8. Learn himself continuously. 3- Contents Topic No. of hours Details of selected epidemiological study designs Case report Lecture Tutorial/Practi cal --- Case series - Ecological studies - Correlatioal studies - Details of Analytical studies 9 4 5 Basics of experimental studies 3 3 - Detailed sampling techniques and uses of each type 4 4 - Screening and evaluation of screening tests 9 4 5 Basics of selected tests of of significance T test Student T test 5 - Paired T test 5-5 Chi square test 5-5 Epidemiological analysis of an epidemic 8 3 5 Principles of questionnaire design 4 4 - Comments on tables and graphic presentation 5-5 Basics of analytical statistics 5-5 Details of descriptive statistics 5-5 Total 75 30 45 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures. 4.- Practical sessions. 4.3- Computer search assignments 5 9

5- Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Logbook..week: 85 Assessment..Final written exam..week: 96 Assessment 3..Final oral exam..week: 96 Assessment 4 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 5 Computer search assignment performance throughout the course Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % Formative only assessments: Logbook 6- List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the department 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed 30

Date: / 9 / 009 Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Major 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Demography. Lecture practical total 30 45 75 B- Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Define the sources of data and methods of collection for vital statistics and other demographic data. a.. Explain Egypt s population pyramid and define the information obtained from the pyramid. a.3. Understand the different profiles of the population pyramids and their interpretations. a.4. Define life expectancy. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Collect and verify data about demograghic variables from different sources. b.. Select the appropriate diagnostic and solving methods for the prevalent demographic problems. b.3. Link between knowledge for professional problems solving in the field of demograghy. b.4. Identify determinant of population problems of the community and find solutions. b.5. Analyze researches and issues related to demography 3

c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in detection and management of demographic problems. c.. Perform community diagnosis for health problems resulting from overpopulation problem in the locality. c.3. Assess methods and tools which can help in solving population problem d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice in the area of demography d.. Use different sources to obtain information and knowledge about demography. 3- Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Pra ctical Concepts and terminology of demography 3 Demographic variables 3 Sources of demographic data 4 Population census 3 Methods of population estimation 3 5 Population pyramid 3 5 Life expectancy Concept of vital statistics 3 5 mortality statistics 5 fertility statistics 5 statistics of marriage and divorce 5 Other types of vital statistics 5 Population problem ---- Total 75 30 45 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.-A- Written exams: 3

Short essay to assess knowledge. B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Logbook..week: 85 Assessment..Final written exam..week: 96 Assessment 3..Final oral exam..week: 96 Assessment 4 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 5 Computer search assignment performance throughout the course Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total Formative only assessments: Logbook 6- List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 33

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Major 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Epidemiology. Lecture Practical total 45 67.5.5 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Explain the three interacting ecological factors agent(bacteria, parasites, viruses, ect.), host, and environment affecting the occurrence of disease. a.. List essential public health functions. a.3. Define patterns of care as preventive and curative, and describe the levels of preventive care. a.4. Define basic components of clinical epidemiology and its basic components. a.5. Describe the public health surveillance system and its use in the community setting. a.6. Explain different methods for prevention and control and Define methods of prevention and control for different epidemiological problems in the community. a.7. List risk factors relevant to selected non-communicable diseases e.g cancer. a.8 Describe the infectious cycle and Identify the infectious cycle for each of the infectious diseases. b) Intellectual Skills By the end of the course, the student is expected to be allowed to: b.. Collect and verify data from different sources about epidemiology and prevalent epidemiological problems b.. Select the appropriate diagnostic and solving methods for the prevalent epidemiological problems. b.3. Link between knowledge for professional problems solving in the area of epidemiology. b.4. Analyze researches and issues related to epidemiology. 34

c) Professional and Practical Skills: By the end of the course, the student is expected to practice the following: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in the area of epidemiology. c.. Write reports to describe various epidemiologic problems. c.3. Conduct Health Surveys for infectious diseases aspects. c.4. Diagnose the epidemiological aspects of an epidemic of infectious or non infectious diseases among the community. d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice in the area of epidemiology d.. Use different sources to obtain information and knowledge about prevalent epidemiological problems in the community. d.3. Learn himself continuously in the field of epidemiology. 3- Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Prevention and Control aspects of the ds Tutorial/Practical Levels of Prevention in the community Chain events of Infectious cycle Epidemiology of selected communicable diseases: Viral ds: Hepatitis Polio Diarrheal ds Malaria, Filaria, Yellow fever Dengue, Rift Valley, Computer search assignment &Field observation & reporting &/or Field investigation Viral heamorrahgic fevers.. Ebola, Lassa, Merburg.etc AIDs Rabies Others Bacterial ds: - Tetanus Typhoid & Paratyphoid 35

