BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Uder Uiversity of Dhaka I collaboratio with Uiversity of Oslo i Norway supported by NOMA Program AN INSTITUTION OF DIABETIC ASSOCIATION OF BANGLADESH
I t r o d u c t i o Diabetic Associatio Of Bagladesh (BADAS) has gaied iteratioal reputatio for its diabetes health care model termed as Ibrahim Model. It has also emerged as a major geeral health care provider all over Bagladesh. BADAS is cotributig, to a large extet, i both udergraduate ad postgraduate mapower developmet i Bagladesh through formal ad iformal educatioal ad traiig programs. Its widely kow istitute BIRDEM is ow offerig 15 Postgraduate Courses/Diplomas i basic to cliical disciplies ad it has also become a leadig research istitute i biomedical scieces with recogitio by WHO as the Regioal Collaboratig Cetre o Research i the Prevetio ad Cotrol of Diabetes. Ibrahim Medical College (IMC), attached to BIRDEM Hospital, has already emerged as a leadig college i the coutry for providig graduate medical educatio. The efforts of BADAS have recetly made a quatum jump through the iitiatio of a large scale project for geeral health care delivery (the Health Care Developmet Project, HCDP) supported by the Govt of Bagladesh, Dutch Govt ad a Cosortium of local Baks. Through this project a etwork of 20 hospitals ad health ceters is uder the process of implemetatio i ad aroud Dhaka as well as i orther parts of Bagladesh upto the Upazilla level. Bagladesh Istitute of Health Scieces (BIHS) is the Apex Istitute of HCDP which has its associated hospital amed as BIHS Hospital. The objective of BIHS is to create a Model Educatioal Istitute ecompassig all disciplies of biomedical ad health scieces. Presetly 5 major Divisios have bee plaed amely a) Divisio of Basic Scieces, b) Divisio of Cliical Scieces, c) Divisio of Public Health, d) Divisio of Allied Health Scieces, ad e) Divisio of Nursig. BIHS is ru by a Goverig Body formed uder the rules ad regulatios of the Uiversity of Dhaka.
Jourey BIHS BIHS offers Collaboratio started with Public Health STARTS WITH PUBLIC HEALTH The jourey of BIHS for developig postgraduate health mapower has started with its MPhil ad MPH programs i Public Health. This is i recogitio of the great eed of qualified ad traied mapower i this area all over the world. At the start courses have bee opeed i Epidemiology, Commuity Nutritio, Health Educatio & Health Promotio ad Nocommuicable Diseases (NCD). I ear future courses will also be opeed i other disciplies like Prevetive & Social Medicie, Health Iformatics, Health Ecoomics, Commuity Ophthalmology ad Pubic Health Detistry. some uique opportuities some uique opportuities Degrees to be give by Uiversity of Dhaka which is widely recogized all over the world. The secod Istitute i Bagladesh to offer MPhil Courses i ay Public Health disciplie. MPH Courses dedicated to idividual disciplies i this area. Availability of large umber of primary to tertiary health care facilities of the Diabetic Associatio of Bagladesh, spread all over the coutry, which gives uparalleled opportuity of exposure to commuity level health problems (a vital requiremet of effective public health educatio). Itesive ad research based programs havig possibility of collaborative studies with advaced istitutes of the world, particularly with the Uiversity of Oslo. Courses ope to medical as well as omedical graduates i specific disciplies Scholarship/Stipeds available to provide partial support to the studets. Possiblity of weeked ad eveig classes. with Uiversity of Oslo uder NOMA Program with he two year Masters Uiversity courses of BIHS are supported by the of Oslo uder NOMA Program Norweigia Govt through the Istitute of Geeral Practice ad Commuity Medicie, Uiversity of Oslo. BIHS is plaed as a Regioal Cetre of Excellece i Public Health uder this Program.
