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National Curriculum for Health OfficerTraining

ByBy Health Science Colleges/ Faculities

September 2008

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Presentation Outline

Aim & objective of the training Graduate Profile Selection & Admission criteria Educational philosophy Educational strategy General teaching methods General assessment methods Criteria for promotion Graduation requirement

Quality assurance List of courses Course distribution Duration of the training Degree nomenclature

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Aim of the training

Produce competent heath officers who

undertakepromotive,preventive, curative

and rehabilitative services compatible to the

needs of the population.

Produce health professionalswho can conduct

problem solving health researchesand

managehealth institutions

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Objective of the training1.Assessing community health needs &prioritize identifiedproblems

2.Intervening on the identified health and

health related problems3.Promoting health, preventing and controlling

disease

4. Providing curative & rehabilitative services

5.Leading health services and health offices

6. Undertaking operational researches

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GRADUATE PROFILE

A graduate health officer expected to:

Assess community health needs and priorityproblems

Plan, organize, direct, coordinate, and evaluate

Collect, document, process, analyze, disseminate and

Conduct or coordinate continuing education, and training . Provide comprehensive outpatient and inpatient service.

Perform minor surgical and obstetric procedures

Perform medicaldiagnostic&therapeutic procedures

Early diagnosis , basictreatmentand referral of difficultcases

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GRADUATE PROFLEContd

Mobilize individuals, families and communities

Promote and be engaged in inter-sectoral activities.

conduct and participate on operational health research.

Implement PHC activities

Organize a team to prevent and control disaster andemergency situations

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SELECTIONANDADMISSIONCRITERIA

Candidates must:

Meet the set criteria of the higher

education to join the higher learninginstitutions

Femaleswill be encouraged

Physical and mental fit (Operationaldefinition????)

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Educationalphilosophy

Community based

Competence based

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Educationalstrategy

Student-Centered

Team Approach

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GeneralTeachingMethods

Lecture Seminars/Tutorials

Bedsides/teachingrounds

Case study Morning session

Demonstration and re-demonstration

Discussion Community practice

Role play

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GeneralAssessmentMethods

Formativeassessment

Theory

Community practice

Clinical practice

Summativeassessment

Theory

Community practice Clinical practice

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Prerequisitecourses

If any course is given in subsequent semesters in

the form of Course-I and Course-II and so on,

The clinical courseswhich are given in phase-I of

the clinical training (C-I)

phase-II of the clinical training (C-II).

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Criteria forpromotion

No F or D in majorcourses

But, If a student has a CGPA of 2 orabove---supplemental exam

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GRADUATIONREQUIREMENT

Successful completion of141 credit hourswith aminimum cumulative grade point average(CGPA) of2.00.

No grade of F inanycourseandno D inmajorcourses

Scoring a pass mark (u60%) on the final

community qualifying exam; otherwise---delayfor three months---

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QUALITYASSURANCE

Thequalityandstandard ofthetraining will beassuredthrough:

Recruitment ofqualifiedstaff

Examinationandcontinuousassessment

Periodicalacquisition ofup-to-datereferences,Laboratoryequipmentandreagents, etc

Supervisedpractices inthetraininghospitalsandhealthcenters

Feed back from employersandthegraduates

Periodicevaluation ofthecurriculum andtheprogram.

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List ofcourses withtheirevaluation

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Course

Categor

y

Course name Evaluation

Theory

(written

exam)

Practical

exam

Major

Clinical

Courses

1.Physical diagnosis 30% 70%

2. Obstetrics and

Gynecology

30% 70%

3.Internal medicine 30% 70%

4. Surgery 30% 70%

5. Pediatrics 30% 70%

6. Clinical attachments 30% 70%


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Major

public

health

courses

1. Epidemiology 100 --

2. Biostatistics 100 --

3. Health Service

Management

100 --

4. Student Researchproject

-- 100

5. Community

attachment (CBTP-I

&II & TTP)

-- 100

6. Comprehensive

community qualifying

exam

100 --


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COURSE

CATEGOR

Y

Course name Evaluation

Theory

(written/oral

exam)

Practical

exam

Supportive courses

1. Introduction to public health 100 --

2. Health Education 100 --

3. communicable disease control 100 --

4. Nutrition 100 --

5. Reproductive Health 100 --

6. Sophomore English 100 --

7. Anatomy 100 --

8. Physiology 100 --9. Introduction to Sociology 100 --

10. Introduction to anthropology 100


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Supportive

courses

11. Psychology 100 --

12. Biochemistry 100 --

13. Civics and Ethical

Education

100 --

14. Introduction to computer

application

100 --

15. Microbiology 100 --

16. Parasitology 100 --

17. Pharmacology 100 --

18. Environmental health and

Ecology

100 --

19. Population anddevelopment

100 --

20. Disaster prevention and

preparedness

100 --


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21. Health Ethics and Legal

Medicine

100 --

22. Research methodology 100 --

23. Clinical laboratory methods 100 --

24. Introduction to Health

Economics

100 --

25. Psychiatry 100 --

26. ENT and Dentistry 100 --

27. Ophthalmology 100 --

28. Dermatology 100 --29. Diagnostic Radiology 100 --

30.Embryology and Histology 100 --


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COURSEDISTRIBUTION

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Year Sem Code COURSE CREDIT HRS.

