Academic Programmes

2011-2012

Post graduate Diploma in

Public Health Management

BACKGROUND
The Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management was launched from the Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Gandhinagar in July 2008. This course was developed in the context of NRHM and is being delivered simultaneously by other partner institutions. The public health challenges being faced by the country calls for the development of capacity in the health systems of both the Central and State Governments by way of positioning qualified and skilled professionals who can execute and monitor national health policies and programmes, supervise the public health workforce, fully assess the dimensions of public health issues and devise appropriate strategies to meet emerging challenges. The standard MBBS, MD (PSM) and DPH programmes offered at medical colleges do not significantly impart these managerial skills and competencies. Hence, this programme is designed to impart the knowledge and skills to address and resolve key health management challenges.

total duration of the course is twelve months.

ELIGIBILITY
Government Nominated Applicants
Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi Government nominated candidates from the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Bihar, Jharkhand and Delhi can apply to the Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi through proper channels (through their respective departments). Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) Government nominated candidates from the states of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh can apply to the Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) through proper channels (through their respective departments). Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) Government nominated candidates from the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Lakshadweep can apply to the Indian Institute of Public Health, Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) through proper channels (through their respective departments). Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar (Orissa) Government nominated candidates from the states of Orissa and Chhattisgarh can apply to the Indian Institute of Public Health, Bhubaneswar (Orissa) through proper channels (through their respective departments).

sciences or an equivalent qualification. They need to have been involved either in: ?health activities at the Public community, hospital or district level, ? In Directorates of Health Services, public health or family welfare, ? health-related organizations. In other

COURSE FOCUS & TEACHING METHODS

This Diploma programme is an interdisciplinary course both in its content and teaching. It utilizes a variety of teaching/learning techniques, including seminars, journal clubs, collaborative learning, group discussions, case studies, lecture discussions, assignments, hands-on training on computers, visits to organizations of public health interest, field work, practicum and field projects.

PROJECT WORK
Each participant, working under closed guidance of a faculty advisor, will develop, write and work on a project. Each student will be evaluated concurrently on the study protocol, while the study is in progress and terminally on his report.

OBJECTIVES
The programme aims to bridge the gap in the public health managerial capacity amongst health professionals in the country. It is designed to enhance the capacity of the public health managerial workforce and to impart knowledge and skills to address and resolve key health management challenges. A major strength of the programme is, providing participants with opportunities to apply learning directly within the community setting.

COURSE FEES
Government Nominated Candidates
The course fee for the government nominated candidates is Rs. 2.5 lakhs.

Self Sponsored Candidates

The course fee for self-sponsored candidates is Rs. 2 lakh per year, per participant. The cost for tuition fee is Rs. 1 lakh and cost for boarding and lodging expenses is Rs. 1 lakh. The course fee for international candidates is USD 10,000, per year, per participant (includes tuition fee and boarding and lodging expenses). Course offer period: August 2011 July 2012 Venue: Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Bhubaneswar (Orissa), Delhi, Gandhinagar (Gujarat) & Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh)

COURSE DURATION
The programme would be a residential course lasting for eight months followed by two and a half months of project work. The students would then return to the Institute for the dissertation writing and an evaluation for one and a half months. The

Self Sponsored Applicants

The course would be open to candidates working with the central, state or local governments, NGOs, CBOs with at least two to three years of experience in the health sector. Applicants should have MBBS, BDS or B. Sc in nursing/health science/natural sciences or M.A. in social

Post graduate Diploma in

BIOSTATISTICS & DATA MANAGEMENT

BACKGROUND
Public health in India is at crossroads, and any future growth will depend on investment in human capital as well as in developing the capacities of the health workforce. Biostatistics and Data Management is a key domain within the growing private and public sector activities in public health. To address these gaps in institutional training capacities, PHFI has prioritized a specialized training in this discipline by offering a Post Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics and Data Management.

OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to equip quantitatively-oriented students with modern tools of data management and applied biostatistics. A productive career as a practicing biostatistician and/or a database specialist could then become an exciting option. The course also aims to enhance the skills of practicing biostatisticians and epidemiologists in the areas of medical research and public health.