Food Poisoning Tuberculosis Brucellosis Others: Shistosomiasis Other Parasitic infestation Locally endemic ds Diseases of Public Health Importance Epidemiology and risk factors of noncommunicable diseases Cancer Emerging and Remerging ds SARS Avian flue Global Environmental & Climate determinants of diseases International classification of diseases Community diagnosis, ds. Surveillance & Surveys Investigation of an epidemic, the attack rates Total.5 45 67.5 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 4.3- Field training (Community convoys) 5- Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. Problem solving to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Logbook..week: 85 36

Assessment..Final written exam..week: 96 Assessment 3..Final oral exam..week: 96 Assessment 4 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course, Field convoy s participation Assessment 5 Computer search assignment performance Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total Formative only assessments: Logbook 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % 6- List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 37

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Minor 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Study of Health problems and Special health care services Lecture Practical total 45 67.5.5 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Mention concepts of health and disease and their spectrum of health. a.. Describe the determinants of health on the individual, the family, and the community levels. a.. Identify prevalent Health problems in the community and related risk factors. a.5. Explain different methods for prevention and control and Define methods of prevention and control for different health problems in the community a.7. Describe the health needs for vulnerable group children and women in child bearing period and health needs for eldely,and rural areas residents. a.8. Describe the principle of school health. a.9. Describe the principle of occupational health. b) Intellectual Skills b.. Select the appropriate diagnostic and solving methods for the prevalent health problems in the community. b.. Link between knowledge for professional solving of different health problems in the community. b.3. Identify health needs of vulnerable and special groups in the community and find solutions. b.4. Analyze researches and issues related to special care services and prevalent health problems. c) Professional and Practical Skills: c.. Write reports about common health problems in the community. c.. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of occupational health. 38

c.3. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of school health c.4. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of maternal and child health care. c.5. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of public health and community medicine which can be used in solving prevalent health problems. d) d- General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to understand needs of community in different public health aspects(occupational health, school health, maternal and child care) to determine quality of services. d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice in the area of diagnosis and management of prevalent health problems. d.3. Use of different sources to obtain information and knowledge about special health care services. d.4. Use different sources to obtain information and knowledge to help in solving prevalent health problems. 3- Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical Concept of health and disease determinants of health 3 common causes of health problems 5 concept of vulnerable groups 5 school health 5 basics of maternal and child care 5 basics of occupational health 5 basics of geriatric health 5 special care services and quality 5 Computer search assignment &Field observation & reporting &/or Field investigation rural health 5 Total.5 45 67.5 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 4.3- Field training (Community convoys) 5- Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills 39

Assessment Schedule Assessment..Logbook..week: 85 Assessment..Final written exam..week: 96 Assessment 3..Final oral exam..week: 96 Assessment 4 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course, Field convoy s participation Assessment 5 Computer search assignment performance Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total Formative only assessments: Logbook 6- List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 40

Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine. Major or Minor element of programs: Major 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Health problem related to nutritional deficiency and method of prevention Lecture Practical total 30 45 75 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Identify nutritional requirements essential for each age group and nutrition of vulnerable groups. a.. know different types of malnutrition diseases and methods for prevention and methods of nutritional assessment. b) Intellectual Skills b.. Link between knowledge for professional solving of prevalent nutritional problems in the community. b.. Analyze researches and issues related to prevalent nutrional problems. c) Professional and Practical Skills: c.. Perform community diagnosis for nutritional health problems in the locality and find solutions. d) General and Transferable Skills: d.. Use information technology to serve the development of professional practice in assessment of nutritional status and solving nutritional problems. d.. learn him self continuously in the field of nutrition and nutritional assessment. 4

3- Contents Topic Nutrition nutrition of pregnant women No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practi cal 3 3 nutrition of mothers during breast feeding 4 nutrition of children and adolescent 4 nutrition of elderly 3 4 nutrition in weaning 4 malnutrition and diseases of nutrients deficiency: vitamin deficiencies 3 4 iron deficiency and other types of nutritional 3 4 anemia minerals deficiencies 3 4 protein energy malnutrition 3 4 - detailed methods of nutritional assessment Other health problems related to nutrition e.g. obesity.. 3 5 3 5 Total 75 30 45 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 5- Student Assessment Methods 5.-A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills 4

