Epidemiology syllabus in China
- Epidemiology is an introductory course for medical students to learn general epidemiologic principles and basic knowledge in clinical medicine and public health.
- Epidemiology is the study of how diseases are distributed in a population and the
possible factors that influence this distribution.
Course Description:
- The students will learn how to describe the diseases or health-related events and how to design a study to evaluate the factors that may be associated with the diseases or outcome.
- These methods can be used to deal with the questions in areas such as etiology of disease, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prevention and evaluation of health services.
- The course of epidemiology is designed to assist the students to learn the basic knowledge of epidemiology and its applications.
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Quiz and example discussion
Teaching hours distribution
| Contents | Teaching Hours |
| Introduction to epidemiology | 4 |
| Transmission of the diseases | 4 |
| Measurements: rates and ratio | 4 |
| Screening and screening test | 4 |
| Experimental study: Trials | 4 |
| Etiology study & Cross-sectional | 4 |
| Cohort study | 3 |
| Case-control study | 5 |
| Bias, confounding | 2 |
| General review | 2 |
| Total | 36 |
Examination pattern & marks distribution
- Quizzes and homework: 20 %
- Final examination: 80 %
Sample Exam Questions
References
- Gordis L.,Epidemiology, 3rdEdition, Philadelphia, WB Saunders Company, 2004
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