COURSE DURATION
This is a one year fully residential programme. Ten months teaching (including evaluation) + two months of internship.

ELIGIBILITY
Bachelor's degree in any discipline under the 10+2+3 system. Candidates having quantitative background and are interested in a career as biostaticians or database specialist. The course is also open for health professionals having an interest and background in statistics and epidemiology.

COURSE OUTLINE
The course includes a range of topics

covering a wide variety of applied biostatistical and data management techniques. The underlying theory behind biostatics will be emphasized by adult learning techniques focusing on problem oriented, practical and applied skill development. The course content includes introductory lectures in public health, biostatistics in health research, basic epidemiology and study designs, sampling and survey strategies, data processing and management, probability theory, sampling theory and inference, introduction to applied regression analysis and other multivariable methods, introduction to survival analysis and clinical trials. The mode of teaching for all biostatistical units will be a judicious mix of didactic lectures and hands on training in Statistical packages like R and STATA, in addition to SPSS, Epi Info, Access and Excel. The course is designed to provide a broad overview of biostatistical methods and concepts used in the public health sciences, emphasizing interpretation and concepts rather than calculations or mathematical details. After the basic modules, students can choose from two options, namely advanced skill sets in Biostatistics and applied skill sets in Data management. The practical training in statistical packages is designed such that the candidates are expected to acquire adequate skills in both basic and advanced applications by the end of the course. Special modules including Bayesian methods, advanced modules in Longitudinal and Time Series Data analysis, Operations in Clinical Research, Statistical Genetics, Modeling of Disease Surveillance Data, National Health programmes, Monitoring and Evaluation, Health Indicators & Health Surveys and Data Analysis using SPSS, will also be offered depending on interest of the students.

Students will be evaluated based on assignments and application based projects which may comprise design, analysis, conduct and interpretation of results of field surveys and epidemiological studies. Further, the students are required to undertake a two month long internship as a statistical consultant in state health departments, medical colleges, other academic institutions, clinical research organizations, NGO or INGO's.

TEACHING AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY

Teaching methods would include lectures, lab-based exercises, article critiquing, group projects, simulation studies, data analysis exercises, individual project work, statistical consulting and internship.

COURSE FEES
The course fee is Rs. 2 lakhs per year, per participant. The cost for tuition fee is Rs. 1 lakh and cost for boarding and lodging expenses is Rs. 1 lakh. The course fee for international candidates is USD 10,000, per year, per participant (includes tuition fee and boarding and lodging expenses). Course offer period: August 2011 July 2012 Venue: Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Hyderabad

Post graduate Diploma in

Health Economics, Health Care Financing & Health Policy

BACKGROUND
The Post-Graduate Diploma in Health Economics, Health Care Financing and Health Policy was launched at Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi in November 2008. Successfully being delivered in its third consecutive year, it's the first of its kind in India. Health economics, health systems research, monitoring and evaluation and health policy analysis are an important part of policies and programmes for better health. While it is known that enhanced knowledge and a better understanding of analytical methods is central to more effective policy-making for better health services, strategic capacity and skills to do so, has been one of our key challenges. Towards this objective, we have designed and launched a course in health economics, health care financing and health policy.
? Post graduate degree holders in

economics, statistics and other social sciences.

? and AYUSH Graduates. Medical ? Mid level professionals with experience

study protocol as well as the final report. International students will be accommodated in India during the project/thesis work period.

COURSE FEES
The course fee is Rs. 1.75 lakhs per participant. The cost for tuition fee is Rs. 1 lakh and cost for boarding and lodging expenses is Rs. 75,000/-. The course fee for international candidates is USD 10,000 per participant. Course offer period: August 2011 May 2012 Venue: Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi

in health sector or related fields and mid level civil service staff either with experience or interest in health sector.

