A 10-Year Journey of the USM Master and Doctoral Degrees in Public Health

Surianti Sukeri; Aziah Daud; Kamarul Imran Musa; Norazlin Idris

doi:10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.1

A 10-Year Journey of the USM Master and Doctoral Degrees in Public Health

Malays J Med Sci. 2019 Nov;26(6):1-4. doi: 10.21315/mjms2019.26.6.1. Epub 2019 Dec 30.

Authors

Surianti Sukeri¹, Aziah Daud¹, Kamarul Imran Musa¹, Norazlin Idris¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Abstract

The article introduces readers to the Master of Public Health and Doctor of Public Health programmes, offered by the Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. The programme vision, structure and accomplishments over the decade are presented to provide an understanding of the programme. It is hoped that this professional programme will continue to flourish and produce new generations of public health medicine specialist equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills to make significant contribution towards improving the health of the population.

Keywords: Doctor of Public Health; Master of Public Health; community medicine.

Publication types

Editorial