i have finished my BDS ,i want to know the syllabus of MPH and what we should study for MPH entrance
Hello Smita,
Master of Public Health is a 2 years postgraduate medical programme. It deal with a wide variety of topics dealing with public health. They cover topics such as public health management, handling diseases, communicable and non-communicable diseases, social and mental health, primary health care, health care research and many more.
Syllabus of MPH-
- Concept of Primary Health Care, Community
- Ecology of Health
- Public Health Biology - Introduction
- Sampling Methods and Techniques
- Statistical Methods in Public Health Research
- Human Psychology
- Introduction to Epidemiology
- Demographic Transition
- Introduction to Project Planning and Management in Health Care & Public Health
- General Overview of Communicable Diseases
- Mental Health: Classification
- Definition and Concept of Vulnerable Populations
- Health Inequality and Health Care Disparities among Vulnerable Populations
- Environment - Definition, Concept, Components
- Fundamentals of Occupational Health
- Healthcare Legislation in India
- Health Planning - History, Concept, Models
- Principles of Human Nutrition
- Digestive Absorption, Metabolism of Carbohydrates, Proteins and Lipids
- Introduction to Various Health System
- Socio-cultural Perspectives of International Health
- Public Health in Developing & Developed Countries
- Ethical Issues in International Health Research.
MPH entrance exam will be generally of 120 minutes duration. Questions will be of objective type pattern.
Syllabus for MPH Entrance exam-
General Aptitude
- Tests of Comprehension
- Analysis Reasoning
Public health
- Social Sciences and Health
- National Health
- Nutrition-Deficiency Conditions Including Micro-Nutrient Malnutrition
- Policy and National Health Programmes
- Screening for Diseases
- Hospital-Acquired Infections
- Health Planning and Management
- Environment and Health
- Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases
- Concept of Health and Disease
- Demography and Family Welfare
- Disaster Management
- Biostatistics
Allied Health Sciences
- SARS and Tuberculosis
- Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
- Vector Bionomics & Ecology and Bioenvironmental Vector Control
- Zoonosis
- Public Health Laboratory
- Nutrition and Metabolism
- Molecular Diagnosis
- Laboratory Aspects of Water-Borne and Vector-Borne Diseases
- Immunology
- Arthropods of Public Health Importance
- Basic Genetics
- Chemical and Bacteriological Quality of Water
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Fluorosis and Arsenicosis
- Acute Respiratory Infections Including Influenza
HOPE THIS WILL HELP YOU
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