COURSE OUTLINE
The course content includes modules that introduce concepts in public health and policy, basic research methods in health, epidemiology, microeconomic theory, health economics, and in-depth modules on statistics, concepts and applications of economic evaluation, health care financing, health planning, health policy and health systems.

OBJECTIVES
The overall goal of this course is to increase awareness and appreciation of the need to incorporate analytical perspectives (economics, policy and systems) to various public health issues and impart the skills to do so. It will provide a fundamental understanding of key issues in health economics, health financing, health policy and health systems for informed decision making.

TEACHING AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY

All modules follow a participatory instructional style, combining multiple teaching interfaces (didactic lectures, seminars, group discussion and journal clubs). Field visits will be used to provide a good understanding of public health issues from an economic and policy perspective. Within this framework, the instructional approach will vary from module to module.

COURSE DURATION
This 9-month programme has been designed as a 3-phase semi-residential course: Phase 1 for 5.5 months (residential); Phase 2 for 2.5 months (project/thesis work at place of work or field of interest); and phase 3 for 1 month (residential)

PROJECT WORK
In addition to the regular module assignments, students are required to conduct a field research project on a relevant topic. It is expected that the project will lead to the application of recently acquired knowledge and skills in real life field situations. Under the guidance of a faculty advisor, students will develop a research proposal, conduct fieldwork, analyze the data and write up a project report. Student will be evaluated on the

ELIGIBILITY
The course would be open to:

Post graduate Diploma in

Clinical Research

BACKGROUND
Clinical Research is a systematic way of examining clinical conditions and outcomes, to establish relationships among clinical phenomena, to generate evidence for decision making and to provide impetus for improving methods of practice. It is a structured process of investigating and exploring facts and theories as applied to the patients and situations encountered in practice. It also involves a systematic study of new drugs in human subjects to generate data for discovering or verifying the clinical, pharmacological (including pharmacodynamic and pharmacokinetic) or adverse effects with the objective of determining safety and efficacy of the new drug. As a signatory to the WTO agreements, India is looked upon a destination for conducting clinical research. With the rapid growth of the global pharmaceutical market it is estimated that more than 250,000 positions are vacant worldwide for people trained in clinical research and more than 50,000 professionals will be needed in India in this field. It is critical that such personnel have received quality training to take on this important profession.

? Applicants with graduate/post-graduate

period of internship.

qualifications in: medical and allied fields like dentistry, homeopathy, ayurveda and veterinary science and pharmacy.
? Applicants with post-graduate

COURSE FEES
The course fee is Rs. 2 lakhs per year, per participant. The cost for tuition fee is Rs. 1 lakh and cost for boarding and lodging expenses is Rs. 1 lakh. The course fee for international candidates is USD 10,000, per year, per participant (includes tuition fee and boarding and lodging expenses). Course offer period: August 2011 July 2012 Venue: Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi

qualifications in: biological sciences (microbiology, biotechnology, botany, zoology), basic sciences (chemistry), nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social sciences with work experience in clinical research.
? Applicants currently engaged in clinical

research design and operations such as: members of institutional ethics committees, faculty members and scientists in medical colleges/ institutions and officials engaged in clinical research.
? Applicants with experience of working

in the health / pharmaceutical sector.

COURSE OUTLINE
The multi disciplinary curriculum would cover the following broad content areas: research methodology, literature search and systematic review, ethics of research, clinical trials design and conduct, data management, statistics and research analysis, drug discovery, operational issues in clinical trials, drug safety and pharmacovigilance, drug regulatory affairs, proposal writing, dissemination of study findings, management and communication skills.

OBJECTIVES
This programme is designed to focusing on the scientific, ethical and operational issues related to Clinical Research. The course structure is planned in a modular manner requiring an intensive year long institutional based learning.

COURSE DURATION
The PG Diploma in Clinical Research is a 1 year, full time programme (inclusive of 2 months internship).

