BPH is a three-year
course, which proposes a professional public health specialist. He/she
bears a responsibility of providing leadership to the community and
to the middle a grassroot level health workers. This will help to deliver
health care services to the people as designed by Government.
Course Objectives:
- To provide advance knowledge and practical skills in primary health
Care to those who have qualified the certificate level programs in medicine,
nursing, health sciences & also to other related professionals.
- To develop skills in measurement, design, analysis and evaluation
for appliced public health sciences research and programme management.
Course of Study:
In the first year students study seven papers carrying a total of 700
marks.
In the second year also students study seven papers carrying a total
of 700 marks.
In the third year also students study seven papers carrying a total
of 700 marks.
There will be concurrent and residential fieldwork from first yea to
third year. In second and third year, there will be one-month residential
field work. Besides that, they perform a personal research work in third
year.
Evaluation:
At the end of each academic year, examination will be held which requires
all the students to pass in all the subjects.
Eligibility Criteria:
This course admits candidates with proficiency certificate in general
medicine, or any other certificate-level course of the Institute of
Medicine, with at least 50% in aggregate in certificate final examination.
An entrance examination is held to select candidates on the basis of
merit.
Coordinator:
Mr. Keerti Nath Dhakal, MPH, Lecturer, Community Medicine and Family
Health.