Theory Practice

1

I

ComH 101 Introduction to public health 1 0

Anat 211 Anatomy I 3 0

Phys 211 Physiology I 3 0

Soci 201 Introduction to Sociology 1 0

Anth 201 Introduction to

Anthropology

1 0

CEEd 201 Civics & Ethical Education 2 0

Psyc 211 Introduction to Psychology 2 0

Anat 201FLEN 201

Embryology and HistologySophomore English

23

00

Comp 101 Introduction to Computer

Applications

2 0

Semester total 20


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YEAR SEMES

TER

`

Code COURSE CREDIT HRS

Theory Practice

1 II

Anat 212 Anatomy II 3(2+1)

Phys 212 Physiology II 3 0

Mbio 212 Microbiology 3 0

Mbio 214 Parasitology 2 0

ComH326 Biostatistics 4 0

Bioc 212 Biochemistry 3 0

EnvH205 Environmental

Health AndEcology

3 0

Semester total 21

Total for year-I 41


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Year Se

m

Code COURSE CREDIT HOURS

Theory Practice

2 I

ComH 326 Epidemiology 3 0

Path 212 Pathology 4 0

ComH 452 Health Service

Management

4 0

ComH 331 Nutrition 2 0

ComH 455 Population and

Development

1 0

Comh 131 Disaster

prevention and

preparedness

2 0

ComH 322 Communicable

disease control

2 0

Semester total 18


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Year Sem. Code COURSE CREDIT HRS

Theory Practice

2 II

ComH 342 Reproductive Health 2 0

ComH251 Health Economics 2 0

ComH 303 Health Ethics & Legal

Medicine

2 0

ComH 462 Research

Methodology

2 0

Phar212 Pharmacology 4 0

MeLS 201 Clinical laboratory

methods

1 1

CNur 231 Introduction to

nursing art

2 0

ComH402 Health Education 2 0

ComH 344 Community based

training program

(CBTP)

0 3

(3 weeks)

Semester total 21

Total for year 2 39


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Year III (Clinical Year I/ C- I)

S.No Course title

Credithours

CourseNumber Prerequisite

course

1 Physical diagnosis (3 weeks) 2 PHYD 301Prerequisite of

previous

semesters and

pathology, clinical

laboratory

methods

2 Internal medicine (8 weeks) 7 (3+4) IMED 301

3Surgery (8 weeks) 7 (3+4) SURG 301

4 Gynecology and Obstetrics(8 weeks)

7 (3+4) OBGY 302

5 Pediatrics (8 weeks) 7 (3+4) PAED 302

6 Ophthalmology (2 weeks) 2 OPHT 302

7 ENT + Dentistry (2 weeks) 2 ENTD 302

8 Dermatology (2 weeks) 2 DERM 302

9 Diagnostic Radiology (2 weeks) 2 RADI 302

1011

Psychiatry (2 weeks)Community based training program(3weeks)

23

PSYC 302

Year total 43


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YEA

R

SEMES

TER

Code COURSE CREDIT HRS

Theory Practice

ComH

345

Community

Health

Attachement

0 10 (10

weeks)

IV I & II

ComH492

TTP 0 4 ( 8weeks)??

ComH

472

Student

Research

project

0 3

ObGy

411

Gynaecology

and Obstetrics-

II

0 4 (7

weeks)


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Year 4

contd

Sem I&

IIcontd

Surg 411 Surgery-II 0 4 (7 weeks)

IntM 411 Internal Medicine-II 0 4 (7 weeks)

Pedi 411 Pediatrics-II 0 4 (7 weeks)

ComH 494 Comprehensive

community

qualifying exam

----- -----

Year total 33

Total credits for the four years 156


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Credithourssummary

Total 156

Professionalcourses

Clinical 56 CHrs (35.9%)COmH Health 55 CHrs (35.3%)

Supportivecourses

Biomedical&Common 45CHrss(28.8%)

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Duration ofthetrainingprogram:

Four years

1st and 2nd year- 2 semesters / year

third and 4th year year based

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Continued .

DEGREENOMENCLATURE

Up on successful completion of the program the

degree ofBachelor of Science in Public Health

(Amharic Version___________) will be awarded.

It Was DEBATABLE ISSUE!PreviousCourseComposition:

Clinical/ComH/Biomed&

Common:40%/30%/30%

UnderDiscussionnow !!!!

CourseComposition:35.9%/35.3%/ 28.8%!!!

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