TEACHING AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The course utilizes a variety of teaching/learning techniques. Training in clinical research will be complemented by providing the participants with an opportunity to engage in research related activities. The course includes a 12 week

ELIGIBILITY
The course would be open to:

Distance Learning Programmes

Post graduate Diploma in

Public Health Nutrition

January 2012 - December 2012

BACKGROUND
In recent years, policymakers, donors and implementers have been faced with inadequate evidence relating to diet, nutrition and disease especially in India. This has constrained the accurate identification of problems and adoption of context relevant means to achieve desired policy interventions and programme objectives. The role of public health nutrition is critical in bridging this gap so as to define pathways and specific actions to apply epidemiologic methods to nutrition in terms of methods of data collection, analytical procedures, and interpretation of findings. In order to successfully tackle these challenges, we need a paradigm shift in the way the agenda of nutrition curriculum and nutrition research is handled in India. This needs systematic, rigorous and methodical research and analytical skills which are urgently required to strengthen the public health nutrition cadre in India. The recognition of this discipline in which academics and practitioners converge to understand, share and multiply their efforts to study and combat the nutrition-related disorders in both developing and developed regions is the need of the hour. Public health nutritionists can integrate the understanding of the dynamics between pure nutrition and other allied sciences (economics, demography, etc). In an effort to provide a direction to nutrition research in the country, with the objective to bridge the gap and contribute towards training future leaders in the field of nutrition, a one year online post-graduate diploma course in Public Health Nutrition is

available for the benefit of all stakeholders.

OBJECTIVES
This course aims to provide comprehensive training in public health nutrition in a global setting with the choice of specializing in a number of topics and in a range of contexts. The course is being delivered in the hybrid/blended learning mode i.e. through live, e-learning sessions that is being conducted by faculty members with students logging in from personal computers from sites across India and abroad.

programme planning, evaluation and monitoring, and nutritional epidemiology. This area of study is particularly suitable for people whose employment overlaps the nutritional area such as health workers, medical practitioners, dieticians, pharmacists, nurses, health educators and teachers, and those who wish to avail themselves of contemporary ideas in human nutrition.

TEACHING AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The course would be delivered in a blended e-learning mode using a combination of interactive computer assisted learning (CAL) sessions, recommended textbooks, readers, journal articles and assessed assignments. E learning sessions would be conducted by designated faculty members and students would be able to log on from their personal laptops/personal computers. A minimum bandwidth of 256 kbps is mandatory for participating in online sessions. A written manual would complement the online lectures.

COURSE DURATION
The course has been designed as a one year post graduate diploma programme, divided into two semesters.

ELIGIBILITY
The course would be open to
? Graduates in all disciplines, particularly

public health, nutrition and medicine;

? Paramedical such as nurses, public

health educators, social workers and health assistants;

? Researchers from nutrition and allied

fields including clinicians involved in nutrition

? and nutrition programme Research

COURSE FEES
The course fee is Rs. 20,000/ - per participant (tuition fee is Rs. 18,000/- and examination fee is Rs. 2,000/-). The course fee for international candidates is USD 1,100 per participant (tuition fee is USD 1000 and examination fee is USD 100). Course offer period: January 2012 December 2012 Venue: Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi

related practitioners in the public and private sector

COURSE OUTLINE
It provides an integrated programme covering dietary, epidemiological, public health, social and biological aspects of nutritional science. Specialist topics include maternal and child nutrition, nutrition

Post graduate Diploma in

Epidemiology

BACKGROUND
Epidemiology is cornerstone discipline in public health. It is the foundation from which public health decisions are made, implemented and evaluated. Epidemiology also serves as the tool for identifying the risks, determining the relationships, estimating the burden of disease, identifying and instituting appropriate prevention and control measures and finally evaluating the public health decisions. The capacity building of a critical mass of public health professionals and epidemiologists is essential to skillfully assess the dimensions of public health issues, determine appropriate strategies to meet emerging challenges and apply such knowledge to improve the health of the people by empowering public health programmes and influencing policy decisions in the health and allied sectors. The distance learning programme envisioned by Public Health Foundation of India is particularly suited for healthcare professionals already working with health system and engaged in delivery of health services but has limited access to higher education because of personal or professional reasons.

