DOW
UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
OJHA CAMPUS
School of Public Health Dow University of Health Sciences (SPH)
Admissions
Diploma Course (3 Credit Hours)
1.Principles of Epidemiology
Duration 4 months (Once a Week) starting from: Morning=April 15, 2013; Evening=April
17, 2013
Is a comprehensive
course in the basic concepts, principles of population-based epidemiologic
research, which serves as a foundation for subsequent courses in epidemiology,
biomedical research, and quantitative methods, emphasis is given to study
design, quantitative measures, statistical analysis, data quality, sources of
bias, and causal inference. The general approach of this course is both
theoretical and quantitative, focusing on the investigation of disease etiology
and other causal relations in public health.
2.Introduction to Biostatistics
Duration 4 months (Twice a Week) starting from: Morning =
April 16, 2013; Evening April 19, 2013
This course will make
use of case studies to discuss problems and applications of biostatistics.
Topics will include cohort and case control studies, survival analysis with
applications in clinical trials, evaluation of diagnostic tests, and
statistical genetics. The course will conclude with a survey of areas of
current biostatistical research in public health.
3.Research Methodology
Duration 4 months (Saturdays only) starting from: 20th April
2013
The aim of this course
is to introduce the basic concepts and methods of epidemiological research and
to train the students in the design and conduct of original research addressing
health. The students will apply epidemiological research methods and acquire
the skills of proposal writing, data collection, data analysis, interpretation
and presentation of results and research report writing in public health.
4.Economics of Health and Health Care
Duration 4 months (Saturdays only) starting from: 20th April
2013
This course provides the
basic working knowledge of concepts such as demand, supply, marginal benefit,
cost benefit analysis and how these very concepts affect health in today world.
Whether we talk about not meeting the millennium development goals, where we
are making the decision of stretching the rupee to the maximum providing better
health for everyone. Economic of health care would be beneficial for those in
academia in NGO, in international agencies, in hospital management and in
hospital administration.
Eligibility
Disciplines: Medicine,
Dentistry, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Medical Technology, Bio Medical
Engineering or other Allied Disciplines etc.
Total Course Fee: Rs.
30000/=
Send Application with CV
by post and email on address given below (Last date of application is 6th April
2013)
Note: Final selection will be made after
interview
Feel free to Contact for
Information:
Administrator =
0321-2324309
School of Public Health
(SPH)
Dow University of Health
Sciences
Ojha Campus, Suparco
Road,
Karachi 75270
Email: sph@duhs.edu.pk
Phone SPH: OJHA Campus:
021-99261471(Ext: 2428)
Dr. Sabeena Jalal Khan
Vice Dean
School of Public Health
School of Public Health
Suparco Road Gulzar -e- Hijri KDA Scheme 33, Karachi
Contact: UAN 111-113-847,Telephone: 99261471-9 Ext: 2428
Website: http://sph.duhs.edu.