Course Highlights
Course Director: Dr. Sandeep Budhiraja, Group Medical Director - Max Healthcare & Senior Director - Institute of Internal Medicine
Course duration: 3 Months
Mode: Self-paced online learning.
Course Objective
This course will help the students understand and develop the following skills:
- Understand the public health system and public health challenges
- Understand basic epidemiology, measurements in epidemiology and the different types of epidemiology
- Learn how to conduct public health research, understand research design, the research steps, and tools and measurements in research.
- Develop, implement and evaluate specific public health policies
- Learn basic biostatistics and start to develop analytical and assessment skills for assembling and interpreting data
- Develop and determine skills in managing health systems at different levels.
- Work in socially, culturally and economically varied populations by being observant of the needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups and being well versed with existing health systems
Who can Enroll
Bachelor's Degree/Graduation in any stream from a recognised institute or university.
What will the course particiapnts get?
Students will be eligible to start a career in Public Health. They will also be eligible to apply for the Master of Public Health Program or other Master’s Program.
Course Content
- Introduction to Public Health
- Research Methods
- Basic Biostatistics
- Basics in Epidemiology
- Demography
Evaluations and Grading
Evaluations will be based on Assessment post course completion
Certification
Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate by Max Institute of Medical Education.