Northwest Campus

Community Medicine/Public Health

QNB Memorial Healthcare Facility - Belcourt

FMED 9423

Participating Faculty: Vern Azure, M.D.

Offered: All Periods

Objectives of the Elective:

  1. Learn to evaluate health problems from a public health perspective vs. a patient perspective.
  2. Learn to use epidemiologic methods to evaluate public health issues.
  3. Learn to design interventions on a community-wide basis.
  4. Learn to find and use public health data from a variety of sources.
  5. Learn to work in a cross-cultural community.

Instructional Activities:

  1. Plan an epidemiologic investigation with preceptors.
  2. Collect data for above.
  3. Evaluate data; recommend an action plan based on conclusions.
  4. Carry out intervention, if time permits.
  5. Evaluate effectiveness of intervention if time permits.

Standards of Performance (Outcomes) Indicating Attainment of Objectives:

  1. Develop a written plan for epidemiologic investigation acceptable to preceptor.
  2. Collect adequate amounts of data to carry out #1.
  3. Develop written report indicating reasonable analysis of investigation.
  4. Time permitting--carry out intervention and evaluate effectiveness.

Criteria for Grading:

  1. Data gathering
  2. Interaction
  3. Problem solving
  4. Psychosocial