ELIGIBILITY
The course would be open to:
? Applicants currently engaged in public

TEACHING AND TRAINING METHODOLOGY

The course utilizes a blended online teaching/ learning technique. The basic course structure includes a combination of interactive online computer-based sessions, weekly online virtual lectures, assessments and recommended readings from journal articles and text books. Online learning sessions would be conducted by designated faculty members and students would be able to log on from their laptops/personal computers.

health related activities such as health professionals working with directorates of health services, central and state governments, officials engaged in health services at national, state and district level government institutions.
? Applicants engaged in health services

with National Health Programmes like National Rural Health Mission, Integrated Disease Surveillance Project, National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme, etc.
? Applicants with graduate/post-graduate

COURSE FEES
The course fee is Rs. 25,000 per year, per participant for the programme (inclusive of complementary reading material, exclusive of recommended textbooks and journal articles). Course offer period: August 2011 July 2012 Venue: Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Delhi

qualifications in medical and allied fields with relevant work experience in public health with health related organizations/NGO's.

COURSE OUTLINE
The curriculum would cover the broad content areas in the epidemiology including basic principles of epidemiology and concepts involved in population research, basic statistical principles and statistical methods for epidemiological research, practical aspects of the design and conduct of an epidemiological study, epidemiological perspective on burden of communicable diseases and practical application of epidemiological methods for specific diseases, burden of noncommunicable diseases with special emphasis on cardiovascular diseases and cancers and strategies for their prevention and control and skills of scientific paper writing, reviewing and critiquing.

OBJECTIVES
This programme aims to build a pool of trained public health professionals with a special focus on application of epidemiology in public health.

COURSE DURATION
The course is designed as a one year Post Graduate Diploma programme, offered through distance learning mode.

PROSPECTIVE ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
This two year masters programme aims to promote public health researching institutional and field settings. It will prepare health professionals to work in socially, culturally and economically diverse populations by being attentive to needs of vulnerable and disadvantaged groups. Masters in Public Health offers multidisciplinary education which will impart a broad appreciation of the multiple determinants of health (especially the social determinants) and the skill sets needed for designing and implementing a broad range of multi-sectoral actions required to advance public health. It will work towards imparting qualities of leadership among public health professionals and effectively use communication skills for health advocacy. Through this programme we will train personnel in programme organization and management, problem solving, and critical thinking in the public health domain.

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN HEALTH PROMOTION WITH SPECIALIZATION IN TOBACCO CONTROL (DISTANCE LEARNING)
This proposed course would be geared towards training current public health professionals in the country and providing skills related to the development, delivery, management and evaluation of health promotion programmes in India. The diploma would concentrate on health promotion related to chronic disease prevention. The curriculum for the programme is envisioned to be a series of core and advanced modules developed, by PHFI and also utilizing existing on line courses from various partnering institutions adapted to the Indian setting and needs. The target audience for the programme comprises of mid-level public health workers and professionals from nongovernmental organizations. A typical participant would have a bachelor's degree, some specific training in an area(s) of public health (including some aspects of epidemiology) and some public health work-related experience.

POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (DISTANCE LEARNING)

This distance-learning programme aims to train the enrolled students in quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in the public health context. A sound research methodology is essential to the valid conduction and the subsequent dissemination of research. This programme will equip participants with the essential skill sets in formulating a research question; followed by Conceptualizing and designing an appropriate study design to answer the research question. The programme will emphasize on the complementary role of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in public health research, with a special emphasis on triangulation of the research findings. The modular courses will encourage application based learning among the participants. This programme is designed to address a long-standing need among young public health researchers, health practitioners and teachers from governmental and non-governmental organizations for effectively designing and participating in public health research.

Programme brochures and application forms are available on the PHFI website www.phfi.org For other enquiries or nominations, please contact: MANAGER Academic Programmes Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) ISID Campus, 4 Institutional Area, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070 Tel: 011-49566000 Fax: 011-49566063 Email: acad@phfi.org

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