Assessment Schedule Assessment..Logbook..week: 85 Assessment..Final written exam..week: 96 Assessment 3..Final oral exam..week: 96 Assessment 4 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 5 Computer search assignment performance Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments Total Formative only assessments: Logbook 6- List of References 50 % 30 % 0 % 00 % 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 Course Specifications of Master degree in public health and community medicine Sohag university Faculty of Medicine A. Basic Information. Program on which the course is given: Master degree in public health and community medicine 43

. Major or Minor element of programs: Major 3. Department offering the program: public health and community medicine 4. Department offering the course: public health and community medicine 5. Academic year / Level; nd part 6. Date of specification approval: Faculty Council No. 8; decree No. 763 Dated: 4/9/009. Program title: Health administration Lecture Practical total 30 45 75 B. Professional Information. Overall Aims of Course The aim of this course is to provide the postgraduate student with the medical knowledge and skills essential for practice of specialty and necessary to gain further training and practice in the field of Public health and Community Medicine through providing:. Scientific knowledge essential for practice of Public Health and Community Medicine according to the international standards.. Active participation in community needs assessment and problems solving. 3. Maintenance of learning abilities necessary for continuous medical education.. Intended Learning Outcomes of Courses (ILOs) a) Knowledge and understanding: a.. Describe the principle of health administration. a.. Understand scientific developments in the field of Public Health and Community Medicine. a.3. Mention ethical and legal principles of professional practice in the field of public health and community medicine. a.4. Know the principles and fundamentals of quality in professional practice in the field of public health and community medicine. b) Intellectual Skills b.. Assess risk in professional practices in the field of public health and community medicine. b.. Plan to improve performance in the field of public health and community medicine. b.3. Analyze researches and issues related to administration. c) Professional and Practical Skills: c.. Master the basic and professional skills in the area of administration c.. Assess methods and tools existing in the area of administration. d- General and Transferable Skills: d.. Develop rules and indicators for assessing the performance of others. d.. develop skills to administer a team efficiently. d.3. Manage time efficiently. 3- Contents Topic No. of hours Lecture Tutorial/Practical 44

Basics of Health services administration --- terminology General system theory 6 4 System input 7 3 4 System output 7 3 4 Concept of feedback 7 3 4 Principles of administration process components 7 3 4 Concepts of goals, objective and target 8 3 5 Concept and basics of planning 8 3 5 Concept and basics of organizing 8 3 5 Concept and basics of supervision 8 3 5 Concept and basics of evaluation 8 3 5 Total 75 30 45 4 Teaching and Learning Methods 4.- Lectures 4.- Computer search assignments 5- Student Assessment Methods A- Written exams: Short essay to assess knowledge. B- Structured Oral Exams to assess knowledge. C- Observation of attendance and absenteeism. D - Computer search assignment performance to assess general transferable skills, intellectual skills Assessment Schedule Assessment..Logbook..week: 85 Assessment..Final written exam..week: 96 Assessment 3..Final oral exam..week: 96 Assessment 4 Attendance and absenteeism throughout the course Assessment 5 Computer search assignment performance Weighting of Assessments Final written examination Oral Examination Other assessments 50 % 30 % 0 % 45

Total Formative only assessments: Logbook 00 % 6- List of References 6.- Course Notes Lecture notes prepared by the staff members in the departement 6.- Essential Books (Text Books) -Maxy-Rosenau Public health and preventive medicine, Prentice Hall International Inc. 6.3- Recommended Books - Dimensions of Community Health, Boston Burr Ridge Dubuque. - Short Textbook of preventive and social Medicine. Prentice-Hall International Inc. 3- Epidemiology in medical practice, 5 th edition. Churchill Livingstone. New York, London and Tokyo. 6.4- Periodicals, Web Sites, etc -American Journal of Epidemiology -British Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 3- WWW. CDC and WHO sites 7- Facilities Required for Teaching and Learning: -ADEQUATE INFRASTRUCTURE: including teaching places (teaching class, teaching halls, teaching laboratory), comfortable desks, good source of aeration, bathrooms, good illumination, and safety & security tools. - TEACHING TOOLS: including screens, computers including cd (rw), data shows, projectors, flip charts, white boards, video player, digital video camera, scanner, copier, colour and laser printers. Course Coordinator: Dr/Nagaah Mohammed Abo-Elfottoh Head of Department: Dr/Eman Abd El-Baset Mohammed Date: / 9 / 009 46