Community Medicine syllabus in China

Community Medicine syllabus in China

• Community medicine is an overlapping subject that deals with community health care
  services, which include medical treatment, prevention, rehabilitation, and health
  education for people living in the community.

Course Description:

• This course provides students with the knowledge and research methods in health education, disease prevention, and medical treatment and rehabilitation of the community.
• The course will develop skills in the area of community health care services. The course is divided into 5 main sections: (1) Social factors and health; (2) Community planning and management; (3) Environmental health; (4) Occupational hazard and prevention; and (5) Community mental health.

Teaching methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion

Teaching hours distribution

• This is a 36-hour course, including 4 teaching hours each week in nine weeks.

Examination pattern & marks distribution

1. Class participation: 15%
2. Quizzes: 20%
3. Final term examination: 65%

Sample Exam Questions

References

1. Detels. R, McEwen J, Beaglehole R, and Heizo T.,Oxford Textbook of Public Health, 4^th Edition, 2004, Oxford University Press.
2. McKenzie, James F., Pinger, Robert R., Kotecki, Jerome E.,An Introduction to Community Health, 4^th Edition, 2002, Jones and Bartlett Publishers.

Also Read:

1. New Indian MBBS Syllabus (CBME Based)
2. Russian Medical Syllabus/curriculum