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CURRICULUM of Community Medicine
department
For undergraduates
The curriculum topics are designed:
1. to provide medical students with basic knowledge on main components of community medicine interests.
2. To develop relevant competencies and skills in epidemiology and statistics so as to be able to measure and evaluate health and health care services.
3. To develop abilities and competencies in the epidemiology and control of major health problems at population level.
4. To develop basic principles of scientific research.
5. To develop understanding of primary health care as strategy and services to the population.
6. To contribute to the requirements of graduation of competent doctors to serve national, regional as well as local goals and to be prepared for postgraduate training in the future.
First term: medical statistics.
Theory: 15 hours.
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Topics |
Hrs. |
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Introduction to medical statistics |
1 |
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Summarization and presentation of data |
1 |
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Measurements of central location |
1 |
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Measurement of variability |
1 |
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The normal distribution and its characteristics |
1 |
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The confidence interval and limit |
1 |
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Tests of significance: ►the Z test ►the t test ►the X2 test |
3 |
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The concept of community diagnosis as an application of statistics in measuring population health |
3 |
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Introduction to sampling |
2 |
Practical: 15 hours
These consist of 15 class work on relevant statistical exercises and problems to further elaborate on theory topics
Second term: public health nutrition
Theory: 15 hours
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Topics |
Hrs. |
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Definition of relevant terms |
1 |
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Nutrient metabolism and requirements |
3 |
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Nutrition and infection |
1 |
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Nutrition of specific groups of population |
2 |
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Nutritional surveys and assessment of nutritional status of population |
2 |
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Nutritional diseases |
3 |
Diet therapy and nutritional rehabilitation |
3 |
Practical: No practical but a demonstration exercise may be arranged.
Books
1.Medical statistics by Bradford hill
2. Medical statistics by Daniel
Total hours: Theory : 90 Practical : 120
First Term: Theory: 45 hours.
C.1. General Epidemiology (15 hours)
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Topics
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Hrs. |
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Introduction : concept of health and disease definition of epidemiology epidemiological uses and approaches |
2 |
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Epidemiological data: types, sources and limitations |
1 |
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Epidemiological measurements : rates, proportions and ratios |
2 |
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Descriptive epidemiology: person, place and time |
2 |
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Epidemiological studies: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal, Case control, Cohort, Interventional |
2 |
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The concept of association and causation |
1 |
screening and quality control of screening and diagnostic tests-clinical epidemiology |
2 |
Designing epidemiological studies |
1 |
The concept and investigation of epidemic |
1 |
The concept and investigation of epidemic |
1 |
C.2. Epidemiology and control of communicable diseases(30 hrs).
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Topics |
Hrs |
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Definition of common terms |
1 |
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Infections acquired through gastrointestinal tract: |
7 |
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Diarrhoeal diseases: extent of the problem, causes, risk factors and control |
1 |
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Comparative epidemiology of rotavirus, salmonella, cholera and shigellosis |
1 |
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Amoebiasis and shigellosis |
1 |
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Bacterial food poisoning |
1 |
Poliomyelitis |
1 |
Infections hepatitis A |
1 |
Typhoid and paratyphoid fever |
1 |
- Infections acquired through the respiratory tract (air borne infections) |
10 |
Acute respiratory infection (ARI): extent, causes, risk factors and strategies of control of ARI |
2 |
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Exanthematous infection: Measles, german measles, chicken pox…etc |
2 |
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Mouth and throat infection: Diphtheria, mumps, and tonsillitis |
2 |
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Whooping cough |
1 |
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Tuberculosis |
1 |
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Leprosy |
1 |
Topics |
Hrs |
Acute bacterial meningitis |
1 |
- Percutaneous infections: infections acquired through skin |
8 |
insect bites: malaria, leishmaniasis, rickettsiasid |
2 |
abraisions: anthrax |
1 |
animal bites, rabies |
1 |
wounds: tetanus |
1 |
injections: hepatitis B, AIDS |
1 |
Pentration: Sehistosomiasis, hookworm |
1 |
-sexually transmitted diseases |
1 |
- zONOTIC INFECTIONS |
2 |
- Nosocomial infections and traVELLER HEALTH |
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First term : practical 60 hours
Practical in the first term consist of epidemiological desk exercises. These are quantitative practical handling specific epidemiological issues covering demographic, vital and health topics.
Second term: Theory 45 hours
C. 3. Epidemiology and control of non-communicable diseases (10 hrs.)
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Topics
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Hrs. |
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epidemiology of ischaemic heart diseases |
2 |
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epidemiology of diabetes mellitus |
2 |
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epidemiology of cancer |
2 |
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epidemiology of accidents |
2 |
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epidemiology of mental health and geriatrics
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2 |
C.4. Maternal and child health care (15 hours)
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Topics |
HRS |
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Introduction to MCH care |
1 |
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Components of MCH care |
2 |
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Nutrition during pregnancy |
1 |
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Infection during pregnancy |
1 |
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Low birth weight and prematurity |
1 |
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Evaluation of MCH care |
2 |
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Health care for children: |
4 |
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under five clinics |
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growth monitoring |
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immunization |
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development clinics |
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care for handicapped children |
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School health services : concept and plans |
2 |
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Vital statistics in MCH care
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1 |
C.5. Environmental health (5 hours)
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Subjects
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Hrs |
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Definition of health and disease within the context of environment, and environmental health |
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Basic activities of environmental health |
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Water : sources , quality and related diseases |
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Air : sources of pollution, health effects and control of air pollution
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C.6. Occupational health (5 hours)
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Subjects
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HRS |
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Definition of occupational health |
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Objectives of occupational health services |
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Health hazards associated with work |
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Health hazards to the environment and community which result from industrial activities |
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Safety measures in occupation |
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Selected occupational diseases |
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C.7. Primary health care in Iraq (5 hours)
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Subjects
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Hrs |
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PHC:Historical background to PHC |
3 |
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Rational of PHC |
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Definition, contents and difficulties of PHC |
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Supportive programmes to PHC |
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Skills of PHC workers. The five star doctor |
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National health programmes |
2 |
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EPI |
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ARI |
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CDD |
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MCH |
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Others
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C.8.Health care administration (5 hours)
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Subjects
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Hours |
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Concept of administration |
1 |
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Planning of health care services |
1 |
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Evaluation of health care services |
2 |
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The concept of systems
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1 |
Second term: practical (60 hours)
These are based on field projects which cover real health and health related problems through household surveys and institutional-based studies in which students use the theoretical knowledge in designing, conducting, analysis and presentation of their results.
Note: Optional practical may include visits to certain health related industries and institutions.
books for fourth year
1. Epidemiology by Gordis.
2. Preventive medicine by macxy Rosenau.
3. Control of comm. disease by Benensen.
4. Short textbook of preventive medicine by lucasand Gilles.
5. Lecture notes on basic epidemiology and health care administration by Omran S. Habib