? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : MED-P-P00928

This course will consider some research aspects of important topics in International Health.

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Home subject area

Public Health Research, (Medicine, Schedule R)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Thursday 11:10 13:00 Med+Vet

By the end of the course the student will understand
- the methods employed in estimating Global Burden of Disease
- how global health research spending relates to the global burden of disease - the '10/90' gap -
- the impact of medical research on genomics on health inequity globally
- ethical considerations to conducting health research in developing countries

Students will be given feedback informally on their class presentations. Formal assessment will be by a written essay on an international aspect of public health research.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Sarah McAllister
Tel : (0131 6)50 3227
Email : Sarah.McAllister@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr John Forbes
Tel : (0131 6)50 3214
Email : J.F.Forbes@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.chs.med.ed.ac.uk/phs/education.php

School Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.mvm.ed.ac.uk/