Faculties ull-time, opracticig Faculties as well as rich multiatioal Guest Faculties comig from reowed Uiversities/Istitutes i F a c u l t i e s Norway Demark Uited Kigdom Idia Switzerlad Pakista Netherlads Nepal Admissio he Divisio of Public Health of the Bagladesh Istitute of Health Scieces is aoucig the admissio of the 3rd Batch of studets (Sessio 2010-2011, startig i July 2010) i MPhil (two years) ad MPH (oe year) Courses i the followig disciplies Admissioi 2010-2011 Sessio uder the Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Scieces ad Research, Uiversity of Dhaka. i 2010-2011 Sessio MPhil i Epidemiology (EPI) MPhil i Health Educatio ad Health Promotio (HE & HP) MPhil i Nocommuicable Diseases (NCD) MPH i Epidemiology MPH i Commuity Nutritio (CN) MPH i Nocommuicable Diseases (NCD) Aims Course Course AIMS To provide backgroud kowledge for assistig with the o impart kowledge for uderstadig ad appreciatio of the importace ad scope of public health as a key disciplie. idetificatio ad prioritizatio of health problems i the commuity. To impart traiig for developig research ad learig skills ecessary to assist with the developmet ad implemetatio of actio ad itervetio strategy for implemetig public health. To complemet ad to promote the teachig curriculum i Public Health educatio i a way that will secure atioal, regioal ad iteratioal collaboratio as well as establishig Public Health research as a prime disciplie of medical educatio ad health services
C O U R S E Course Structure MPhil All MPhil courses exteds for 2 academic years: Part-I from 0-6 moths: This part serves to provide a foudatio to all studets irrespective of the area of specializatio chose by them. Part-II from 7-12 moths: This part is desiged for specialized traiig i respective fields of public health chose by the studets. Part-III from 13-24 moths: I the third (Fial) part, the studet shall udertake a research work i a area of public health iterest uder the guidace of a supervisor. MPH All MPH courses are divided ito two parts : Part-I from 0-6 moths: This part serves to provide a foudatio to all studets irrespective of the area of specializatio chose by them. Part-II from 7-12 moths: This part is desiged for specialized traiig i respective fields of public health chose by the studets. Durig The last te weeks of the course i.e. middle of part II the studets are required to work for their dissertatios. At the ed of each part, examiatio uder Uiversity of Dhaka will be held. S T R U C T U R E
Core Topics All MPhil ad MPH Courses Epidemiology, Demography ad Research Methodology Biostatistics Health Educatio ad Health Promotio Nocommuicable disease Commuity Nutritio Commuicable diseases Evirometal ad Occupatioal Health Commuity Medicie & Primary Health Care Laboratory Sciece Reproductive ad Child Health Health Ecoomics Additioal topics for MPhil Courses Philosophy of medicie ad Bioethics Metal Health C O R E T O P I C S M e t h o Method d of teachig All appropriate method of teachig e. g. lectures, demostratio, group discussio, semiar, practical work, field visits, self-learig by idividual project work etc. will be used. The last method shall be the mai method for developig skills. Medium of Istructio: Eglish shall be the medium of istructio ad examiatio. Evaluatio Procedure: Oral Practical / Field Practice & Assessmet Dissertatio (for MPH) Thesis ( for MPhil) OF TEACHING
A D M I S Admissio S I O N requiremets Cadidates with MBBS or its equivalet recogized by the BMDC plus oe year i service traiig are eligible for all MPhil or MPH Courses. I additio, omedical professioals with Master or equivalet degree with 2d class (or equivalet GPA Grade) from a recogized Uiversity or BDS or its equivalet recogized by BMDC are eligible for certai courses as follows: i. MPhil & MPH i Epi: From 'Statistics' backgroud ii. MPH i CN: From Nutritio/Home Ecoomics (Nutritio Group)/Biochemistry backgroud iii. MPhil i HE & HP: From ay academic backgroud Service Experiece: Oe yr service experiece for medical graduates ad 3 yrs service experiece for omedical cadidates i govermet or ogovermet health facilities. Age limit o the last date of Applicatio is 45 years. REQUIREMENTS Fe e s uitio fees for all MPhil courses will be Tk.2,65,000/- (Two Lac Sixty five Thousad) ad for the all MPH courses will be Tk.1,95,000/- (Oe Lac Niety five Thousad) oly for Bagladeshi cadidates. The Tuitio Fees may be paid i istallmets. Studets from coutries other tha Bagladesh will pay tuitio fees i foreig exchage equivalet to US$ 5400/ (for MPhil) ad US$ 4500/ (for MPH) oly. Tuitio fees oce deposited will ot be refudable. F E E S
BIHS is the Apex istitute of HCDP For further iformatio please cotact Director, BIHS 125/1, Darus Salam, Mirpur, Dhaka-1207 Phoe: 88-01190989711 e-mail: dirbihs@bihs-edu.bd, website: www.dab-bd.org