Epidemiology module of practical skills for mbbs student

To Evaluate What Students Have Learned

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  Use traditional testing on specific knowledge points regarding epidemiology and outbreak investigation
  
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  Use the sample problems and the national event problems found in medical quizzes, international and national day celebration of public health importance.
  

To enrich your class' study

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  Invite local experts to speak to the class. These could include a public health official from the local health department, a physician specializing in infectious diseases, or an infection control nurse from a local hospital.
  
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  Introduce students to the NICD, CDC's weekly publication featuring breaking news in national and international health.
  
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  Have students access the articles found in Careers in Epidemiology and read, report on, and discuss them.
  
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  Have students read The Hot Zone, The Cobra Event, or other health-related literature.
  
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  Show the movie Outbreak.
  
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  Have students research the pioneers of public health, such as John Snow, John Graunt, and William Farr.
  

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